The U.S. economy picked up speed in the second half of the year, although job growth and inflation remain a concern, ...
French president Nicolas Sarkozy drew heat last month when he suggested that countries should factor happiness into their statistics for growth. After all, Sarkozy campaigned on promises of wealth ...
(TNND) — Growth in the U.S. economy beat expectations in the second quarter, but evolving tariffs might be keeping the economic waters unsettled. That’s a rebound from a 0.5% first-quarter drop, which ...
A country’s gross domestic product (GDP), which measures total economic output, is central to how governments assess their ...
Seriously. How are you feeling about your economic situation? Because the unemployment rate is still near generational lows, inflation is down to 3.2%, and gross domestic product, or GDP, grew at a ...
The gross domestic product (GDP) of a nation is an estimate of the total value of all the goods and services it produces during a specific period, usually a quarter or a year. Its greatest use is as a ...
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Why measuring progress needs more than GDP

Murli Manohar Joshi, a respected figure in Indian politics, recently raised thought-provoking questions about India's continued reliance on GDP as the primary indicator of national progress. At a ...
Steve Forbes calls for a major overhaul in how GDP data is interpreted and released, urging the Trump Administration to make a crucial change as it reforms the BLS job growth statistical gathering.
Between the backlogged orders from Christmas, ongoing high demand, and an improving flow of products from around the world, goods flooded into the United States in the first three months of this year ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Preliminary GDP data may be persistently understating the pace of change at turning points in the economy because it lacks fresh data on critical sectors such as industry and ...
When it comes to measuring the strength of the economy, one of the most important metrics to watch is the gross domestic product, or GDP. This week, the Commerce Department announced the U.S. had ...