The charts below show how key indicators evolved during former President Obama’s second term, and how they are faring since Trump took office in January. GDP growth “We’re saying 3 (percent) ... There ...

Fourth quarter increases in consumer and government spending were partially offset by decrease in investment and imports.

Global growth is projected at 3.3 percent both in 2025 and 2026, below the historical (2000–19) average of 3.7 percent. The forecast for 2025 is broadly unchanged from that in the October 2024 World ...

A report out this week by Capital Economics says GDP growth is likely to exceed 2.3% this year, underpinned by the mining and retail sectors. This is well above National Treasury’s 1.7% forecast ...

Economic growth came in pretty strong for the fourth quarter of 2024. As we learned on Thursday, GDP rose at an annual rate of 2.3%. And consumer spending is a key contributor. It rose 4.2% for ...

China's economy grew 5% in 2024, meeting its growth target of around 5%.