Posted on 02/20/2026 7:42:05 AM PST by SeekAndFind
The U.S. economy grew at a rate of 1.4% in the last quarter of 2025, new government data showed Friday, significantly slower than the two previous quarters, with President Trump pointing to October’s government shutdown as the culprit.
The report was originally scheduled to be released in late November , but was delayed due to the government shutdown that ran from October to November.
The shutdown “cost the U.S.A. at least two points in GDP,” President Trump wrote on Truth Social shortly before the report was released.
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the shutdown knocked about 1 percentage point from fourth-quarter growth.
Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income was 3.6%, down from 4.2% in the third quarter, potentially indicating thinner financial cushions.
The United States’ economy had contracted by 0.3% the first quarter of 2025, before growing for two consecutive quarters: 3.8% in the second quarter, followed by another bump of 4.4% the third quarter.
Overall, 2025 saw an annual economic growth rate of 2.2%, a slight decline from 2024’s 2.8% bump.
$31.49 trillion. That’s the United States’ current gross domestic product (GDP) as of the fourth quarter of 2025. Despite the slowdown, it’s the largest quarterly nominal GDP level on record in U.S. history.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis said it had to identify and adjust for a spike in exports of silver bars, as they were used as a form of investment to store value in the face of geopolitical instability, and don’t represent real industrial use.
Before the release, Wall Street had largely anticipated a milder slowdown. Economists surveyed by FactSet had projected 1.9% real GDP growth for the fourth quarter, significantly higher than the reported 1.4% pace.
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Well, when to much of your economy is government, shutting it down will have an effect.
The fundamentals of the economy are good. Trump and the GOP need to focus on getting rid of regulation, cutting spending and tax reform. I’m surprised that we don’t have a pro-growth tax bill making its way through Congress. They need to keep their eye on what is important - growth. They seem to be getting distracted.
I’m surprised that we don’t have a pro-growth tax bill making its way through Congress.
You don’t know Congress very well, do you?
Congress hates the American People just as much as the jihadis and WEFtards do. But maybe a little more than the chicoms do.
The report was originally scheduled to be released in late November , but was delayed due to the government shutdown that ran from October to November.
This make no sense. The third quarter was only half over. THis report is on time and the govt shutdown had no bearing on its release timing.
When you read this keep in mind Forbes is a hive of Trump haters and in bed with the ChiComs. The report is not good but l think I will look for another source.
Not sure “Trump blames…” is an accurate statement. The government shut down DID impact the GDP for the period. And it was likely the primary cause. So, Trump saying that is not “blaming” anyone. It is an explanation.
I hate “blaming” chorus from the media. It’s juvenile.
Forbes and the WSJ, the so called “conservative” business sites are globalists and Trump haters. They know along with the Democrat controlled MSM that most Americans are not like us here at FR, and won’t do any further digging on the numbers.
They’re counting on the vast majority of uninformed Americans to see that low number of 1.4% in growth in the 4th quarter and conclude the economy is not doing well under Trump. That’s the globalist cabal’s goal, and we shouldn’t be surprised to see them reporting negatively about the economy leading into November.
The democrats sabotaged the economy using that very fact. Nearly 40% of GDP is .gov.
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