Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. GDP is the total market value of all final goods and ...

Discover why GDP is crucial for measuring economic health and growth. Learn how it guides policymakers, investors, and ...

Top Trump administration officials are arguing that it is misleading to include government spending in the quarterly tally of ...

Government Expenditure & Investment has grown 4.08% annually since July 2022 while the underlying economy has grown at a 2.78% pace. This has given the Real GDP an inflated pace of 2.98%. Note that ...

As you all know, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is an important economic term that is used to represent the final value of goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a specific period of ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports in response to questions about whether the ...

Should a country’s gross domestic product include government spending? No, argued Simon Kuznets, the Nobel economics laureate who helped create the measure now known as GDP. When the U.S. Department ...

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday he would strip out government spending from the gross domestic product (GDP) report, but gave no indication how ...

Discover why real GDP offers a more accurate picture of economic growth by adjusting for inflation and when nominal GDP might be more useful for short-term analysis.

Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick speaks in the Oval Office of the White House after President Donald Trump signed an executive order, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben ...