The US GDP maintained a rise of 1.1% in the third quarter of 2025

Washington.- The United States’ gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.1% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the second, at the same level as the first estimate published in December, while the US economy expanded at an annualized rate of 4.4%, one tenth more than the previous figure.

The revision published this Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) continues to place U.S. economic growth year-on-year between July-September of last year as the highest since the third quarter of 2023. In the second quarter of 2025, GDP grew by 3.8% at an annualized rate. The changes reflected in the new report are mainly due to upward revisions in exports, which increased by eight tenths to 9.6%, and capital investment, revised from a contraction of 0.3% to 0.0% in this second estimate.

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The Data Affecting the GDP of the United States

In the third quarter, consumption in the first economy held steady at an annualized increase of 3.5%, as did public spending, which rose 2.2%, the same level as the first estimate. Defense spending was revised down by a tenth, to 5.7%, although it remains among the fastest-growing sectors, in line with the policy of President Donald Trump’s government to strengthen the country’s military power.

According to the revised BEA data, between July and September imports were revised upwards, with a fall of 4.4%, compared to the contraction of 4.7% reported in the previous report.

This points to the effect caused by the so-called «reciprocal tariffs» that Trump himself announced in April as a pillar of his trade war.

You can also read: Due to the recent shutdown of the U.S. federal government, which caused a blackout of economic indicators and complicated the monitoring of the world’s largest economy, this updated report for the third quarter of 2025 replaces the publication of the third estimate, which should have been issued last December, added the BEA. The first GDP data for the fourth quarter will be delayed, now scheduled for next February 20, according to the entity’s calendar.