Headline Roundup • December 23rd, 2025
US GDP Grew at 4.3% Annual Rate, Delayed Government Report Shows
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at a 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, according to a Commerce Department report that was delayed due to the government shutdown.
The Details: The 4.3% growth in the July-September quarter was the most rapid economic expansion in two years for the US, largely due to increased government and consumer spending. Wall Street Journal (Center bias) reported that robust spending was focused largely on services like healthcare and products like recreational vehicles.
For Context: This data reveals an average annual economic growth rate of 2.5% since President Donald Trump began his second administration, staying on par with the 2.4% average growth under former President Joe Biden's administration.
How the Media Covered It: Both Wall Street Journal and Associated Press (Left) noted some economists' remaining concerns due to the job market, as the November unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, the highest it has been since 2021. Associated Press attributed the "low hire, low fire" state of the job market partially to uncertainty over Trump's tariffs. Outlets on the right, on the other hand, often attributed the GDP growth to Trump in their headlines. Daily Wire (Right) wrote the headline, "'Trust In Trump': White House Touts Economic Growth As Third Quarter Numbers Shatter Expectations," and included Trump's Truth Social posts in its coverage. Washington Examiner (Lean Right) called the third-quarter acceleration a "boost to Trump."
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The U.S. economy grew at an unexpectedly robust pace in the third quarter, powered by strong consumer spending.
Gross domestic product, the value of all goods and services produced across the economy, rose at a seasonally and inflation-adjusted 4.3% annual rate for the July through September quarter, the Commerce Department said Tuesday in a shutdown-delayed report.
The U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, the most rapid expansion in two years, as government and consumer spending, as well as exports, all increased.
U.S. gross domestic product from July through September — the economy's total output of goods and services — rose from its 3.8% growth rate in the April-June quarter, the Commerce Department said Tuesday in a report delayed by the government shutdown. Analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet forecast growth of 3% in the period.
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The United States economy grew more than expected over the summer, shattering expectations and marking a two-year high of economic growth.
The long-anticipated third-quarter GDP numbers — whose autumn release was delayed due to the government shutdown — dropped Tuesday, an early Christmas gift to President Donald Trump and his administration.
"Q3 GDP came in at 4.3%, BLOWING PAST expectations," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Economists got it WRONG, but "TRUMP," and some other Geniuses, got it right."
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