U.S. GDP led G7: 14.6% growth
- The House of Commons Library said the United States posted the fastest Group of Seven growth since late 2019, with real gross domestic product up 14.6%. - That beat the eurozone’s 6.7% gain and left Germany at 0.5%, underscoring how far the U.S. has outpaced other rich economies. - The next U.S. test lands April 30, when first-quarter 2026 gross domestic product arrives amid weaker spending and firmer inflation. (bea.gov)
The United States has grown faster than any other Group of Seven economy since just before the pandemic, according to the House of Commons Library. (commonslibrary.parliament.uk) Its figures show U.S. real gross domestic product was 14.6% higher in the fourth quarter of 2025 than in the fourth quarter of 2019. The eurozone was up 6.7% over the same stretch, while Germany managed 0.5%. (commonslibrary.parliament.uk) The comparison matters because it starts before COVID-19 hit and runs through the latest full quarter now available across advanced economies. It captures which countries have actually pulled ahead of their pre-pandemic size, not just posted one strong year. (commonslibrary.parliament.uk) That does not mean the U.S. economy is accelerating right now. The Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to publish its advance estimate for first-quarter 2026 gross domestic product at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on April 30, 2026. (bea.gov) Ahead of that release, the Center for Economic and Policy Research said first-quarter growth looked close to 2% at an annual rate. Dean Baker wrote that government spending and investment were doing most of the work, while consumption looked weak. (cepr.net) CEPR also said inflation picked up during the quarter, leaving growth less broad-based than the headline number suggests. Its preview described the rebound as fragile because temporary supports were offsetting soft household demand. (cepr.net) That follows a softer end to 2025. The Bureau of Economic Analysis said in its April 9 release that fourth-quarter 2025 real gross domestic product growth was 1.4% at an annual rate. (bea.gov) CEPR’s review of that fourth quarter said federal spending cuts reduced growth by 1.15 percentage points and that health care spending was a major source of consumption growth. The group also said inflation edged up to 2.9% in that quarter. (cepr.net) So the picture going into the April 30 report is split: the U.S. still leads its rich-country peers over the full post-pandemic period, but the latest quarter may show slower, less consumer-driven momentum. (commonslibrary.parliament.uk) (cepr.net) The next official number will show whether the country that led the Group of Seven through 2025 is still extending that lead in early 2026. (bea.gov)
