U.S. Economy Grew Modestly at End of 2025
The New York Times • • business
Key Points:
- The U.S. economy slowed to a 1.4% annual growth rate in the final quarter of 2025, down from 4.4% in the previous quarter, partly due to the longest government shutdown in history.
- The government shutdown temporarily furloughed hundreds of thousands of public employees, reducing growth by about one percentage point at the end of 2025, with expectations of a rebound in early 2026.
- Despite challenges such as tariffs, political uncertainty, and the shutdown, the U.S. economy grew by 2.2% for the entire year of 2025, slightly below the 2.3% growth in 2024 but still demonstrating solid resilience.
- Economists noted
