Big day
PlusUS growth (GDP)
What it said
US growth (GDP)
Third quarter of 2026, first estimate
- Growth, annualized
- 3.4%The quarter before: 2.2%
Earlier periods as revised in this release.
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
US inflation (PCE)
For September 2026
- Prices, month on month
- 0.5%The month before: 0.3%
- Prices, year on year EasyAlpha, from BEA's price index
- 3.6%The month before: 3.4%
- Core prices, month on month
- 0.3%The month before: 0.3%
- Core prices, year on year EasyAlpha, from BEA's price index
- 3.1%The month before: 3.0%
Core prices leave out food and energy.
Earlier periods as revised in this release.
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
Why it matters in the US
In general
Growth is the broadest sign of how the economy is doing: when it slows, companies tend to hire less and earn less.
How markets usually react
US stocks usually have a normal day on US GDP days
Big swings, when the S&P 500 rises or falls 1% or more in a day, are about as common on US GDP days as on any other day.
Last time, on Oct 29, 2026, the S&P 500 fell 0.4%.
Looking back at 40 US GDP days since 2017. History, not a prediction.
A calendar of what is scheduled, not a forecast.
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