The Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday showing the U.S. economy rebounded by more than expected in the second quarter of 2025.
The report said real gross domestic product surged by 3.0 percent in the second quarter after falling by 0.5 percent in the first quarter. Economists had expected GDP to jump by 2.5 percent.
The rebound by real GDP in the second quarter primarily reflected a sharp pullback by imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP. Imports plummeted by 30.3 percent in the second quarter after soaring by 37.9 percent in the first quarter.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.