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U.S. GDP second estimate and corporate profits: Q1 2026

28 May 2026 · macro statistics · confidence: confirmed · status: scheduled · impact 4/5 · EU relevance 5/5

Why it matters

GDP reporting is a macro signal for demand, fiscal space, industrial pressure and central-bank reaction functions. It also helps interpret trade shocks and strategic-sector data in context.

What to watch

• Growth momentum versus consensus and prior quarter.
• Demand mix: consumption, investment, inventories, government spending, exports and imports.
• Signals for ECB, Fed or Chinese policy response and spillovers into European industry.

Result captured

1.6% (SAAR)

Expected beforehand: Market consensus was about 2.0% SAAR for the Q1 second estimate; Haver/Action Economics reported a forecast survey looking for a slight upward revision to 2.1%.

Previous: Q4 2025 real GDP increased 0.5% at a seasonally adjusted annual rate. In the Q1 2026 second estimate release, BEA also reported real GDI +1.6% in Q4 2025 and corporate profits +$246.9bn in Q4 2025.

Read the release as a downside revision versus both the advance estimate and consensus. The meaningful questions are whether private domestic demand was weaker than assumed, whether inventories/imports are distorting the headline, and whether corporate profits confirm a narrower earnings backdrop despite a rebound from weak Q4 GDP.

Briefing

The Q1 2026 second estimate should be read as a downside surprise versus both the 2.0% advance estimate and roughly 2.0%-2.1% consensus expectations.

Sources

• BEA release schedule
• BEA GDP second estimate and corporate profits, Q1 2026
• BEA gross domestic product data page

Themes: Politics, Economy, Trade · Regions: United States, EU, Global · Actors: BEA, Federal Reserve, U.S. Treasury markets, European exporters

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