The US economy grew 3% in the second quarter as a tariff-related import surge that shrank output early in 2025 reversed, artificially juicing growth

The U.S. economy grew this spring after a slowdown earlier this year. A report from the Commerce Department shows the nation's GDP grew at an annual rate of 3% in the second quarter of the year.

Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 3% in the second quarter, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, ahead of the Dow Jones consensus of 2.3%. The U.S. economy bounced back in the second quarter amid an uptick in consumer spending and a decline in imports,