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Recent economic data has come in worse than forecasts predicted, with GDP growth falling and inflation still increasing. So in this video, we’re going to explore the data, the factors that have influenced it and whether the US economy now looks shaky.
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Sources:
US GDP vs G7
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02784/
US economic data
https://www.bea.gov/system/files/gdp4q25-adv-chart-02.png
https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/?reqid=19&step=2&isuri=1&categories=survey&_gl=1*1mda4uo*_ga*Njk2Mjc2MjgzLjE3NzA2NjAxMjg.*_ga_J4698JNNFT*czE3NzE1OTUxMTMkbzckZzEkdDE3NzE1OTU0NTYkajYwJGwwJGgw#eyJhcHBpZCI6MTksInN0ZXBzIjpbMSwyLDNdLCJkYXRhIjpbWyJjYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwiU3VydmV5Il0sWyJOSVBBX1RhYmxlX0xpc3QiLCIzMiJdXX0=
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/pce-price-index-annual-change
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gdp-growth
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/consumer-confidence
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/consumer-confidence
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/02/18/boomcession-econonomy-gdp-recession-consumer-sentiment.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-16/top-10-of-earners-drive-a-growing-share-of-us-consumer-spending
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/ev-sales-trump-tax-credit.html
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/personal-savings
https://www.ft.com/content/918fbc46-56a9-4225-b2cd-77fb4a532218
https://www.ft.com/content/e3bdd4de-690d-4e19-865b-622354fca8c7
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/wage-growth
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-02-18/us-economy-expansion-forecast-even-with-weak-jobs-data
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/labor-s-share-of-us-gdp-drops-to-record-low-in-data-back-to-1947
