Tidbits, U.S. GDP, Fuel & Transportation, Hogs & Pigs, Export Sales 12/24/25
- Wright team
- 8 hours ago
- 4 min read
Tidbits
The U.S. GDP for the third quarter 2025 was released a month late yesterday, but it was good news as the economy expanded 4.3% from a year ago; the market expected an expansion of 3.3%. There were about a dozen other less important economic indicators for the U.S. economy that were a mixed bag of good and not so good news.
A year ago, “everybody” predicted the U.S. would be in a deep recession by now because of Trump’s tariffs. Here are the Quarterly GDP numbers since first quarter 2024:
Q1 2024: +0.8%
Q2 2024: +3.6%
Q3 2024: +3.3%
Q4 2024: +1.9%
Q1 2025: +0.2%
Q2 2025: +3.8%
Q3 2025: +4.3% (Initial Estimate)
U.S. industrial production rose 0.2% in November, above the 0.1% consensus, following a 0.1% drop in October. Manufacturing output was flat, mining up 1.7%, and utilities down 0.4%.
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