gross domestic product
noun
: the gross national product excluding the value of net income earned abroad
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There's a slew of economic data on Thursday, including the third read on second-quarter gross domestic product, durable goods orders, and existing home sales.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
And according to an analysis from the Wharton School, the president’s alma mater, a long-term crackdown on immigration could shrink the economy by up to 1% of gross domestic product and depress wages for the typical American worker.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
Neighboring Taiwan plans to boost military spending by a fifth in 2026 to more than three percent of its gross domestic product.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Economic growth in the second quarter, as measured by gross domestic product, also came in stronger than expected.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
And according to an analysis from the Wharton School, the president’s alma mater, a long-term crackdown on immigration could shrink the economy by up to 1% of gross domestic product and depress wages for the typical American worker.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
Neighboring Taiwan plans to boost military spending by a fifth in 2026 to more than three percent of its gross domestic product.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Economic growth in the second quarter, as measured by gross domestic product, also came in stronger than expected.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Gross domestic product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross%20domestic%20product. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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