United States — Final consumption (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Quarterly · Q1 1919–Q4 2027 · 416 observations
About this series
Final consumption expenditure is spending by households, nonprofit institutions serving households and government on goods and services for current use. It is a component of GDP. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The final consumption reading for the United States was 81.4% of GDP in Q3 2026. The previous reading was 81.4% of GDP in Q2 2026; the period change was −0.03 percentage points. The year-earlier reading was 81.4% of GDP in Q3 2025; the year-on-year change was −0.06 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 81.5% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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Latest observations
Q1 2007–Q4 2027
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 2027 | 81.3 % of GDP |
| Q3 2027 | 81.3 % of GDP |
| Q2 2027 | 81.3 % of GDP |
| Q1 2027 | 81.3 % of GDP |
| Q4 2026 | 81.3 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| Q3 2026 | 81.4 % of GDP |
| Q2 2026 | 81.4 % of GDP |
| Q1 2026 | 81.5 % of GDP |
| Q4 2025 | 81.4 % of GDP |
| Q3 2025 | 81.4 % of GDP |
| Q2 2025 | 81.7 % of GDP |
| Q1 2025 | 82.1 % of GDP |
| Q4 2024 | 81.9 % of GDP |
| Q3 2024 | 81.5 % of GDP |
| Q2 2024 | 81.4 % of GDP |
| Q1 2024 | 81.4 % of GDP |
| Q4 2023 | 81.1 % of GDP |
| Q3 2023 | 81.1 % of GDP |
| Q2 2023 | 81.4 % of GDP |
| Q1 2023 | 81.5 % of GDP |
Values before Q1 2023, back to Q1 2007, are on the chart — hover to read them.