October 28, 2016 Print Facebook Twitter Email Gross domestic product (GDP) data for the third quarter of 2016 (first estimate) were released on Friday, October 28, 2016. Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 2.9 percent. Permalink: https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/2016/10/u-s-economy-has-grown-in-27-of-the-last-29-quarters