August 2, 2016 Print Facebook Twitter Email Gross domestic product (GDP) data for the second quarter of 2016 (first estimate) were released on Friday, July 29, 2016. Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 1.2 percent. Related Files GDP Charts Packet 8.02.2016.pdf (923.4 KBs) Permalink: https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/2016/8/u-s-economy-has-grown-in-26-of-the-last-28-quarters