AI Data Insight
In Q2 2026, the annualized growth rate of US nominal GDP services exports jumped significantly to 8.4%, notably outperforming the 5.6% recorded in the previous quarter [1]. Although the advance estimate of overall US Q2 GDP grew by only 1.5%, falling short of the market expectation of 2.1%, services exports and domestic consumption demonstrated strong resilience, serving as key pillars in offsetting the widening goods trade deficit [2, 3].