AI Data Insight
The contribution of durable goods consumption to U.S. quarter-over-quarter GDP growth in the first quarter of 2026 reported at 0.0%. Although slightly improved from -0.06% in the previous quarter, performance remains sluggish. Even though the overall Q1 economic growth of 2.0% was better than the previous figure, under the pressure of rising inflation and increasing energy prices, the economic expansion primarily relied on corporate investment and the service sector, while real demand for durable goods cooled significantly.