AI Data Insight
Latest data indicates that by the end of 2025, the U.S. service sector's contribution to GDP growth slipped to 1.12% (previous value 1.35%). While it remains the final bastion of economic expansion, momentum has significantly slowed under the impact of the "longest government shutdown in history" and core inflation stubbornly persisting at 3%. With goods consumption turning negative and new tariff pressures mounting, the market fears a risk of "high inflation, low growth" stagflation in 2026.