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title: "Atlanta Fed GDPNow growth estimate 3.7%"
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description: "The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model has increased its growth estimate for the second quarter of 2026 to 3.7%, up from 3.5%. This adjustment follows recent data from the US Census Bureau and other agencies, which also raised forecasts for personal consumption and private domestic investment growth. The next update is scheduled for May 7."
datetime: "2026-05-05T16:15:48.000Z"
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# Atlanta Fed GDPNow growth estimate 3.7%

The Atlanta Fed GDPNow growth estimate for the 2nd quarter rose to 3.7% from 3.5%. In their own words:

> The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the second quarter of 2026 is **3.7 percent** on May 5, **up from 3.5 percent** on May 1. After recent releases from the US Census Bureau, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Institute for Supply Management, the nowcasts of second-quarter real personal consumption expenditures growth and second-quarter real gross private domestic investment growth increased from 2.5 percent and 8.3 percent, respectively, to 2.7 percent and 9.1 percent.

_The next GDPNow update is **Thursday, May 7** . Please see the "Release Dates" tab for a list of upcoming releases._

It is early in the models life. The 1st estimate for the 2nd quarter was released on April 30 at 3.7%. Last quarter,the first estimate of first-quarter real GDP growth released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis **was 2.0 percent**, 0.8 percentage points above the final GDPNow nowcast of 1.2%.

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