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Howard Lutnick: “My expectation is GDP of the United States of America is…”

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US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speaks at the World Economic Forum

Published | Video Starts at 43:16

And we were exporting the power of our economy to the rest of the world in one year of change. I just said My expectation is GDP of the United States of America is over 5% in the first quarter of 2026. That's just my opinion. But so far, in the first quarter, you saw what I said. I said I thought the United States would grow 4%. (43:16–43:24)

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Predicts that the U.S. GDP will exceed 5% growth in Q1 2026.

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