The U.S. grew at a mild 2.3% annual pace in the final three months of 2024, but the details of the report showed an economy on strong footing as the Biden administration handed off to the Trump White House.

The U.S. economy expanded throughout 2024, but growth slowed in the last three months of the year, as businesses pulled back on investments and exported fewer goods overseas. Fresh government data this morning from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that the economy expanded at an annual rate of 2.