FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of White House, U.S national flag

FILE: Philadelphia, USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV+ - No access Chinese mainland)
2. U.S. national flag

FILE: New York City, USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV+ - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of buildings, pedestrians, traffic

FILE: Los Angeles, California, USA - 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Staff at supermarket
5. Staff, shoppers at cashiers

FILE: New York City, USA - Nov 2022 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Customers ordering in restaurant
7. Customers paying bill
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FILE: Miami, Florida, USA - 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of consumers in supermarket

FILE: Los Angeles, California, USA - April 7, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of residents walking with shopping carts at supermarket parking lot, loading groceries onto cars

FILE: Ohio, USA - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of workers in auto glass production factory

FILE: Racine, Wisconsin, USA - Dec 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of workers in farming machinery factory

Los Angeles, USA - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of port, vessel, containers

The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2026, according to data released on Thursday by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

The figure was well below the 2.1 percent growth rate recorded in the first quarter and lower than the 2.1 percent economists had predicted.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 0.5 percent.