Source: https://whitepips.com/economic-calendar/us-gdp Summary: US GDP release time: quarterly, in late January, April, July, October, usually 8:30 AM New York time. The symbols it moves and the WhitePips rules. Last updated: 2026-10-28 # US GDP: release time and what it moves US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The advance estimate about four weeks after the quarter ends (late January, April, July and October), then a second and a third estimate a month apart, usually at 8:30 AM New York time. What it is, what traders watch and how the WhitePips rules treat trading around it. - **Quarterly** how often - **8:30 AM** New York time - **Red** usual calendar rating ### US GDP on this week's calendar Loading this week's calendar… Times in your own time zone and in New York; releases already out are dimmed. Red is high impact, Amber medium; the ratings are the calendar feed's. ## What US GDP is ### US GDP Gross Domestic Product is the value of everything the US economy produced in the quarter. The headline is the change from the quarter before, expressed as an annual rate, so 2% means the economy would grow 2% in a year at that pace. The advance estimate is the market mover; the second and third estimates revise it with more data and usually move markets less. The report also carries a GDP price index, another read on inflation. ### When it comes out - **Published by**: US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) - **How often**: Quarterly, in three estimates - **Usual day**: The advance estimate about four weeks after the quarter ends (late January, April, July and October), then a second and a third estimate a month apart - **Usual time**: 8:30 AM New York; 12:30 UTC while the US is on daylight time (March to November), 13:30 UTC in winter - **On the calendar as**: Advance GDP q/q , Prelim GDP q/q , Final GDP q/q - **Usual rating**: Red for the advance estimate; the later estimates usually rate lower ### What traders watch ### The annualised growth rate The headline compared with the forecast. ### Consumer spending About two-thirds of the US economy; its contribution says more than the total. ### The price index Inflation inside the GDP report, watched alongside CPI and PCE. ## Symbols US GDP moves The WhitePips symbols that usually react most to US GDP. Each page has the pip or point value, a lot-size example and the commission on every plan. [**EURUSD** (Euro / US dollar)](https://whitepips.com/symbols/eurusd) [**USDJPY** (US dollar / Japanese yen)](https://whitepips.com/symbols/usdjpy) [**US500** (US 500)](https://whitepips.com/symbols/us500) [**NAS100** (US Tech 100)](https://whitepips.com/symbols/nas100) [**US30** (US 30)](https://whitepips.com/symbols/us30) [**USDIDX** (US dollar index)](https://whitepips.com/symbols/usdidx) Futures on Volumetrica: [**ES** E-mini S&P 500](https://whitepips.com/symbols#futures) [**NQ** E-mini Nasdaq 100](https://whitepips.com/symbols#futures) [**YM** E-mini Dow](https://whitepips.com/symbols#futures) ## Trading US GDP at WhitePips ### CFD plans Every plan, every stage **News trading is permitted on every CFD plan.** You may open, hold and close positions before, during and after economic releases on every CFD plan, in the evaluation and once funded. There is no restricted window around a release on a CFD account, and no profit is removed because a trade was placed around news. **News straddling is not permitted.** On every CFD plan, you may not open straddled, offsetting or hedged exposure on the same or correlated instruments within 15 minutes before or after a scheduled Red or Amber (high or medium impact) economic event, a company earnings release, or a major geopolitical announcement, where the purpose is to capture the volatility of the event rather than to take a view on its outcome. Placing a buy and a sell (or a buy stop and a sell stop) on the same instrument, or opposite positions on correlated instruments such as EURUSD and USDCHF, so that whichever way the price jumps one side profits, is straddling. A single position, or positions in one direction, taken on your own view of the release is not. Trading Rules, sections 11.1 and 11.2. Each straddle is detected and referred to the risk desk, never penalised automatically. ### Futures plans One Step funded, Instant **Futures plans.** On the futures plans news trading is permitted during the One Step evaluation. On a funded futures account (One Step funded and Instant) no trade may be opened or closed from two minutes before to two minutes after a high-impact release; a position opened before the window may be held through it. Profit from such a trade is removed and the loss stays. The first and second violations are warnings, and the third is referred for compliance review. A news trading violation never ends an account automatically. The releases are those marked as high impact in the economic calendar shown in the dashboard or notified to you. Trading Rules, section 11.4. **CFD plans: no straddling** (8:15 AM to 8:45 AM New York) **Funded futures: no trade opened or closed** (8:28 AM to 8:32 AM) US GDP 8:30 AM −20 min −15 −2 +2 +15 +20 min A single position taken on your own view, before or after the release, is fine on every CFD plan. On a funded futures account a position opened before the two-minute window may be held through it. [Section 11 of the Trading Rules](https://whitepips.com/legal/trading-rules#news-trading) [News trading, explained](https://whitepips.com/rules#rule-cfd-news-trading) ## US GDP: questions **What time is US GDP released?** Usually at 8:30 AM New York time: 12:30 UTC while the US is on daylight time (March to November), 13:30 UTC in winter. The advance estimate about four weeks after the quarter ends (late January, April, July and October), then a second and a third estimate a month apart. **How often is US GDP released?** Quarterly, in three estimates. The advance estimate about four weeks after the quarter ends (late January, April, July and October), then a second and a third estimate a month apart. The exact dates are set by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); the dashboard's economic calendar shows the coming week. **Can I trade US GDP on a WhitePips account?** On every CFD plan, yes: news trading is allowed in the evaluation and once funded. What is not allowed is straddling, opening both directions (or offsetting positions on correlated instruments) within 15 minutes either side of a Red or Amber release to catch the spike; the risk desk reviews it. On a funded futures account, no trade may be opened or closed from two minutes before to two minutes after a high-impact release. **Which markets move most on US GDP?** On the WhitePips platforms: EURUSD, USDJPY, US500, NAS100, US30, and on futures ES, NQ, YM. **Why are there three GDP releases for one quarter?** The BEA publishes an advance estimate quickly and then revises it twice as more complete data arrive. The first release moves markets most because it is the first look. ## More releases [Growth · USD **US retail sales** Around the middle of the month, 8:30 AM New York. Explained](https://whitepips.com/economic-calendar/us-retail-sales) [Growth · USD **ISM Manufacturing PMI** First business day of the month, 10:00 AM New York. Explained](https://whitepips.com/economic-calendar/ism-manufacturing-pmi) [Jobs · USD **Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)** First Friday of the month, 8:30 AM New York. Explained](https://whitepips.com/economic-calendar/non-farm-payrolls) [Inflation · USD **US CPI inflation** Around the 10th to 15th of the month, 8:30 AM New York. Explained](https://whitepips.com/economic-calendar/us-cpi) [The whole economic calendar](https://whitepips.com/economic-calendar) ## Put the numbers to work Every plan, size and price, with the rules printed before you buy. News trading is allowed on every CFD plan. [See the plans](https://whitepips.com/#plans) [Trading calculator](https://whitepips.com/calculator) --- WhitePips provides skill-based trading evaluations on simulated accounts; payouts are real money based on simulated performance. Nothing here is financial advice or a promise of profit, passing an evaluation does not guarantee funding, payouts or income, and trading leveraged products carries significant risk. Not offered in the restricted jurisdictions listed at https://whitepips.com/legal/restricted-jurisdictions.