# Opinion: Larry Kudlow Says Third-Quarter GDP Shows a Booming Economy and Tells Republicans to 'Sell It' in the Final Five Days

Kudlow cites 3.4% growth, a 21% jump in equipment investment and jobless claims below 200,000. He argues the GOP is not making the case. The figures are his.

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- Published: 2026-11-01
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This is an opinion column from Fox Business host Larry Kudlow. The views belong to him, not to RightNewsRightNow.

The pitch. With the midterms days away, Kudlow writes that talk of Alaska's "decoy" candidate, Rep. Ilhan Omar and socialists "running away from socialism" is crowding out what may be the most important issue: the economy. "The economy is booming," he says.

His numbers. He says real GDP rose 3.4% in the third quarter. He quotes the president saying consumer spending is "way up," business investment is at record levels and equipment investment "exploded by 21 percent." Kudlow adds that consumer spending has grown at a nearly 4% annual rate, adjusted for inflation, over six months, and that business investment rose at paces of 13.5% in the second quarter and 15.5% in the first. He says core GDP, which counts consumption plus investment after inflation, is growing nearly 5% and that the overall price deflator rose only 2.2%.

Jobs and prices. He cites 72,000 new manufacturing jobs this year, as tweeted by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, about a million new private-sector jobs since the inauguration, a 328,000 drop in federal jobs and weekly jobless claims below 200,000. Quoting Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, he says egg prices have fallen 54%, butter 19%, cheese more than 6% and milk 5%.

The gas caveat. Kudlow concedes that "gasoline prices are uncomfortably high" but says that is "far from the whole economic story."

His message. He says Republican leaders are not giving Trump enough help on the issue and urges the party to talk up tax cuts, deregulation, energy output, trade deals, secure borders and lower crime. "Five days left, folks."

Note for readers: this is advocacy from a Fox Business host, and the figures are his or those he attributes to officials. Breitbart's figures for the same quarter are covered separately on the site. Our earlier Kudlow column from Oct. 28 is also on the site.

## Source

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