Two reports give insight on the economy ahead of Election Day

NPR | By Stephan Bisaha,

Leila Fadel

Published October 29, 2026 at 4:45 AM EDT

With Americans soon heading to the polls with affordability on their minds, we get a final measure of both GDP and inflation.

Stephan Bisaha

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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