# Real GDP: Real GDP by state: Arts, entertainment, and recreation (71) — California (chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR))

Real GDP: Real GDP by state: Arts, entertainment, and recreation (71) — California (chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR)) was up 2.3% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.7% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 40,426 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR).
That is the highest reading since Q4 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.7% (Q2 2020) to 81.8% (Q2 2021), averaging 3.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA.GDP.Q.SA.IND-BEA76`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR)
- Coverage: 2005-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (86 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/real-gdp-real-gdp-by-state-arts-entertainment-and-recreation-71-us-ca-gdp-q-sa-ind-bea76

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 40,426 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 2.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 40,417 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 0.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 38,570 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −5.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 40,367 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −0.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 39,521 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −2.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 40,130 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −0.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 40,706 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 4.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 40,668 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −0.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 40,436 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −2.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 40,422 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −6.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 38,795 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −16.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 40,790 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −10.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 41,328 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −8.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 43,420 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 1.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 46,692 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 16.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 45,724 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 20.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 45,113 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 29.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 42,626 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 39.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 40,002 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 31.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 37,985 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 46.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 34,964 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 81.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 30,664 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −25.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 30,535 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −33.0 |
| Q3 2020 | 25,937 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −40.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.GDP.Q.SA.IND-BEA76"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.GDP.Q.SA.IND-BEA76",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```