# Real GDP: Real GDP by state: Wholesale trade (42) — Kentucky (chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR))

Real GDP: Real GDP by state: Wholesale trade (42) — Kentucky (chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR)) was up 3.4% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 6.0% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 17,028 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR).
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.8% (Q3 2021) to 8.7% (Q2 2025), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY.GDP.Q.SA.IND-BEA34`
- 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-wholesale-trade-42-kentucky-chained-2017-usd

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 17,028 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 3.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 16,790 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 6.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 17,201 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 8.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 16,600 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 7.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 16,465 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 8.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 15,844 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 5.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 15,890 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 4.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 15,471 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 1.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 15,147 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 0.09 |
| Q1 2024 | 15,069 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −1.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 15,198 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 1.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 15,190 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 2.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 15,134 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 4.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 15,223 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 3.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 14,955 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 1.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 14,763 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 1.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 14,422 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −5.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 14,655 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −3.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 14,730 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −6.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 14,611 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −7.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 15,194 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 7.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 15,181 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −0.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 15,788 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 2.8 |
| Q3 2020 | 15,844 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 3.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY.GDP.Q.SA.IND-BEA34"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY.GDP.Q.SA.IND-BEA34",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```