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- Washington state's real GDP rose 1.1% to nearly $730 billion between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026.
- AI spending by firms such as Amazon and Microsoft, projected at about $390 billion this year, helped power the information-sector growth.
- Analysts expect Washington to grow 4.5% for the year, outpacing the national 2.1% forecast.
- Hart Hodges warned the strong Q1 figures might be an outlier after a slight slowdown in Q4 2025.
