Georgia's economic growth is expected to slow for the second year in a row following "uncertainty" in tariff policy, immigration and the labor market, experts said Wednesday.

At the annual Georgia Economic Outlook , hosted by the University of Georgia Terry College of Business, business leaders, academics and economists gathered to forecast where the state's economy is headed under the watchful eye of stingrays and belugas at the Georgia Aquarium.

Terry's Interim Dean Santanu Chatterjee was joined by Mark Mathews, chief economist and executive director of research at the National Retail Federation, to put the 2025 economic year into perspective and make predictions for how the next year could play out.

Here is what they said.

High earners boost consumer spending nationally

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