Key Takeaways
- The economy grew at an annual rate of 5.2% in the third quarter, more than originally estimated.
- The surge in gross domestic product has mainly been fueled by consumers who have continued to spend despite expectations of a slowdown.
- The Bureau of Economic Analysis upwardly revised estimates for non-residential investment and state and local government spending, based on new data they collected.
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The inflation-adjusted Gross Domestic Product grew at an annual rate of 5.2% in the third quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Wednesday, upwardly revising the 4.9% growth rate it estimated last month. There is still one further revision to come for the GDP, which measures the nation’s entire economic output.
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In its first revision of the official GDP figures, the BEA downwardly revised consumer spending, but upwardly revised estimates for non-residential investment and state and local government spending, based on new data they collected.