US economy grew 3.7% in Q2
[WASHINGTON] The US economy grew much stronger than first estimated in the second quarter, at an annual rate of 3.7 per cent, the Commerce Department reported on Thursday.
The number for gross domestic product was initially reported at 2.3 per cent on July 30.
The sharp upward revision was mainly due to higher investment, state and local government spending, and consumer spending than was reported in the first estimate, the department said.
The GDP report widely topped analysts' consensus estimate of a pick-up in the world's largest economy to a 3.1 per cent pace following a tepid first three months of 2015.
In the first quarter, the economy grew only 0.6 per cent under pressure from severe winter weather and West Coast port strikes.
AFP
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