US economy grows at record 33.4% pace in rally from coronavirus lows
Growth was revised up from a second estimate of 33.1%
The U.S. economy's record growth during the third quarter was even faster than previously believed, according to a third estimate released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday.
Gross domestic product increased at an annualized 33.4% rate during the three months through September, a bump of 0.3 percentage points from the second estimate and ahead of the 33.1% that analysts surveyed by Refinitiv were expecting.
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The upward revision was mostly supported by larger increases in personal consumption expenditures and nonresidential fixed investment. Imports, which are subtracted from GDP, were higher than previously reported.
The expansion comes as the U.S. economy, the world’s largest, battles back from the COVID-19-induced slowdown – the sharpest of the post-World War II era.
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The economy contracted at a 32.9% annual pace during the second quarter as governments ordered the closure of non-essential businesses to help slow the spread of the virus.