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The economy grew at a 2.1 percent annual pace in the third quarter, up from the 1.9 percent rate previously reported by the Commerce Department.
“The increase in real GDP [gross domestic product] in the third quarter reflected positive contributions from PCE, federal government spending, residential investment, private inventory investment, exports, and state and local government spending that were partly offset by a negative contribution from nonresidential fixed investment,” the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
The figure is well below the 3 percent annual growth rate the Trump administration promised its policies would produce regularly, but has yet to achieve.
Corporate profits were also down significantly, falling to $4.6 billion from $75.8 billion in the previous three months.
The overall revision comes amid a flurry of improving economic data, including soaring stock prices, strong consumer sentiment and continued low levels of unemployment, all of which could put the wind in President Trump
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