U.S. Economy Grew at 2.8% Rate in Third Quarter
The American economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter, significantly better than economists had expected and the fastest pace this year.
The Commerce Department report had originally been scheduled to come out on Oct. 30, but was delayed by the government shutdown last month. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News had estimated an annual growth rate of 2 percent in the third quarter, but that forecast had been drifting lower recently.
At 2.8 percent, the government’s first estimate of economic expansion over the course of July, August and September followed growth rates of 1.1 percent in the first quarter of the year and 2.5 percent in the second quarter.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/08/business/economy/us-economy-grows-at-2-8-rate-in-third-quarter.html?emc=edit_na_20131107
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