US economic growth ramps up, growing 2.8% in latest quarter
by Callum Jones and agencies from Economics | The Guardian on (#6PFSV)
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The pace of US economic growth accelerated in the last quarter, remaining unexpectedly resilient in the face of high interest rates and persistent inflation.
Gross domestic product (GDP) - a broad measure of economic health - rose 2.8% in three months to June, the commerce department reported on Thursday, ahead of economists' expectations and up sharply from 1.4% in the first quarter.
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