Real GDP grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.1% during the third quarter of 2017, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s third estimate, up from 3.0% in the second estimate. The general picture of economic growth remained the same. This was the second consecutive quarter of 3.1% growth.
The downward revision reflected less personal consumption expenditures than previously estimated.
State and local government spending were slightly upwardly revised, offsetting the personal consumption expenditures decline.
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