Washington, United States, Sept 30, 2026 (AFP) - US Q2 GDP growth revised upwards to 2.2%

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2026-09-30

The US Commerce Department on Wednesday revised upwards its estimate for second-quarter GDP growth in the world's largest economy, moving it up by 0.7 percentage points to 2.2 percent. "The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the second quarter were consumer spending, investment, and exports. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased," the Bureau of Economic Analysis said in a statement. The new data will come......

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