U.S. revises second-quarter GDP growth rate slightly upward
WASHINGTON — The government said U.S. economic growth in the second quarter was a little better than previously thought, but it didn't change the overall picture: The recovery remains sluggish.
The nation's gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic activity, expanded at an annual rate of 1.7% in the second quarter, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
Previously, it estimated growth at 1.5% for the April-through-June period. The slight increase mainly reflected upward revisions to consumer spending and U.S. exports.
Even so, the second-quarter GDP growth rate was the slowest since last summer and, importantly, too weak to bring down the unemployment rate. First-quarter growth was 2%.
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