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\n The US economy\u2019s comeback in the second quarter was just revised higher again, and economists estimate that momentum carried on in the third quarter, underscoring the resilience of the world\u2019s largest economy.\n <\/p>\n
\n Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic output, rose at an annualized rate of 3.8% from April through June, the Commerce Department said Thursday in its third and final estimate. That\u2019s significantly higher than the 3.3% rate reported in the second estimate, and well above the 3% initially reported.\n <\/p>\n
\n GDP was revised higher largely due to new additional data on consumer spending.<\/a> Personal consumption expenditures rose at an annualized pace of 2.5% in the second quarter, according to the third estimate, up sharply from the second estimate\u2019s 1.6%.\n <\/p>\n \n The big difference between the first estimate and the third one is \u201ccertainly notable and outside the norm,\u201d Bret Kenwell, US investment analyst at investing platform eToro, told CNN.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cThis year\u2019s economic data \u2014 especially over the past few months \u2014 has been noisy, and economic policy uncertainty has remained elevated throughout 2025,\u201d he said. \u201cWith so many moving parts in the GDP report, it\u2019s not surprising that larger-than-expected revisions are showing up, particularly in a year marked by heightened volatility and mixed signals.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n But the economic story of the second quarter remains the same: Falling imports and US consumers who kept on spending helped fuel the rebound during the spring, following a contraction in the beginning of the year when importers stocked up on inventories to get ahead of President Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs, which subtracted from GDP.\n <\/p>\n \n The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta estimates that GDP continued to power through at a robust pace in the third quarter, forecasting third-quarter GDP to register at a solid 3.3% rate.\n <\/p>\n \n The government\u2019s first estimate of third-quarter GDP is scheduled to be released next month.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cThursday\u2019s upward GDP revision for the second quarter confirmed that the economy grew at a healthy clip, even as tariff uncertainty reached fever pitch during the quarter,\u201d Paul Stanley, chief investment officer at Granite Bay Wealth Management, wrote in an analyst note Thursday.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cThe US economy is resilient and the strong GDP is another indication that we are not at risk of any kind of recession, even with slowing labor market growth,\u201d he said.\n <\/p>\n \n The US labor market is slowing<\/a> and consumer sentiment is declining again<\/a> but, so far, Americans haven\u2019t cut back on their spending.\n <\/p>\n \n That\u2019s key because consumer spending is the lifeblood of the US economy, accounting for about two-thirds of economic output.\n <\/p>\n \n Against the odds, retail sales, which comprise a sizable chunk of overall spending, rose 0.6% in August from the prior month, according to Commerce Department data, following July\u2019s 0.6% gain.\n <\/p>\n \n The government on Friday releases more comprehensive figures on consumer spending in August, which includes purchases of services, as part of its monthly Personal Consumption Expenditures report.\n <\/p>\n \n Still, an increasingly fragile labor market poses a risk to America\u2019s economic engine, especially if layoffs start to climb.\n <\/p>\n \n New applications for unemployment benefits remained relatively low last week, the Labor Department said in a separate report released Thursday, but filings by federal workers who\u2019ve been laid off have crept up in recent weeks, and could continue to climb.\n <\/p>\n \n In a separate report from the Commerce Department released Thursday, new orders for durable goods rebounded by a strong 2.9% in August, following two consecutive monthly declines, boosted by new orders for aircrafts and parts.\n <\/p>\n \n However, excluding transportation equipment, new orders for durable goods were up a more modest 0.4% last month.\n <\/p>\n \n New orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft \u2014 a key gauge of business investment \u2014 rose 0.6% in August, down slightly from July\u2019s 0.8% gain.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Washington \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 The US economy\u2019s comeback in the second quarter was just revised higher again, and economists 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