Second-quarter economic growth revised up to 3 percent

Published August 30, 2017 12:31pm ET



The economy grew faster in the second quarter than previously thought and in fact hit President Trump’s 3 percent growth rate target, according to a new government report Wednesday, if only temporarily.

The nation’s gross domestic product grew at exactly a 3 percent annual rate, adjusted for inflation, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported.

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