WRAPUP 2-US consumers help economic growth in third quarter
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US consumers fed a pick-up in US economic growth in the third quarter but a sentiment survey for this month showed oil prices were dampening their spirits
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The US economy grew at an annual rate of 3.3 percent in the spring, the government reported Wednesday. That was significantly better than a previous estimate but still the weakest showing in more than a year.
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US consumer spending rebounded in July, a sign the economy may be emerging from an early summer decline. Consumer spending rose 0.8% last month, boosted by car and retail sales.
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Wall Street closed its third consecutive winning week with another rally yesterday, advancing as a new retail sales report and a consumer confidence reading showed that Americans are growing more confident about the economy.
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The economy grew at a 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter _ a pace slightly better than in the spring but not as strong as many analysts expected.
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Revenues in key parts of the U.S.   service economy rose 3.5 percent in the second quarter as   sluggish growth in the healthcare sector was offset by a strong   performance elsewhere, a government report showed on Wednesday.
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The US economy grew by 3.9 per cent in the third quarter of this year, a US government press release stated. On another quarter of robust growth, the US treasury secretary, John Snow, said, `America`s Gross
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A slowdown in US economic growth during the second quarter was not as sharp as previously thought, the Commerce Department reported today.
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US consumer spending is on the rise again, a sign the economy may be emerging from an early summer decline.
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The US economy grew at an annual rate of 3.3% in the spring, the government reported Wednesday in the final revision to second-quarter gross domestic product.
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U.S. consumers fed a pick-up in U.S.  economic growth in the third quarter but a sentiment survey for  this month showed oil prices were dampening their spirits,  government and private-sector data showed on Friday.
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The U.S. economy grew at a stronger pace than expected in the final quarter of 2006 without raising inflation pressures, government data showed on Wednesday, as robust consumer spending more than offset the biggest slump in housing in 15 years.
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Now that the second quarter&#39;s soft patch in the US economy has been revised up to show growth of 3.3 percent, economists are turning their attention to the post-soft patch, or regaining traction, period.
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Spending by US consumers rose in November, suggesting shoppers will continue to boost economic growth this quarter. The 0.2 percent gain in personal expenditures on goods and services
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The U.S. economy is showing signs of  faster growth, according to reports released on Monday on the  Midwestern and New York City economies and U.S. personal  income.
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The US economy grew more quickly than previously thought in the three months to June, official figures suggest.
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US consumers delivered good news to the economy on Thursday, as data for July showed spending on goods and services was growing more quickly than at any time this year.