Voice of America: US Economy Grows Faster Than First Thought Aug 29th 2012, 15:12 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | US Economy Grows Faster Than First Thought Aug 29th 2012, 14:45 The U.S. economy grew faster than first thought in April, May, and June, while the housing market showed some gains in July. Commerce Department experts say the U.S. economy expanded at a 1.7 percent annual rate in the second quarter, which is two-tenths of a percent better than first estimated. Economists said the Gross Domestic Product will have to expand at a rate faster than 2 percent to cut the U.S. unemployment rate, which is above 8 percent. The GDP measures all the goods and ... | | |  | |
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