The pace of growth in the nation's
economy over the second quarter of 2017 was stronger than originally believed.
Not exact matches
For example, if the
second quarter GDP is up 3, percent this means that the
economy has grown by 3 percent
over the first
quarter.
The world's
second - largest
economy grew 6.7 percent year
over year during the July - September
quarter, unchanged from the previous three months, government data showed earlier this month.
Despite seeing its sovereign bond yields fall
over the past 2 months — thank you ECB LTRO program — Italy's
economy saw its
second straight
quarter of GDP decline in 4Q 2011.
As the third
quarter ended, there were some encouraging signs the US
economy remained on course to deliver a better showing
over the
second half of 2016, after the sub-trend growth seen since late 2015.
Britain's
economy shrank by an unexpectedly bad 0.7 % in 2012's
second quarter, making this the worst double - dip recession in
over half a century.
The U.S.
economy accelerated in the
second quarter as consumers ramped up spending and businesses invested more on equipment, but persistent sluggish wage gains cast a dark shadow
over the growth outlook.