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U.S. Falls Far Short Of Second-Quarter GDP Growth Projections

Ben Zeisloft
U.S. Falls Far Short Of Second-Quarter GDP Growth Projections
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The American economy missed second-quarter GDP growth projections by a significant margin.

According to data released by the Department of Commerce on Thursday, the annualized GDP growth rate rose to 6.5% between April and June of this year. Although improving from 6.3% in the first quarter of 2021, the metric fell short of the 8.4% Dow Jones estimate.

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