Corporate profits helped drive growth, skyrocketing by more than $166 billion, up from a $6.8 billion increase during the previous quarter.

El tirón del consumo anima la actividad, que avanza un 4,3% interanual. La publicación de los datos se ha retrasado por el cierre parcial de la Administración

Corporate profits helped drive growth, skyrocketing by more than $166 billion, up from a $6.8 billion increase during the previous quarter.

The surprisingly strong growth ‘reflected increases in consumer spending, exports and government spending’, according to officials. Key US politics stories from Tuesday 23 December