US economic growth picks up

There was good news for the US economy on Thursday as predicted GDP for the second quarter this year increased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent. The "advance" estimate from the "Bureau of Economic Analysis":http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm also revised the first quarter figure from a slight decrease to a slight increase of 0.6 percent. The Bureau said the increase in the second quarter reflected positive contributions from personal consumption, exports, state and… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/30/us-economic-growth-picks-up euronews business brings you latest updates from the world of finance and economy, in-depth analysis, interviews, infographics and more Subscribe for daily dose of business news: http://bit.ly/1pcHCzj Made by euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe.