Robert Hughes

Third-Quarter Real GDP Rises 3.2 Percent; Profits Hit a Record

Revised estimates show real GDP grew at a 3.2 percent pace in the third quarter while U.S. corporate profits rose to a new record high and core consumer price increases decelerated. Overall, today’s data suggest an economic environment with solid growth and slow price increases that is likely to continue well into 2018.

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