First quarter 2018 GDP growth revised down to 2.0 percent in third and final estimate

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the first quarter of 2018 according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, down from 2.2 percent in the second estimate. The GDP estimate released today is based on more complete source data. In the fourth quarter, real GDP increased 2.9 percent.

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