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US GDP growth revised down to 2.8%

By Alan Rappeport in New York

Published: November 24 2009 14:03 | Last updated: November 24 2009 16:27

The US economy grew less than previously thought in the third quarter, while home prices and consumer confidence crept higher, signalling a slow but steady emergence from the recession.

US gross domestic product grew at an adjusted annual rate of 2.8 per cent, the commerce department said on Tuesday, down from a previously estimated expansion of 3.5 per cent, but still breaking a dire stretch of four straight quarters of contraction.

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