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U.S. Q3 GDP growth revised lower

U.S. Q3 GDP growth revised lower (by Greg Robb)

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - U.S. real gross domestic product for the third quarter was revised to an increase of 1.8% annualized from the earlier estimate of a 2.0% rise, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected third-quarter growth to be unrevised at a 2.0% rate. The downward revision to third-quarter GDP was largely due to weaker consumer spending. A key measure of inflation was revised higher. The core personal consumption index, which excludes food and energy prices, increased 2.1% up from 2.0% reported earlier. Corporate profits before-tax were revised lower. Corporate profits before-tax increased 1.2% quarter-to-quarter, down from the 1.6% gain reported earlier.