The economy grew at a 3.8% annual rate in the second quarter of this year, an upward revision of five-tenths of a percentage point, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday morning.

The report is the third and final estimate for last quarter’s GDP . The headline number can change during such revisions. The data show that the economy bounced back after a contraction in the first quarter.

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The growth in GDP in the second quarter, adjusted for inflation and seasonal variations, was stronger than most economists had expecte

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