Increased consumer spending in the US has uplifted its economy as it expanded at a surprising 3.8% from April through June, defying the stock market sell-off and trade uncertainties which were projected to weigh down the country's second-quarter growth.

The US gross domestic product (GDP) recovered in the spring from a 0.6% first-quarter drop caused by fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade wars. The Commerce Department said on Thursday that it had previously estimated second-quarter growth at 3.3%, and forecasters had expected a repeat of that figure, AP reported.

Key drivers of economic growth

The first-quarter GDP drop, which was the first economic retreat of the US economy in three years, was driven by a surge in imports as businesses rushed in to get foreign goods before n

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