The US economy is likely to grow at its fastest pace in nearly two years in the third quarter, ignoring dire warnings of a recession, as higher wages from a tight labor market helped to power consumer spending.
美國經濟可能在第三季度以近兩年來最快的速度增長，這無視衰退的嚴重警告，因爲勞動力市場緊張導致的工資上漲推動了消費者支出。
US GDP rose at a 4.9% annualized pace in the third quarter, up from an unrevised 2.1% pace in the second quarter, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Economists surveyed had been looking for a 4.3% acceleration.
美國商務部週四報告稱，美國第三季度國內生產總值年化增長4.9％，高於第二季度未經修正的2.1％。接受調查的經濟學家一直希望加速 4.3%。