Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.9 percent in the third quarter of 2023, this according to an advanced estimate by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This is the most since the last quarter of 2021, above market forecasts of 4.3% and the previous print of a 2.1% expansion in Q2.
Consumer spending rose 4%, the most since Q4 2021 (vs 0.8% in Q2 2023), led by consumption of housing and utilities, health care, financial services and insurance, food services and accommodations and nondurable goods (led by prescription drugs) as well as recreational goods and vehicles.
