GDP
growth falls short of expectations, but NAFCU expects solid growth over the next year
The Commerce Department Thursday released its first estimate of economic activity
for the second quarter of 2021, which showed the U.S. economy grew by 6.5 percent.
In a new NAFCU Macro Data Flash report, NAFCU’s Curt Long highlighted that "while
that is a solid number even under the circumstances, it did fall short of expectations."
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