The US is set to be the only Group of Seven nation to see economic growth accelerate this year as Trump's tax cuts kick in
There are many reasons for slow productivity growth, not least a decade of low investment in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis
Economists see a modest boost to growth from efforts by President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans
Donald Trump's administration aims to boost annual growth to 3%, mainly through sweeping tax cuts
GDP increased at 2.6% annual rate in the April-June period
Gross domestic product increased at a 0.7% annual rate
GDP increased at a 2.1% annualised rate instead of the previously reported 1.9% pace
However, steady consumer spending and rising business investment suggests economy would expand