The United States economy grew at a robust 6.6 per cent annual rate last quarter, slightly faster than previously estimated, the government said on Thursday in a report that pointed to a sustained consumer-led rebound from the pandemic recession.

But worries are growing that the delta variant of the coronavirus is beginning to cause a slowdown.

Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department estimated that the nation’s gross domestic product – its total output of goods and services – accelerated slightly in the April-June quarter from the 6.5 per cent it had reported last month. The economy’s expansion last quarter followed a solid 6.3 per cent annual growth rate in the January-March quarter.

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