The US economy expanded more than previously estimated in the second quarter – the second time in a row that has happened. <br /><br /> GDP rose at an annual rate of 3.9 percent between April and June; 0.2 percent more than the 3.7 percent the Commerce Department estimated last month.<br /><br /> Revised data on construction helped push the figure up.<br /><br /> It was fueled by higher consumer spending – mainly on services like healthcare and transport – which accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity. <br /><br /> The figures support the case that the US may be strong enough to withstand an increase in interest rates.<br /><br /> Last week the US Federal Reserve held off from hiking rates but chair Janet Yellen kept the door open on a rise this year.
