commerce: Don't believe the polls': Donald Trump supporters back him against the odds Read more The US commerce department on Friday reported that gross domestic product increased by 2.9% in the third quarter, up from 1.4% in the second quarter and higher than economists' expectations of a 2.5% expansion, according to The Guardian. The figures, the strongest since the third quarter of 2014, are the last official health check on the US economy before the election on 8 November. The news represented a blow to Donald Trump hopes of winning the White House. US gross domestic product Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has highlighted the weakness of the economy and attacked his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton failed economic agenda . In the final presidential debate last week, Trump said GDP was hovering about 1% and falling. Decades of strong economic growth and global leadership have been replaced with low-paying jobs, global chaos and a national debt that has doubled under Obama-Clinton. He has promised that if elected on his mandate to make America great again , growth will exceed 3%. Despite growth coming in far ahead of that prediction, the Trump campaign said Friday figures were dismal . Growth hasn't risen above 3% for a full year in any of the Obama presidency, Dan Kowalski, Trump deputy policy director, said in a statement.
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