The strong gain in retail sales in July, together with the upward revisions to May and June data support our forecast that third-quarter GDP growth will be between 2.5% and 3.0% annualised. With jobs growth showing few signs of slowing, we expect consumption growth to be a similar 2.5% to 3.0% annualised over the rest of the year.
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