US GDP figures show 2.4% growth despite wary consumers

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The US economy grew 2.4% during the second quarter, according to figures published by the US government.

This is the fourth straight quarter of growth as the economy digs itself out of its longest and deepest recession since the Great Depression.

Caroline Hepker reports from New York.

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