The US economy expanded at an annualised rate of 3.4 per cent in the third quarter, topping Wall Street expectations, as the AI spending boom continued to fuel growth.
美国经济在第三季度以3.4%的年化增长率扩张，快于华尔街预期。人工智能(AI)领域的支出热潮继续推动经济增长。
The figure marked an acceleration from the 2.2 per cent rate of expansion in the second quarter and was ahead of the 3.2 per cent forecast in a Bloomberg poll of analysts.
这一增速较第二季度的2.2%有所加快，并高于接受彭博(Bloomberg)调查的分析师此前预测的3.2%。
Real final sales to private domestic purchasers — a closely watched metric that combines consumer spending and fixed private investment — rose 4.9 per cent in the third quarter, up from 4.6 per cent.
对国内私人买家的实际最终销售额（这一备受关注的指标结合消费者支出与私人固定投资）在第三季度增长4.9%，高于此前的4.6%。