President Barack Obama has welcomed the news that the US economy returned to growth between July and September.
Official figures showed the economy grew by 3.5% during the quarter, its first expansion in more than a year.
The growth was helped by a substantial government spending plan, including a scrappage scheme to boost car sales.
While Mr Obama called it "welcome news", he said the US was still a "long way" from recovering from the "deepest downturn since the Great Depression".
The return to growth of the world's largest economy also sent shares on Wall Street sharply higher. The main Dow Jones index closed up 200 points, or 2.1%, at 9,962.58.
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