The US economy, which slipped into recession in March, was shrinking at an annual rate of 1.1 per cent from July through September, the weakest showing in a decade.
The revised reading on Gross Domestic Product - the total output of goods and services produced within the United States - marked a much bigger drop than the 0.4 per cent rate of decline estimated a month ago, the US Commerce Department reported today.
Some analysts believe the current quarter will prove even weaker than the third quarter, forecasting economic output will fall at a rate of at least 1.5 per cent.
AP