(Reuters) - The median forecast is for fourth quarter gross domestic product
to quicken to an annual rate of 4.6 percent from 2.2 percent in the third
quarter. Forecasts range from a growth pace of 3.5 to 7.5 percent.
The median forecast for final sales of domestic product -- GDP minus change
in private inventories -- is for a rise to 1.6 percent from a 1.5 percent
increase in the third quarter.
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Economic growth in the fourth quarter likely accelerated to an annual rate
of 4.6 p
