US Consumers tap out July 27, 2018 5:35 pm by IWB US Consumers tap out We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us! Real GDP growth accelerated 1.9 percentage points between Q2 and Q1 (4.1% growth versus 2.2% growth). Most of that acceleration was due to consumption and exports. Nonresidential investment actually **decelerated**. Views: