The US economy grew at a 0.9% annual pace in the first quarter of the year, the US government said in its first revision of the three month period's GDP.
The US Commerce Department hiked its first quarter GDP estimate higher compared with an initial reading that reflected growth of 0.6%.
Most economists had predicted that the government would revise its tally to show economic momentum ticking along at 0.9%.
The higher revision to growth is likely to bolster the position of some analysts who believe the world's largest economy will avoid a recession amid a persistent housing slump, a related credit crunch and soaring world oil prices.
