U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said the growth data for the third quarter reported by the Commerce Department was "a good strong number" that points to a soft-landing for the U.S. economy.

"It's a good strong number and shows the economy is doing well," Yellen said in a televised interview with Bloomberg.

"What we have looks like a soft landing."

(Reporting By David Lawder; Writing by Dan Burns, Editing by Franklin Paul)