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Weak consumer spending seen restraining U.S. growth in first quarter
The U.S. economy likely slowed in the first quarter as growth in consumer spending braked sharply, but the setback is expected to be temporary against the backdrop of a tightening labor market and large fiscal stimulus. Gross domestic product probably increased at a 2.0 percent annual rate, according to a Reuters survey of economists, also held back by a moderation in business spending on equipment as well as a widening of the trade deficit and decline in investment in homebuilding. Those factors likely offset an increase in inventories. The economy grew at a 2.9 percent pace in the fourth quarter. The government ... (full story)
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