Thursday, June 28, 2007

First-quarter growth weakest in 4 years

(Reuters) - It was the weakest quarterly expansion in gross domestic product, or GDP, since 2002. The slowdown came as businesses sold off inventories, though consumer spending remained strong.




However, the report's inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, showed price pressures were stronger than expected.


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