Growth slows to 4-year low in first quarter

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




However, a key inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve, the personal consumption expenditures price index excluding volatile food and energy prices, showed price pressures were stronger than expected.


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