WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)
The U.S. economy expanded at a 1.9% annual rate in
the first quarter, slower than the 2.2% gain estimated a month ago, the Commerce
Department reported Thursday
The revisions to real gross domestic product were
largely due to lower inventory building and trade Economists were predicting a
revision to about 1.8% rate
The economy expanded at a 3.0% rate in the fourth
quarter
Consumer spending rose 2.7% in the first quarter, down from the prior
estimate of a 2.9% gain
A key measure of inflation, the personal consumption
expenditure price index, rose a revised 2.5%, compared with the initial estimate
of a 2.4% gain
Corporate profits before-tax rose 13.2% in the quarter, up from
a 0.4% decline in the fourth quarter
Over the past year, corporate profits were
up 14.9%
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