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1st LD: U.S. economy grows by 2.6 pct in Q4

Xinhua, January 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

The U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014, below market expectation, the U.S. Commerce Department said Friday.

The economy grew 5 percent in the third quarter and 4.6 percent in the second quarter after contracting in the first quarter of 2014. In whole 2014, the economy expanded 2.4 percent, compared with an increase of 2.2 percent in 2013.

The department said in a statement that the decelerated GDP growth in the fourth quarter primarily reflected an upturn in imports, a downturn in federal government spending and decelerations in nonresidential fixed investment. Endi