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WASHINGTON Taven Bryan Color Rush Jersey , April 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. economic growth almost stalled in the first quarter this year, as slumping exports and private investment weighed on solid growth of personal consumption, renewing concerns that the economic recovery remained on a fragile footing.


U.S. real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 0.1 percent in the first quarter, sharply down from a growth of 2.6 percent in the previous quarter, the slowest pace since the fourth quarter of 2012 Blake Bortles Color Rush Jersey , the Commerce Department announced Wednesday.


The severe winter weather early this year has prompted economists to lower their growth forecast, but Wednesday's data was still much lower than expected.


Personal consumption rose 3 percent, slightly down from a growth of 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter last year.


Although personal consumption is the main engine of the U.S. economy as it accounts for about 70 percent of overall economic activity, a solid growth in the first quarter was counterbalanced by slumping private investment and exports.


Exports tumbled 7.6 percent after gaining 9.5 percent in the previous quarter. Exports of goods dwindled 12 percent, while that of services went up 3 percent. Imports fell 1.4 percent.


Private domestic investment fell 6.1 percent after increasing 2.5 percent in the proceeding period A.J. Bouye Color Rush Jersey , with non-residential investment down 5.7 percent and residential investment down 2.1 percent.


The negative impacts of government spending cut continued to wan in the first quarter, as government consumption expenditures and investment fell 0.5 percent, much smaller than a decrease of 5.2 percent in the previous quarter.


Federal government spending increased 0.7 percent, compared with a severe contraction of 12.8 percent in the previous quarter. State and local government spending fell 1.3 percent.


Even so, many economists believed the weak figure was distorted by the severely cold weather and the economy would rebound in the next months.


Paul Ashworth of Capital Economics estimated that growth in the second quarter would pick up to an annual rate of 3.5 percent before settling down to 3 percent for the year.


Mark Zandi Yannick Ngakoue Color Rush Jersey , chief economist at Moody's Analytics, believed the job market would improve across all industries after the harsh winter.


The economists' view was supported by a string of upbeat data released in March, with manufacturing activities, personal income and spending, and inventory building expanding at brisk pace.


But fundamental weakness remained Myles Jack Color Rush Jersey , as the real estate market softened although the harsh weather ended. Sales of existing home and new home grew less than expected in March, dragged by rising prices and higher mortgage rates.


Wednesday's data are expected to be considered by the Federal Reserve at its regular monetary policy meeting. The Fed had previously attributed the slowing economy to the bad weather.


Since the beginning of this year, the Fed has been reducing the amount of money it is pumping into the recovery by trimming the monthly bond purchase by 10 billion U.S. dollars a month. Wednesday's data could complicate its decision.


The Commerce Department said Wednesday's advance estimate was based on incomplete source and data. A revision will be released on May 29.


SOFIA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian government on Wednesday approved a draft intergovernmental agreement between Bulgaria and the United States to exchange passenger information in a bid to improve the fight against terrorism, an official statement said.


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The agreement will be implemented in accordance with the Agreement between the European Union and the U.S. on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Record data, signed in Brussels in 2011, the government agency said.


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NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar decreased against most major currencies on Thursday as investors weighed the possibility of an interest-rate hike this year given the country's soft economic growth in the third quarter.


U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded at an annual rate of 1.5 percent in the third quarter, down from the revised 3.9 percent increase in the second quarter while missing market expectations of 1.7 percent Black A. J. Cann Jersey , the Commerce Department said Thursday.


On a year-on-year basis, the economy increased 2 percent in the third quarter, which represents the slowest expansion since the first quarter of 2014.


According to the Department, the slower growth in the third quarter mainly reflected a downturn in private inventory investment and a slowdown in exports, consumptions and government spending.


The downbeat GDP data dampened market expectation for an interest-rate hike by year-end Black Dante Fowler Jr Jersey , which was ignited in the previous session by the hawkish Federal Reserve statement.


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