U.S. 4th-Qtr Economic Growth Slows, Inflation Up
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The U.S. economy grew at a weaker-than-expected 3.1 percent annual pace in the final quarter of 2004 year, its slowest since the beginning of 2003 as the country's trade performance deteriorated and inflation picked up, a government report on Friday showed.
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WASHINGTON -- The economy grew at a 2.9 percent annual rate in the spring _ better than first estimated but nowhere near the brisk pace logged in the winter, another sign of slowing business growth. Inflation marched higher.
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The U.S. economy is forecast to slow slightly next year, and inflation is expected to ease from this year's pace, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.
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The U.S. economy grew at a  weaker-than-expected 3.1 percent annual pace in the final  quarter last year, its slowest since the beginning of 2003 as  the country's trade performance deteriorated and inflation  picked up, a government report on Friday showed.
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A "whiff" of stagflation will  linger about the U.S. economy through next year as growth slows  and inflation holds at a level higher than the Federal Reserve  would like, according to the latest UCLA Anderson Forecast  report.
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Worker productivity grew at a slower than first estimated 1.0 percent annualized pace during the first quarter as the economy just inched ahead, driving up labor costs by 1.8 percent and backing fears inflation remains a concern, a government report on Wednesday showed.
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Treasuries recouped early losses on  Friday after data showed the U.S. economy grew less strongly  than expected last quarter while inflation slowed markedly.
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The U.S. economy grew at a faster   clip and inflation was slower than originally reported in the   second quarter, a government report said on Wednesday,   suggesting the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady.
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NEW YORK  - The U.S. economy is forecast to slow slightly next year, and inflation is expected to ease from this year's pace, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.
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The U.S. economy grew overall during  June through mid-July but some regions reported slowing  activity, and there were scattered reports of rising prices,  the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
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U.S. business productivity rose at just a 0.8 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, an unexpectedly slim advance that was the smallest in nearly four years, according to a government report on Thursday that could fan inflation fears.
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The pace of U.S. worker productivity  growth slowed at the end of 2004 and new claims for jobless aid  dipped last week, according to reports raising both job-growth  hopes and inflation concerns.
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The US economy grew at an annual rate of 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter, slower than the government first estimated, as companies stepped up efforts to curb inventories.
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U.S. consumer spending in June grew at  its slowest pace this year while a measure of inflation reached  its highest mark in nearly four years, a government report  released on Tuesday showed.
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U.S. Treasury debt slid for a second session on Tuesday as data showed the U.S. economy expanded at a slightly faster pace than first thought in the third quarter, though inflation remained subdued.
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Federal Reserve  policy-makers on Friday said inflation remained a risk to the  U.S. economy, even as data showing factory activity falling for  the first time in 3-1/2 years indicated growth was slowing.
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U.S. economic growth picked up in the fourth quarter, according to a government report Wednesday that showed an economy stronger than expected for the last three months of hte year.