Growth slows to four-year low in first quarter
451158
The economy grew at a 0.7 percent annual pace in the first three months of this year, the weakest in more than four years but slightly better than previously estimated, data showed  on Thursday.
644294
Service industries in the United States grew last month at the slowest pace in almost four years, suggesting the economic slowdown may be spreading beyond housing and manufacturing.
408292
The economy grew at a 0.7 percent  annual pace in the first three months of this year, the weakest  in more than four years as businesses sold off inventories but  consumer spending remained strong, a Commerce Department report  on Thursday showed.
302180
The pace of growth in U.S. service  industries slowed in September and pricing power ebbed,  according to a report on Wednesday that showed a key service  sector index falling to its lowest since April 2003.
531492
A widely watched barometer of future economic activity edged lower in September for the fourth month in a row, suggesting a slowing in economic growth, a private research group reported Thursday.
456734
U.S. manufacturing growth slowed in  June, with employment weakening but the pace of new orders  picking up, according to a survey published on Monday.
761331
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.
615059
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.
769555
The U.S. economy will barely manage to  grow in the first quarter this year while inflation will remain  somewhat elevated, a quarterly survey issued by the  Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank showed on Tuesday.
585589
Strained by an ailing housing market and credit woes, the economy in 2007 will log its worst growth in five years and be somewhat sluggish next year, according to one forecast.
124616
The U.S. economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than first thought amid shrinking corporate profits and higher imports, the government said on Friday in a report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring.
547620
Business productivity growth was  revised down sharply in the fourth quarter to an annualized 1.6  percent pace, government data on Tuesday showed, suggesting  inflation pressures as labor costs soared.
115187
The number of Americans who may lose their homes because of late mortgage payments rose to a record in the first quarter, led by subprime borrowers pinched in an economy that grew at the slowest pace in four years.
605310
GDP rose by only 0.6 percent last quarter, the slowest rate in one year.
527126
The U.S. economy will grow slowly  during the first half of the year, but pick up strength as the  months pass, a survey of top forecasters showed on Saturday.
720608
The US economy weakened in the first quarter with a sluggish 0.6 percent growth pace, data showed Thursday, but many analysts said they see signs of a rebound ahead.
610673
The U.S. economy grew at a softer pace than first estimated in the final three months of last year as businesses slowed production to work off inventories and consumers spent less.