Growth in Services Slackened in February
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February was the 47th consecutive month of business activity growth, according to a trade group, but the pace of expansion has slowed.
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There was a sharp slowdown in mortgage lending last month, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
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US business productivity grew more slowly in the third-quarter than first thought, a government report showed on Tuesday, with other economic indicators also painting a mixed picture for growth.
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Economic growth clocked in at a 2.6 percent pace in the spring, even slower than previously thought.
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U.S. businesses likely took on a  moderate amount of new hires in February even as the economy  started showing some more signs of weakness, economists say.
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WASHINGTON : The vast US services sector grew at a slower pace in September as hurricanes and high energy prices inflicted pain, a survey showed.
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Most parts of the country saw modest economic growth in the past month, although there were pockets of sluggishness as businesses continued to cope with fallout from the troubled housing and automotive industries.
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The nation's manufacturing sector expanded in February, reversing the prior month's contraction, a trade group said Thursday.
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Retail sales rose a less-than-expected 0.1 percent in February despite firm automotive sales as building materials and general merchandise sales slumped, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
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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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Business & money: But building society produces evidence that upward trend is slowing.
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Growth in the vast U.S. services  sector slowed in August although managers seemed more willing  to hire new workers, according to an industry survey published  on Friday.
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U.S. private employers likely added 57,000 new jobs in February, about half of what economists had expected, according to a report released on Wednesday, indicating weakness in the labor market and a slowing economy.
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The coldest February since 1979 caused U.S. retailers' sales to grow at the slowest pace in three months as consumers delayed buying spring merchandise.
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Growth in industrial output nearly stalled last month as production cuts at mines and utilities almost outweighed a strong performance at factories, a report from the Federal Reserve showed on Wednesday.
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U.S. retail sales rose a sluggish  0.1 percent in February amid unusually cold weather and despite  firm auto sales, government data showed on Tuesday, raising  expectations of an interest rate cut later this year.
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U.S. private employers likely added  57,000 new jobs in February, about half of what economists had  expected, according to a report released on Wednesday,  indicating weakness in the labor market and a slowing economy.