29 Mart 2012 Perşembe

Fourth-quarter GDP growth unrevised at 3%, below expectations

WASHINGTON -- US real gross domestic product (GDP) for the fourth quarter rose at a three percent annualized rate, unrevised from the earlier estimate, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected growth to be revised up to a 3.2 percent rate.

A downward revision to exports was offset by stronger business investment in software.

Consumer spending rose 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter, unrevised from prior estimates.

A key measure of inflation, the core personal consumption index, which excludes food and energy prices, increased 1.3 percent, also unrevised from prior estimates.

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