U.S. economic growth likely cooled in the first quarter, economists say, as supply disruptions, labor shortages and high inflation slowed the pace of the recovery.
Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal estimate that U.S. gross domestic product grew at a 1.0% annual rate in the first three months of the year, down from a 6.9% rate at the end of last year. That would mark the slowest rate since spring 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic and related shutdowns drove the U.S. economy into a deep—albeit short—recession.
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