
Real US GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the first estimate, is 1.9% on an annualized basis, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the US Ministry of Trade. The data were worse than forecasts of analysts, who had expected GDP growth of 2.2%.
In the first quarter of 2016 US GDP growth in annual terms amounted 0.8%, in the second quarter - 1.4%, in the third - 3.5%.
Meanwile the real growth in US consumer spending growth in the fourth quarter slowed to 2.5% from 3% the previous quarter.
USD index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, is traded in the red below 100.40.
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