
US economy grew at weak 1.1% rate in Q1 in sign of slowdown
But consumer spending, which accounts for about 70% of U.S. economic activity, remained resilient, growing at a 3.7% annual pace, the fastest such rate in nearly two years. Spending on goods, in particular, was solid: It rose at its fastest pace since the second quarter of 2021. Economists had been expecting overall GDP to grow…