US economy grows 2.5% on buoyant consumer spending

The US economy grew by 2.5% in the first three months of the year, supported by the strongest consumer spending figures in two years. While the GDP figure was below market expectations for a 3% annualised growth rate, it was considerable better than the 0. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22307765#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa