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U.S. Economy Expands Just 0.7 Percent In First Quarter

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The Commerce Department released its first-quarter estimate of the gross domestic product on Friday. It shows the economy grew at a rate of just 0.7 percent in the first quarter, the weakest quarterly performance in three years.

Here & Now’s Robin Young looks at the numbers with Michael Regan (@Reganonymous) of Bloomberg News.

This segment aired on April 28, 2017.

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