Report: Mass. Economy Apparently Grew At Twice The National Rate

The Massachusetts economy appears to have grown at twice the national rate during the first three months of this year.

A report by the University of Massachusetts and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston finds the state economy expanded at an annualized rate of 4.5 percent. That follows a slowdown in the previous quarter.

The national economy grew by just over 2 percent.

Economists caution that the data is preliminary, but say there are several other indicators consistent with strong state growth.