AdvertisementEconomy Ended 2013 With Growth Still Strong, Data SuggestJanuary 30, 2014Mark MemmottfacebookEmailFedEx employees sorted through mounds of packages in December at one of the company's facilities in Miami. Consumer spending helped fuel the economy in the third quarter. Gross domestic product grew at a 3.2 percent annual rate (a figure that adjusts for holiday spending to show the "real" growth). (Getty Images)