Reuters reports on the latest bad economic news:
The economy grew less than expected in the second quarter as consumer spending barely rose amid higher gasoline prices, and growth braked sharply in the prior quarter, a government report showed on Friday.
Growth in gross domestic product — a measure of all goods and services produced within U.S. borders – rose at a 1.3 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said. First-quarter output was sharply revised down to a 0.4 percent pace from 1.9 percent.
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Economists had expected the economy to expand at a 1.8 percent rate in the second quarter.
The latest numbers are from the Commerce Department.
