US GDP fourth-quarter final reading up 2.2%, as expected

Economic growth in the U.S. slowed in the final part of 2018, with GDP posting a gain of just 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter, according to a Commerce Department report Thursday.

The final reading for fourth-quarter GDP was in line with expectations of economists surveyed by Dow Jones. The reading was down from the previous estimate of 2.6 percent.

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