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US economy contracts at 0.3% rate in Q1, first pullback in three years

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US economy contracted for the first time in three years to start 2025 .

The Bureau of Economic Analysis's advance estimate of first quarter US gross domestic product (GDP) showed economic growth contracted at an annualized rate of 0.3% during the year's first three months .

The decline was driven by a large surge in imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP.

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English

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