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The U.S. economy grew by a rate of 3.2 percent in the first three months of 2019, according to initial data released Friday by the Commerce Department. The rise in real gross domestic product outpaced expectations and could tamp down fears of an impending recession. But lackluster consumer spending, and the fact that the growth was pushed higher by unsustainable investments in business inventory, have some economists saying GDP growth will likely dip later this year.Economists had predicted the federal government shutdown and bad winter weather would be a drag on first quarter growth, which many estimated would be around 2.3 percent.But the rise in business inventory investments,
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