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Government revises 4th quarter GDP up slightly to 4.3%

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4.3% in the final three months of 2020, slightly faster than previously estimated, as recovery expectations for 2021 rise along with vaccinations as the U.S.

unleashes nearly $2 trillion in government support. GDP in the October-December quarter rose from an estimate last month of an 4.1% rate.

The upward revision reflected stronger inventory restocking by businesses. For the whole year, the GDP shrank by 3.5%, the largest annual decline since a plunge of 11.6% in 1946 when the U.S.

demobilized after World War II. The 3.5% drop was unchanged from the previous report. Economists are looking for a huge rebound this year, helped by government support packages including a $1.9 trillion

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