KCSM Newsline January 28, 2017
Wages, but the pace was slower than market expectations. Consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 of gdp, rose 2. 5 . Corporate investment on equipment was also up 2. 4 and Housing Construction gained 10. 2 . But exports shrank 4. 3 . Its first contraction in three quarters. For the 2016 calendar year, the economy grew 1. 6 . Thats down from 2. 6 in 2015. President donald trump says his administration will try to achieve 4 annual growth through infrastructure spending. Russian president Vladimir Putin and u. S. President trump are expected to hold their first talks by telephone on saturd...