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U.S. economy grew 2.3 percent annually in the last months of 2024, the outlook for 2025 is cloudier

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The outlook for 2025 is cloudier as President Donald Trump pursues trade wars, cutbacks in the federal workforce and mass deportations.

For all of last year , the economy grew 2.8 percent , compared with 2.9 percent in 2023 .

Consumer spending advanced at a 4.2 percent pace from October through December .

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83

Informative language

89

Neutral language

19

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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