US consumer spending growth slowed in March after a strong February, even as personal income growth picked up pace, government data showed Monday. Consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of US economic activity, rose 0.3 percent in March, the Commerce Department reported. That undershot the average analyst estimate…
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