Our latest calculations indicate that fourth-quarter GDP growth was as much as 3.5%. (We have raised our estimate from 3.0% on the back of the release of December's retail sales figures and November's business inventory numbers.) Moreover, we estimate that the growth rate of final sales to domestic purchasers was 2.8%, which would be the strongest showing in two years.
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