The 2.3% annualised gain in fourth-quarter GDP was a little weaker than the consensus estimate at 2.6%, but expectations would have come down a little after the December advance economic indicators showed a big widening in the good trade deficit. Indeed, the outcome was broadly in line with our updated nowcast estimate, maintained by our data team.
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