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Mass. economic growth slows, projected to go negative

Mass. economic growth slows, projected to go negative

Most of the state's leading indicators are trending downward

By Michael P. Norton Economy 0 Comments May 22, 2023

STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MASSACHUSETTS SQUEAKED OUT a smidgen of economic growth in the first quarter of 2023, slowing substantially from its late 2022 growth rate, and analysts are predicting GDP declines in the second and third quarters. Gross domestic product here rose at a 0.1 percent annualized rate in the first quarter, after rising(...)

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