The United States economy grew by less than previously estimated in the first quarter of the year.
The Commerce Department said gross domestic product - which measures annual economic output - grew at an annualised pace of 1.8%, down from an earlier estimate of a 2.4% rise.
The BBC reports weak business investment, a slowdown in consumer spending and falling exports led to the downward revision.
In the final quarter of 2012, the annualised growth rate was 0.4%.
A breakdown showed that consumer spending, which accounts for three-quarters of US GDP, grew at a weaker pace of 2.6%, rather than the previously estimated 3.4%.
Exports, which were previously reported as having risen, actually shrank by 1.1%, due to the weak global economy. Imports also contracted by 0.4%.
