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Government Says Economy Continues To Recover: The Treasury department said, however, that unemployment remains unacceptably high. The department said economic growth in the first three quarters of the fiscal year ended June 30 reached 1.5%. It said major contributions to economic growth in the quarter ended March 31 were increased consumption, expansion in the housing market and a buildup in non-farm inventories.
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