U.S. economy expanding nicely before hurricane
8th Sep 2005, 01:09 GMT
WASHINGTON — U.S. factories were chugging, cash registers were busy and jobs were growing in the late summer — fresh proof that the economy was in fine fettle before Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, spreading death and destruction.
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