WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe the U.S. economy's strength this winter wasn't just weather-related after all.
Home construction is near a three-year high. And factory output has risen in three of the year's first four months.
The data released Wednesday suggest growth in the April-June quarter is off to a good start, helped by falling gas prices and solid hiring gains. Fears of a spring slump are easing.
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