(Reuters) - PARIS, May 16 - The U.S. economy could still meet the Bush administration's forecast for 2.7 percent growth this year despite a weak performance in the first quarter, White House economic adviser Edward Lazear said on Wednesday.
Weaker exports and a steady slide in spending on homebuilding helped slow U.S. growth to an annual rate of just 1.3 percent in the first quarter, its softest pace in four years.
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