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A revised reading on gross domestic product -- the broadest measure of the nation's output -- said the economy posted a 5.5 percent annualized decline from January through March. That was slightly better than the 5.7 percent estimate made a month ago. Economists generally think the economy is shrinking at a slower pace -- about 2 percent -- in the current quarter.