The US economy expanded at a solid 1.6% qoq annualized rate (or 0.4% non-annualized) in 1Q24. This is a slowdown from the rapid growth of 3.4% in 4Q23 and 4.9% in 3Q23, but only slightly below trend growth of around 2%. The details were stronger than the headline, since GDP growth in 1Q24 was dragged down by the volatile components, with net exports and inventories subtracting a combined 1.2pp from GDP growth. Excluding these volatile components, GDP growth would have been a strong 2.8%.