Economic data up, but weather stalling recovery

A slew of economic data released yesterday pointed to a recovery that is still struggling to take off, experts said.

"The numbers we had today show a continuation of a recovery, although it's subpar and it's anemic," said Christine Armstrong, senior vice president at Morgan Stanley.

The Commerce Department said the economy grew at 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, revised down from its previous estimate of 3.2 percent. Also yesterday, the National Association of Realtors said its pending home sales index inched up 0.1 to 95 last month, while the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index rose to 81.6 in February, up 0.4 from January.

"We continue to be in an environment of recovery and modest growth," said James Abate, chief investment officer at Centre Asset Management.

Many economists have blamed subpar economic data on poor weather across the country, and say the GPD will temporarily dip because of the cold and snow.

"Due to Mother Nature, quarter one is not going to be anything worth writing home about," said Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, in a research note. "The rebound ... and all of that pent-up demand won't show up until the second quarter.

Earlier this week, Eric Rosengren, president of the Boston Federal Reserve, said data have been difficult to interpret because of the weather.

Herald wire services contributed to this report.

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