How fast is the U.S. economy growing?

Most estimates say that, for the first quarter, growth is in the region of about 2.6%. But the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model says that first-quarter growth may be an eye-popping 5.4%.

Growth that fast would be the strongest since the third quarter of 2003. The U.S. did grow 5.2% in the third quarter of 2014.