US growth rate surges to 4.1 percent

WASHINGTON - The nation's economic growth surged this spring to top 4 percent for the first time in nearly four years, but analysts have some advice: Enjoy it while you can.

The U.S. economy probably won't do that again for a while.

Although President Donald Trump promised that the "amazing" second-quarter figure "isn't a one-time shot," an unusual combination of factors from April through June led to the strong 4.1 percent annual growth rate reported Friday by the Commerce Department.

Stimulus from the large Republican tax cuts that took effect Jan. 1 finally filtered into the economy, leading consumers to spend at a quarterly pace that hadn't been seen since 2014.

On top of that, exports of U.S. goods grew at a stunning