But growth is expected to be slower the rest of the year
Modest increase follows March's strong results
Debt and income grew at similar rates
Economic trends indicate there could be additional causes for concern
Employers added just 75,000 jobs during the month
Unemployment rate hit record low at 5.4%
Gain was more than double the productivity growth in Q4 2018
Exports and imports both fell 2.2%
Economists were expecting a deficit of $2.8 billion
The data don't support a pending U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut