WASHINGTON, D.C.: The US economy cranked back into middle gear during April and May after stalling in the first quarter of the year, the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book regional survey said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

Consumer spending played a big part in the rebound, it said, as did construction and tourism.

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