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<p>A man fuels his car at a Chevron gas station in Miami on Tuesday. The economy slowed in the first six months of 2011 to its weakest pace since the recession ended. High gas prices and scant income gains forced Americans to sharply pull back on spending.</p>

<p>A man fuels his car at a Chevron gas station in Miami on Tuesday. The economy slowed in the first six months of 2011 to its weakest pace since the recession ended. High gas prices and scant income gains forced Americans to sharply pull back on spending.</p>

July 31, 2011

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Putting on the brakes
July 31, 2011 9 p.m.

Putting on the brakes

Economy slowed sharply in first half of year

WASHINGTON - The economy expanded at a meager 1.3 percent annual rate in the spring after scarcely growing at all in the first three months of the year, the Commerce Department said Friday.