A Reuters survey of economists forecast GDP likely increased at a 2.1% annualized rate last quarter, which would match the January-March quarter’s pace. Trade could subtract as much as a full percentage point from GDP growth, economists estimated. Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, likely accelerated after abruptly slowing to a 0.5% growth pace in the first quarter. Still, the strength in both consumer and overall business spending was expected to have lifted domestic demand last quarter. No boost to government spending was expected from the war, with defense outlays expected to have been flat.