WASHINGTON, D.C.: The nation's business economists have grown much more optimistic about the US economy this year, with a majority predicting that increased vaccinations, stronger job gains and further government aid will accelerate growth to its fastest pace in nearly four decades.

A survey released Monday by the National Association for Business Economics found that its panel expects the economy to expand 6.5 percent this year. That would be the sharpest such increase since 1984, when the nation was also emerging from a deep recession.

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