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Williams told reporters in Singapore that the weak economic
growth in the first quarter was an "anomaly" affected by factors
such as the weather.
The U.S. economy should grow about 2 percent and unemployment
should drift down below 5 percent this year, Williams said, but
cautioned that more economic data needs to be collected before a
decision on interest rates is made.
Williams is a voter this year on the Fed's policy panel and his
views are seen as closely aligned with Chair Janet Yellen.
He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a symposium on
Asian banking and finance co-hosted by the Monetary Authority of
Singapore and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
He said earlier in the day that the central bank is likely to
start raising interest rates later this year, and will move them
to more normal levels over the next few years.
(Reporting by Kitano Mayasuki and Saeed Azhar; Editing by Kim
Coghill)
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