CHAPTER OVERVIEW

The US Economic Expansion since 2001. Table 1 presents selected economic indicators of the US economy. The US economic recovery after the recession in 2001 was very weak. Since 2001, the average annual growth rate has been only 2.4 percent, compared to 4 percent in the 1960s and 3.3 percent in the 1980s and 1990s. ................
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