Economic recovery is the weakest since WWII

Source: Washington Examiner | July 5, 2016 | Joseph Lawler

Now officially in its seventh year, the economic recovery is the weakest of all the post-World War II recoveries.

Since the recession ended in June 2009, the growth in the real gross domestic product has averaged 2 percent, versus an average of 4.3 percent over the previous 10 economic expansions, as noted by a new Congressional Research Service report.

The U.S. has done a lot better in other measures since the end of the recession amid the continued fallout of the financial crisis. The unemployment rate, for instance, has fallen from 9.4 percent to 4.7 percent.

Furthermore, the U.S. has gone a long time without a recession. The current expansion is the fourth longest since the 1850s, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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