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US real GDP growth by year, 1996–2025

Output shrank in only 2 of these 30 years: 2009 and 2020. The deepest fall was 2.6% in 2009; the fastest growth, 6.3%, came in 2021.

What does this axis measure?
What does this axis measure?
US real GDP growth by year, 1996–2025: 30 points, a bar chart.
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The data: 30 points
YearEconomic growth (% per year)
19963.8
19974.4
19984.5
19994.8
20004.1
20011
20021.7
20032.8
20043.8
20053.5
20062.8
20072
20080.1
2009−2.6
20102.7
20111.6
20122.3
20132.1
20142.5
20152.9
20161.8
20172.5
20183
20192.6
2020−2.1
20216.3
20222.4
20232.9
20243
20252.3
Source
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, series A191RL1A225NBEA, via FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
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Public domain: citation requested
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