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Since the Great Recession ended in 2009, has the real growth of the U.S. economy (i.e., inflation-adjusted gross domestic product) been faster or slower than in 1930-2009?

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Since 2010, the U.S. economy has grown at an average annual rate of 2.10%. This is 39% lower than the average from 1930-2009 (3.45%), a period that includes both the Great Depression and Great Recession.

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