Daily Reminder: GDP

It's now 3 1/2 years - 14 quarters - since the recession bottomed out. The last recession that was comparable in severity was 1981/82 during the Reagan administration. Check out how the growth in Gross Domestic Product compares:

Data source: BEA

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