Growth in real GDP has averaged only 2.25 percent per year since 2009; about 1 percent less than the average rate seen over the 25 years preceding the great recession.
KEITH J. ROTHFUS: “Growth in real GDP has averaged only 2.25 percent per year since 2009; about 1 percent less than the average rate seen…”
Editor's note · Context
Rothfus compares current GDP growth to historical rates post-Reagan recovery.
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