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Chapter 21, Problem 10SPPA
To determine
NBER reported that the 2008 recession began before real GDP had fallen for two successive quarters.
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1. Key facts about economic fluctuations
The following graph approximates business cycles in the United States from the first quarter of 1955 to the third quarter of 1959. The vertical blue bar
coincides with periods of 6 or more months of declining real gross domestic product (real GDP).
REAL GDP (Billions of dollars)
2800
2700
2600
2500
2400
1955
1956
1957
YEAR
1958
1960
30
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GDP and the Measurement of
Progress _ Ask FRED
The accompanying graph depicts
quarterly Real GDP in the United
States. Real GDP is measured irn
billions of dollars.
ALFRED I
17,200
16,800
O 16,400
16,000
o 15,600
15,200
6 14,800
14,400
14,000
13,600
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
a. What was the highest level of real GDP prior to the last recession?
Enter your answer in billions of dollars and round your answer to one place after the decimal.
billion
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Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
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