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The 2020 Reverse-Radical Recession in Comparison to Past Recessions

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100

98

96

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92

90

Real GDP Indexed to 100 at Expansion Peak

88

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Quarters Since Expansion Peak

1949

1953-54 1990-91

1957-58

1960-61 2008-09

1970

1974-75

1981-82

2001

2020 Actual

2020 Forecast