In the graph you've just explored, when did the most recent expansion begin? The most recent expansion began _____. A. At the trough in 2009 B. at the peak in 2007 C. in 2005 D. in 2008 when real GDP equaled potential GDP

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In the graph you've just explored, when did the most recent expansion begin? The most recent expansion began _____.

A. At the trough in 2009

B. at the peak in 2007

C. in 2005

D. in 2008 when real GDP equaled potential GDP

✔
A long, slow expansion
kept real GDP below
potential GDP for 10 years.
After 2018, the expansion
saw real GDP exceed
potential GDP.
In 2020, the COVID-19
pandemic brought the
sharpest recession
ever seen.
Reset
Real GDP (trillions of 2012 dollars)
19.5
18.5
17.5
16.5
15.5
14.5
Recession
Peak
Expansion
2005
2008
Trough
2011
Potential
GDP
2014
Real GDP
Expansion
Peak
COVID-19
recession
2017
2020
Year
>
Transcribed Image Text:✔ A long, slow expansion kept real GDP below potential GDP for 10 years. After 2018, the expansion saw real GDP exceed potential GDP. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the sharpest recession ever seen. Reset Real GDP (trillions of 2012 dollars) 19.5 18.5 17.5 16.5 15.5 14.5 Recession Peak Expansion 2005 2008 Trough 2011 Potential GDP 2014 Real GDP Expansion Peak COVID-19 recession 2017 2020 Year >
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