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From the following table it is to be identified in what years the economy suffered from a recession and to provide explanation.

Year Nominal GDP ($ billions per year) Price Index (Base year 2009 =100) Real GDP ($ billion per year, in constant 2009 $)
2005 13095.4 91.99050 14235.6
2006 13857.9 94.81841 14615.2
2007 14480.3 97.33478 14876.8
2008 14720.3 99.23619 14833.6
2009 14417.9 100 14417.9
2010 14958.3 101.21047 14779.4
2011 15533.8 103.19816 15052.4
2012 16244.6 105.00236 15470.7
2013 16799.7 106.58829 15761.3
2014 17538.9 108.24744 16202.6
2015 18210.6 109.22537 16672.5

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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