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  2. List of economic expansions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Dates Duration (months) Annual Employment Growth [2] Annual GDP Growth [3] Description Oct 1945– Nov 1948 37 +5.2% +1.5%: As the United States demobilized from World War II, the decline in government spending caused a brief recession in 1945 and suppressed GDP growth for several years thereafter.

  3. Economic history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The 1860s were a period of growing protectionism in the United States, while the European free trade phase lasted from 1860 to 1892. The tariff average rate on imports of manufactured goods in 1875 was from 40% to 50% in the United States, against 9% to 12% in continental Europe at the height of free trade. [44]

  4. Economy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. public debt was $909 billion in 1980, an amount equal to 33% of America's gross domestic product (GDP); by 1990, that number had more than tripled to $3.2 trillion – 56% of GDP. [371] In 2001 the national debt was $5.7 trillion; however, the debt-to-GDP ratio remained at 1990 levels. [372]

  5. U.S. economic performance by presidential party - Wikipedia

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    Blinder and Watson estimated that the S&P 500 returned 8.4% annually on average under Democrats versus 2.7% under Republicans, a difference of 5.7% percentage points. This computation used the average value in last year of the president's term, minus the average value in last year of previous term. [1]

  6. List of countries by largest historical GDP - Wikipedia

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    The gross domestic product of India was estimated at 24.4% of the world's economy in 1500, 22.4% in 1600, 16% in 1820, and 12.1% in 1870. India's share of global GDP declined to less than 2% of global GDP by the time of its independence in 1947, and only rose gradually after the liberalization of its economy beginning in the 1990s.

  7. List of U.S. states and territories by economic growth rate

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    This is a list of U.S. states and territories by economic growth rate.This article includes a list of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited U.S. territories sorted by economic growth — the percentage change in real GDP for the third quarter of 2023 is listed (for the 50 states and District of Columbia), using the most recent data available from the U.S. Bureau of ...

  8. List of recessions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1826, England forbade the United States to trade with English colonies, and in 1827, the United States adopted a counter-prohibition. Trade declined, just as credit became tight for manufacturers in New England. [9] 1833–1834 recession 1833–1834 ~1 year ~4 years The United States' economy declined moderately in 1833–34.

  9. Government spending in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The US government's Bureau of Economic Analysis as of Q3 2023 estimates $10,007.7 billion in annual total government expenditure and $27,610.1 billion annual total GDP which is 36.2%. [ 1 ] This government total excludes spending by "government enterprises" which sell goods and services "to households and businesses in a market transaction."