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randomname2
on May 29, 2015
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U.S. GDP Shrank in Q1 2015
In Q1 2014 they they were absolutely horrific and we had one of the worst plunges ever if you look at the graph. It's not really a fair comparison.
sgnelson
on May 29, 2015
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It's quite fair, year over year is a very normal and usual way of measuring growth. (it helps in that it gets rid of seasonal variations for one, but this is a very minor reason to use it.)
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