Table 1. U.S. Economic Indicators for a Five Year Period GDP Growth Inflation Unemployment Year 1. 2.5 2.1 5.6 Year 2. 3.7 1.9 5.4 Year 3. 4.5 1.8 4.9 Year 4. 4.4 1.1 4.5 Year 5. 4.8 1.5 4.2 How would you characterize the state of the economy over this time period and especially in the final year shown? Assess the state of the economy based on the data for the GDP Growth indicator

Table 1. U.S. Economic Indicators for a Five Year Period GDP Growth Inflation Unemployment Year 1. 2.5 2.1 5.6 Year 2. 3.7 1.9 5.4 Year 3. 4.5 1.8 4.9 Year 4. 4.4 1.1 4.5 Year 5. 4.8 1.5 4.2 How would you characterize the state of the economy over this time period and especially in the final year shown? Assess the state of the economy based on the data for the GDP Growth indicator

Table 1. U.S. Economic Indicators for a Five Year Period
GDP Growth	Inflation	Unemployment
Year 1. 2.5	2.1	5.6
Year 2. 3.7	1.9	5.4
Year 3. 4.5	1.8	4.9
Year 4. 4.4	1.1	4.5
Year 5. 4.8	1.5	4.2


Assess the state of the economy based on the data for the GDP Growth indicator