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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1340095)	1/27/2022 12:40:56 PM
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Bounce Back for US Economy in 2021 Was a Major One Nation's GDP saw strongest calendar-year growth since the Reagan years By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Jan 27, 2022 8:31 AM CST newser.com (NEWSER) – The US economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan's presidency, bouncing back with resilience from 2020's brief but devastating coronavirus recession. The nation's gross domestic product—its total output of goods and services—expanded 5.7% in 2021. It was the strongest calendar-year growth since a 7.2% surge in 1984 after a previous recession, per the AP. The economy ended the year by growing at a solid 6.9% annual pace from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Squeezed by inflation and still gripped by COVID-19 caseloads, the economy is expected to keep expanding this year, though at a slower pace. Many economists have been downgrading their forecasts for the current January-March quarter, reflecting the impact of the omicron variant. For all of 2022, the International Monetary Fund has forecast that the nation's GDP growth will slow to 4% for 2022. Many US businesses, especially restaurants, bars, hotels, and entertainment venues, remain under pressure from omicron. Consumer spending, the primary driver of the economy, may be further held back this year by the loss of government aid to households, which nurtured activity in 2020 and 2021 but has mainly expired. What's more, the Federal Reserve made clear Wednesday it plans to raise interest rates multiple times this year to battle the hottest inflation in nearly four decades. Those rate increases will make borrowing more expensive and perhaps slow the economy in 2022. Arising from the 2020 pandemic recession, a healthy rebound had been expected for 2021. GDP had shrunk 3.4% in 2020, the steepest full-year drop since an 11.6% plunge in 1946, when the nation was demobilizing after World War II. The eruption of COVID in March 2020 had led authorities to order lockdowns and businesses to abruptly shut down or reduce hours. Employers slashed a staggering 22 million jobs. The economy sank into a deep recession. But super-low interest rates, huge infusions of government aid—including $1,400 checks to most households—and, eventually, the widespread rollout of vaccines revived the economy. Many consumers regained the confidence and financial wherewithal to go out and spend again. The resurgence in demand was so robust, in fact, that it caught businesses off guard.