Horizontal axis shows the years ranging from 1980 to 2020 in increment of 10. The vertical axis shows GDP in trillions of dollars, ranging from 0 to 45 in increment of 5. The graph shows two sections. The red section labeled as “real GDP” starts at 5 trillion dollar sin 1980, rises steadily to 8 trillion in 1990, rises further to 11 trillion in 2000, rises to 13 trillion in 2010 and ends at 15 trillion dollars in 2016. The green section labeled as “nominal GDP” starts at 5 trillion in 1980, rises sharply to 14 trillion in 1990, rises further to 20 trillion in 2000, increases to 35 trillion in 2010 and ends at 43 trillion dollars in 2016.

Two small red balloons labeled as “real GDP” are displayed next to the graph. The smaller balloon refers to ...

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