The U.S. economy to 2008: a decade of continued growth (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, Nov. 1999

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November 1999, Vol. 122, No. 11

The U.S. economy to 2008: a decade of continued growth

Norman C. Saunders and Betty W. Su
Economists, Office of Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Note: projections for 1998-2008 have been superseded by projections for 2000-10

Moderate growth, strong foreign markets, a healthy domestic economy, and improving productivity characterize the outlook for the coming decade.

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