=== Growth of the gross national product (GNP) of the United States ===
=== Growth of the gross national product (GNP) of the United States ===
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[[File:USA GNP growth from january 1947 to January 2023.jpg|1250px|thumbnail|center|Chart of the growth of U.S. GNP from January 1947 to January 2023. ]]
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[[File:USA GNP growth from january 1947 to January 2023.jpg|1250px|thumbnail|center|Chart of the growth of U.S. GNP from January 1947 to January 2023 measured in [[fiat dollars]]. ]]
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The US GNP has shown fairly consistent growth measured in fiat dollars largely as a result of it break with the [[gold standard]] and its embrace of [[Keynsian economics]], government [[deficit spending]], a high [[national debt]] and persistent [[inflation]].