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Despite Weak Growth, Americans Feel Content About State of the Economy

Despite Weak Growth, Americans Feel Content About State of the Economy
People walk along a shopping street in lower Manhattan in New York City on July 5, 2019. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—There’s a strong sense among Americans that the economy is strong. Despite a falloff of economic growth last year, Americans increasingly rate the U.S. economy as the best since the dot-com boom of the late 1990s.
The U.S. economy grew 2.3 percent in 2019, the weakest annual rate since Trump took office and far short of the 3 percent growth target set by the White House.
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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