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Change* in GDP growth in U.S. recessions

12345
12345 United States

Latin America

1234567
1234567
1234567
1234567 Emerging Asia

Other industrialised countries

2
+

123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
4 123
123
123
123
123
123
6 123
0

12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345

1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234

1974-75

1234
1234
1234

123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123

1980

1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234

1982

123
123
123
123
123
123
123

1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234

12345
12345

1991

1234
1234
1234
1234
1234
1234

2001

Source: IMF

*Percentage points

Few See China Replacing U.S. as

Dominant Power in the New Future
Will happen in...

Will not

10 yrs
%

20 yrs
%

50 yrs
%

replace
%

DK*
%

India

32

24

24

12

U.S.

11

22

10

47

Russia

10

17

13

45

15

Japan

19

13

59

China

13

20

34

29

Source: Pew Research Centre

26 March 2008

*Dont Know