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New data helps solves U.S. economic growth puzzle

Data: Bureau of Economic Analysis; Note: In 2012 chained dollars; Chart: Axios Visuals

A big economic mystery has been the unprecedented divergence between two growth yardsticks that, historically, have been more aligned.

Driving the news: Revised figures published Thursday bring the measures more in step, and partly solve the mystery. But the result isn't especially reassuring: Depending on your preferred metric, economic growth was weaker than previously thought.

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