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Length of Economic Expansion and U.S. GDP Growth The current business cycle is the longest and weakest expansion. Image: Barclays Research

S&P 500 Total Return Change During Economic Expansions The current business cycle is the longest and weakest expansion. The next downturn could hit the U.S. stock market much harder than the economy. Image: Irrelevant Investor LLC

The Length of U.S. Economic Expansions and Recessions This chart puts into perspective the current business cycle, which could last longer. Image: Legg Mason

U.S. Economic Expansions The current business cycle is the longest expansion, but it’s also the weakest. Image: The Wall Street Journal

The Longest Economic Expansion in American History The U.S. GDP has grown for 121 consecutive months since the Great Recession. This is officially the longest U.S. economic expansion in history.  You may also like “Strength of Economic Expansions.” Image: CNBC

Longest Economic Expansion in U.S. History Since the Great Recession, the U.S. economy has grown for 121 consecutive months. This is the longest economic expansion in American history. You may also like “Strength of Economic Expansions.” Image: Ryan Detrick, LPL Financial LLC

Economic Expansions Don’t Die of Old Age Today, the current economic cycle is the longest expansion. Image: Oxford Economics

Strength of Economic Expansions The current business cycle is the longest expansion, but it’s also the weakest. Picture Source: ClearBridge Investments

Weaker Wage Growth in the Current Expansion Interesting chart showing that wage growth is much weaker than it was in the late 1990s. Image: Economic Policy Institute

U.S. Expansions and Recessions Recessions are usually painful, but expansions have been powerful. The average expansion is 67 months and the average recession is 11 months, since 1950. You may also like “Economic Impact of U.S. Recessions.” Image: Oxford Economics