USA Today tells us that the economy grew at a "torrid 3.5% rate." In the four quarters following the 1974-75 recession the economy grew at a 6.2 percent annual rate. In the four quarters following the 1981-82 recession the economy grew at a 7.5 percent annual rate.
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