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24 <br /> Figure 1. Quarterly Growth Rates (%) in Real GDP, North Carolina and the U.S, 2006- <br /> 2015. <br /> 3 <br /> 2 <br /> 1 <br /> 0 <br /> N m N m 1 N m m N m N m N CO, N m y N m <br /> Li) lD LD lD N- n n n 00 00 00 00 Dl Ql 61 O O O O �--1 c-I i-1 N N N N CO m m m Lfl <br /> O O O O O O O O • O • O O <br /> -1 <br /> -2 <br /> -3 <br /> NC US Poly.(NC) Poly. (US) <br /> Quarterly values at annual rates. Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce <br /> more volatile than in the nation. This can be seen with the smoothed growth rate patterns <br /> (dotted lines) in Figure 1. North Carolina had higher growth rates prior to the recession (before <br /> 11 <br />