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25 <br /> Figure 1. Quarterly Growth Rates (%) in Real GDP, North Carolina and the U.S, 2006- <br /> 2015. <br /> 2 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 <br /> ci N co c-I M c-I N c-I M ,: tti <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 />