The 2001 recession interrupted the longest expansion in post-war history.
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The longest expansion in the post-war period was 120 months, from March 1991 to March 2001.
The other two--the economy is at the end of a decade-long expansion and the post-Olympic letdown is making itself felt--will help ensure that this will be a long and deep downturn.
And it is possible that this will mean the expansion dies a conventional post-war death after all.
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The post-war expansion of university science was based on the assumption that to invest in knowledge was to invest in growth.
And with unemployment at record lows and the economy enjoying its longest post-war expansion, poverty and labour rights are not the hot issues they once were.
International expansion could drag on profits post-2012.
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This expansion bears scant resemblance to its post-war predecessors, and it has flouted several economic laws.
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More than 70% of all products are still created in the U.S. and even with expansion into Asia, more than 60% of products sold overseas are manufactured domestically and shipped post-production.
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Defence officials told the Washington Post, which first reported the staff increase, that the Pentagon had approved an expansion to 4, 900 troops and civilians.
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