The normal pace of recessions is to have one dip per decade and one serious multi-year recession per generation.

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Since the 1950s the normal pace of recessions is to have one dip per decade and one serious multiyear recession per generation.

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While inventories are slightly higher than normal, he says the first-quarter sales dip was a matter of 1, 500 bikes--one day of sales.

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