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Economic Commentary

What Happened to the Inventory Overhang?

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During the first half of 1997, real output in the U.S. economy expanded at a robust 4.3 percent annual rate. Despite such good news, many observers voiced concern about one characteristic of this growth: It was accompanied by the largest six-month increase in business inventories in 13 years.

03.15.1998ISSN 2163-3738 EC 3/15/1998

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Fitzgerald, Terry J., and Jennifer K. Ransom. 1998. “What Happened to the Inventory Overhang?” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 3/15/1998.

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