Year: 2003
Rate: Decreases to 1 percent
The details: Following two years when 2 million people lose their jobs, the manufacturing, construction and technology sectors are leading an economic recovery. The Fed cuts the federal funds rate to 1 percent in June, and growth accelerates during the second half of the year at the fastest pace in nearly two decades.
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