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GrowthCoincident
Real GDP
Billions of chained 2017 dollars · quarterly · since 1947
3yr rolling correlation to S&P 500
+0.56
long-run avg: +0.50
FRED publishes the level, not growth. Year-over-year % growth is derived for display and correlation.
Shaded bands below mark these eras
Post-war boom (1947–1969)Stagflation (1973–1982)Volcker disinflation (1980–1982)The Great Moderation (1983–2000)Dot-com boom & bust (1995–2002)Housing bubble & Global Financial Crisis (2003–2009)Post-GFC recovery / QE era (2009–2015)Rate normalization (2015–2019)COVID crash & recovery (2020–2021)Inflation surge & hiking cycle (2021–2023)Current cycle (2024–present)
History vs. S&P 500 (indexed, start = 100)
Rolling correlation to S&P 500
Recalculated continuously using the trailing 3 years of data. Uses each series' year-over-year % change.
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Correlation by era
The same math, run separately within each historical era’s date range.
| Era | Correlation | Months of data |
|---|---|---|
Post-war boom 1947–1969 | +0.48 | 88 |
Stagflation 1973–1982 | +0.41 | 40 |
Volcker disinflation 1980–1982 | +0.50 | 12 |
The Great Moderation 1983–2000 | +0.07 | 72 |
Dot-com boom & bust 1995–2002 | +0.73 | 32 |
Housing bubble & Global Financial Crisis 2003–2009 | +0.85 | 28 |
Post-GFC recovery / QE era 2009–2015 | +0.79 | 28 |
Rate normalization 2015–2019 | +0.59 | 20 |
COVID crash & recovery 2020–2021 | +0.97 | 8(thin) |
Inflation surge & hiking cycle 2021–2023 | +0.82 | 12 |
Current cycle 2024–present | +0.14 | 10(thin) |