
The US economy is closer than ever to 'back to normal.' But we've still got a long way to go
CNN
More than a year after the pandemic began, the US economy is on the cusp of a full recovery. But reaching that milestone still won't be easy.
CNN Business' Back-to-Normal Index, developed in partnership with Moody's Analytics last year, shows the US economy is 90% of the way back to where it was before the pandemic began over a year ago. The index, which is comprised of 37 national and seven state-level indicators, had bottomed out at around 57% in April 2020.
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