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This is how important the US is to the global economy

U.S. dollar notes are seen in this picture illustration taken at the Bank of Taiwan in Taipei November 11, 2010. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner insisted on Thursday that Washington would never resort to weakening the dollar to spur growth, seeking to cool tensions as G20 nations struggled to bridge chasms over currencies. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN - Tags: BUSINESS) - RTXUHI2

Because of its size and interconnectedness, developments in the US economy are bound to have important effects around the world. Image: REUTERS/Nicky Loh

Marc Stocker
Consultant, World Bank Development Prospects Group
Franziska Ohnsorge
Lead Economist, World Bank Development Prospects Group
Csilla Lakatos
Economist, World Bank Development Prospects Group
M. Ayhan Kose
Director, World Bank Development Prospects Group
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Image: Haver Analytics; World Bank; Kose and Terrones (2015); IMF.
Image: Haver Analytics; World Bank; Kose and Terrones (2015); IMF.
Image: Haver, Bloomberg, World Bank estimates.
Image: Haver, Bloomberg, World Bank estimates.
Image: Bureau of Economic Analysis, World Bank estimates.
Image: Bureau of Economic Analysis, World Bank estimates.
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