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15 years ago, the EU economy was the same size as the US economy; today the US economy is 1.5 times larger.
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- Omissions
- The speaker does not specify whether they use nominal GDP or PPP (purchasing power parity), which would significantly affect the comparison
- It does not mention that in 2011 the GDP of the EU was in fact slightly higher than that of the US, not exactly equal
- The current figures correspond to IMF projections from October 2025, not definitive 2026 data
- The actual ratio is 1.41:1, not 1.5:1 according to official sources
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