ZALIS GLOSSARY: stagnation
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A period of little or no growth in the economy. Economic growth of less than 2-3% is considered stagnation. Sometimes used to describe low trading volume or inactive trading in securities.
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A good example of stagnation was the U.S. economy in the 1970s.