The data show Argentina's GDP (using purchasing power parity) in billions of dollars

Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
GDP($) 182 209 235 255 277 274 294 324 340 333 338 330 300

Year 2003 2004 2005 2006
GDP($) 333 373 420 470

The data show that
A) Argentina's economy was in a recession from 2004 through 2006.
B) Argentina's economy was in a recession in 2001 and 2002.
C) GDP per person more than doubled between 1990 and 2006.
D) Argentina's economy reached a peak in 1996.


B

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