Chart: How China overtook America for #1 economy

Business News Note:

The International Monetary Fund and Financial Times have stated that China has officially over-taken the U.S. for the world’s top economy. (Not everyone agrees as some state that China overstates its GDP and China has not outpaced America).

chartimf-chn1The growth is tied to the rise of emerging markets as described in this chart.

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