It's also worth noting that a year of growth of "just" 27.5% after growing 33% the prior year, the 27.5% represents more growth-in-dollars this year than the 33% did last year.
An increase of 40% in 7 years is about 4.9% per year, which isn't so terrible when you consider (i) that this period includes the largest financial crisis for fifty years (ii) inflation.
That's about 6% annual growth. Hardly astounding at a time when worker wages have been stagnant, companies have seen big growth is average size, CEOs have become much more important and educated, oh and investors have seen vastly better outcomes.
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