Between the Second Quarter of 2006 and the First Quarter

question 41

Multiple Choice

Between the second quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2009, the value of housing wealth

• A) increased by about $500 billion.
• B) increased by about $13 trillion.
• C) decreased by about $600 billion.
• D) decreased by about $7 trillion.

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