Study the graph showing GDP in the US. A line graph titled G D P Growth in the U S. The x-axis is labeled Year from 2004 to 2014. The y-axis is labeled Percent Growth from negative 4 to 6. 2004 is at 4 percent. 2006 is around 3 percent. 2007 is at 2 percent. 2009 is under negative 2 percent. 2010 is at 2 percent. 2012 is at 2 percent. 2014 is over 2 percent.

What conclusion can be drawn about the US economy as a whole between 2006 and 2009?

It remained level.
It declined steadily.
It wavered in growth.
It rose from a downturn.