Though the United States is growing far too slowly to satisfy, it still looks relatively good. The following is the change in real G.D.P. from the pre-recession peak to the most recent numbers available:Switzerland, +1.2% / Germany, +0.1% / United States, -0.4% / France, -0.8% / Netherlands, -1.0% / Euro zone, -2.1% / Portugal, -2.7% / Britain, -3.9% / Spain, -4.0% / Italy, -5.1% / Japan, -5.6% / Greece, -9.9% / Ireland, -11.5% /
