For economic forecast, try these words on for size: sluggish; tepid; disappointing; transitionary; optimistic

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Economie forecasts from various factions for 2014 sound a lot like those that were prognosticated for 2013: Expect more sluggish growth, ndiana University (IU) Kelley School of Business econo-its went so far as to predict 2014 will be "disappointing" h a "tepid" economic recovery; ""For at least the past year, the economy should have been able to achieve growth close to, perhaps above, its long-run potential of 2.5 to 3.0 percent. Yet growth remains stuck in a sub-2-percent rut," said Bill Witte, associate professor emeritus of economics at IU, in the school's annual forecast.