In fact, we would even get an extra boost from pent-up demand. For instance, as showrooms reopen, car sales could bounce back, fuelled by a rebound in household income and low borrowing costs. We could see a similar rebound in home resales and home construction, as transactions and projects that were put on hold restart.
-4Chart 2: Many paths for the economic recovery are possible Real gross domestic product (GDP), chained 2012 dollars, quarterly data $ billions 2,500  2,250  2,000  1,750  1,500  1,250 2006  2008  2010  2012  2014 Range of scenarios  Note: The dark grey shaded area refers to the 2008–09 recession.