It is perhaps this cyclical arrangement that impresses on each work a sense of history.
Strip out this cyclical stimulus and the country's performance would look less sprightly.
"We've been through this cyclical process at least three times, where you see what appears to be a plateau.
This reformation, along with a useful upturn in this cyclical industry, has boosted profits heavenwards (see chart).
"I'm questioning that thesis of whether they're going to be able to take advantage of this cyclical boom and make more money," he said.
They have probably suffered abuse, had little affection from anyone throughout their lives, and got caught up in this cyclical way of life where there's no way out.
Investor sentiment also plays a part in this cyclical pattern, said Stuart Schweitzer, global markets strategist at J.P. Morgan Fleming, the asset management arm of J.P. Morgan Chase.
Are we catching a glimpse of the end of this cyclical global expansion, or is it a classic mid-cycle pause?
Changes in incomes, jobs and home prices reflect this cyclical behavior, while other indicators, like personal savings as a percentage of disposable income, have shown a gradual decline over decades.
Mr. Dudley said predictions that productivity gains would remain high -- and therefore that growth would return to historically robust levels once this cyclical downturn ended -- might be overly optimistic.
By working creatively and collaboratively, we can embrace the 'waste not, want not', roots of agriculture and scale up this cyclical, whole supply chain approach to reducing and re-using food waste.
