SEC. File Nos. 002-83848

811-03735

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM N-1A

Registration Statement

Under

the Securities Act of 1933

Post-Effective Amendment No.  41

and

Registration Statement

Under

The Investment Company Act of 1940

Amendment No.  38

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THE NEW ECONOMY FUND

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

333 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, California 90071-1406

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(213) 486-9200

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Vincent P. Corti

Capital Research and Management Company

333 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, California 90071-1406

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

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Copies to:

Kathryn A. Sanders

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

400 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, California 90071-2889

(Counsel for the Registrant)

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Approximate date of proposed public offering:

It is proposed that this filing become effective immediately pursuant to paragraph (b) of rule 485.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, and State of California, on the 23rd day of February, 2011.

The New Economy Fund

By: /s/ Timothy D. Armour

Timothy D. Armour, Vice Chairman

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below on February 23, 2011, by the following persons in the capacities indicated.

	Signature	Title
(1)	Principal Executive Officer:
	/s/ Paul F. Roye	Executive Vice President
	Paul F. Roye
(2)	Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer:
	/s/ Neal F. Wellons	Treasurer
	Neal F. Wellons
(3)	Trustees:
	/s/ Timothy D. Armour	Vice Chairman and Trustee
	Timothy D. Armour
	Joseph C. Berenato*	Trustee
	Robert J. Denison*	Trustee
	Mary Anne Dolan*	Trustee
	R. Clark Hooper*	Trustee
	/s/ Claudia P. Huntington	President and Trustee
	Claudia P. Huntington
	Koichi Itoh*	Trustee
	Merit E. Janow*	Chairman of the Board (Independent and Non-Executive)
	Leonade D. Jones*	Trustee
	Gail L. Neale*	Trustee
	Robert J. O’Neill*	Trustee
	Stefanie Powers*	Trustee
	Christopher E. Stone*	Trustee
	Steadman Upham*	Trustee
	*By: /s/ Vincent P. Corti
	Vincent P. Corti (pursuant to a power of attorney filed herewith)

Counsel represents that this amendment does not contain disclosures that would make the amendment ineligible for effectiveness under the provisions of rule 485(b).

/s/ Timothy W. McHale

(Timothy W. McHale)

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase