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This is a list of recessions (and depressions) that have affected the economy of the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. In the United Kingdom a recession is generally defined as two successive quarters of negative economic growth, as measured by the seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter figures for real GDP. Name Dates Duration Real GDP reduction Causes Other data Great Slump c. 1430 ...
The following articles contain lists of recessions: List of recessions in the United Kingdom; List of recessions in the United States
List of recessions in the United Kingdom; Lists of recessions; 0–9. 99ers; 1973–1975 recession; 2014 Brazilian economic crisis; A. 1998–2002 Argentine great ...
The state of the US economy. The polar opposite occurred in the US. In the past two quarters, the nation’s economy experienced much higher than expected GDP growth, due in large part to robust ...
How Long Do Recessions Last? According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the average length of recessions since World War II has been approximately 11 months. But the exact ...
Recession shapes or recovery shapes are used by economists to describe different types of recessions and their subsequent recoveries. There is no specific academic theory or classification system for recession shapes; rather the terminology is used as an informal shorthand to characterize recessions and their recoveries. [1]
The term recession is being thrown around a lot. Here are the basics.
The average duration of the 11 recessions between 1945 and 2001 is 10 months, compared to 18 months for recessions between 1919 and 1945, and 22 months for recessions from 1854 to 1919. [6] Because of the great changes in the economy over the centuries, it is difficult to compare the severity of modern recessions to early recessions. [7]