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- DictionaryRe·ces·sion/rəˈseSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters: "the country is in the depths of a recession"
- 2. the action of receding; motion away from an observer.
Apr 16, 2024 · A recession is a significant, pervasive, and persistent decline in economic activity. Economists measure a recession's length from the prior expansion's peak to the downturn's...
Feb 13, 2024 · A recession is a significant decline in economic activity that lasts for months or even years. Experts declare a recession when a nation’s economy experiences negative...
In the United States, a recession is defined as "a significant decline in economic activity spread across the market, lasting more than a few months, normally visible in real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales."
Mar 28, 2024 · A recession is a prolonged period of negative economic growth in a country. It's 1 of 4 phases in the endless economic circle of life, spanning from growth to peak to recession to trough (aka the bottom of the recession)—and back again.
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Jul 11, 2024 · According to one popular definition, a recession is two consecutive quarters of economic contraction. And, in general, recessions are caused by imbalances in the market, triggered by external or internal factors.
Oct 11, 2022 · A recession is "a contraction in economic activity," according to experts. During a recession, there is a range of decline spread across the economy.
Oct 20, 2023 · A recession is a trend of simultaneously slowing business and consumer activity, leading to negative growth as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) and other data series,...