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Information on Recessions and Recoveries, the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, and Related Topics
URL: http://www.nber.org/cycles/main.html

Description:
Compilation of announcements of recessions and recoveries by the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). "The committee maintains a chronology of the beginning and ending dates ... of U.S. recessions." Covers data back to 1854, including the Dec. 1, 2008, announcement "that a peak in economic activity occurred in the U.S. economy in December 2007. The peak marks ... the beginning of a recession." Also provides a FAQ.

LII Topics: Commerce: U.S., Economics, Finance, Indicators & Statistics

Publisher:
National Bureau of Economic Research

Extra Keywords
depression gross domestic product GDP

LII Database Information:
Record 27329 created by Jennifer English on 12/01/2008
Last modification on 12/01/2008
Published: 12/04/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27329

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