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Economic activity decreases that are severe, pervasive, and long-lasting are referred to as recessions. Even though more complex calculations are sometimes used, a general rule of thumb is that two consecutive quarters of negative gross domestic product (GDP) growth signal a recession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a Recession <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Economic activity decreases that is severe, pervasive, and long-lasting are referred to as recessions. Even though more complex calculations are sometimes used, a general rule of thumb is that two consecutive quarters of negative gross domestic product (GDP) growth signal a recession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recession is a time when the economy as a whole is less active. When the GDP growth rate has been negative for two consecutive quarters, a recession is considered to have occurred. What they are is decided by an expert group at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in the United States (NBER).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a recession?<\/strong> Recessions are considered a common occurrence in the expansion and contraction of business and economic cycles. An economy begins to expand when it is in its “trough,” or lowest position; when it is in its “peak,” it begins to contract (highest point). Depression finally results from a protracted, severe recession. The Great Depression of the early 1900s lasted for a number of years, caused a decrease in GDP of more than 10%, and peaked with unemployment rates of 25%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Warning Signs of a Recession<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

#1. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Real GDP, which accounts for inflation, quantifies the total value added throughout the production of goods and services in an economy. A real GDP that is below zero indicates a serious decline in productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2. Real income<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Personal income is measured, discounted for social security benefits like welfare payments, and then adjusted for inflation to determine real income. The purchasing power is decreased as a result of a fall in actual income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#3. Producing<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A strong measure of an economy’s health and self-sufficiency is the manufacturing sector’s performance, which accounts for total exports, total imports, and trade deficits (or surpluses) with other nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#4. Retail and wholesale<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wholesale and retail sales are also evaluated, and their results are adjusted for inflation, to determine how well an item is performing on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#5. Employment<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

High unemployment serves as a lagging indicator. Instead of anticipating a recession, it frequently shows that an economy is headed that way. Problematic unemployment rates<\/a> are often those that are close to 6% of the workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Caused the Recession?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

#1. Real factors<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A recession might be sparked by an abrupt shift in structural characteristics or a decline in the external economy. This phenomenon is explained by the real business cycle theory, which holds that a recession results from a rational market participant reacting negatively to unexpected shocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, growing geopolitical tensions can result in an unanticipated increase in oil prices that harms nations that depend on the export of crude oil. An innovative technology that results in factory automation may have a disproportionately detrimental effect on nations with large pools of unskilled workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2. monetary and nominal components<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recessions are mostly brought on by excessive credit expansion during expansionary periods, claims the monetarist school of economics. A lack of credit and money supply worsens a downturn in its early phases. For instance, interest rates and the relationships between certain products are actual and monetary factors that are closely related. Since monetary policy tools<\/a> like interest rates also take institutional reactions to projected slowdowns into account, there is an implied relationship between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benchmark interest rates are frequently linked to financial indicators of impending recessions. For instance, the Treasury yield curve inverted 18 months before the start of each of the previous seven U.S. financial crises. Reduced expectations for the future are also suggested by a consistent decline in stock prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n