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- The NBER says it looks at several measures of the economy in concluding if a recession has occurred. There is, however, a “rule of thumb” definition of a recession. The “rule” is that a recession occurs when a broad-based measure of the economy — called “gross domestic product (GDP)” — declines for two consecutive quarters, that is, six months.
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Mar 1, 2023 · Using the informal “rule of thumb” definition, a recession is two consecutive quarters of economic contraction (negative real GDP growth). However, that is not the definition the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee uses.