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Recession in the major economies - from peak to trough
Jim Riley
26th January 2010
An interesting graphic in the Economist looks at the total change in GDP during the 2008/2010 global recession for a selection of major economies. The chart shows that Britain’s slump was not nearly as deep as Japan’s, where GDP contracted by 8.6% from peak to trough.
A good graphic to post up on the IWB