The ‘R’ Word: What exactly is a ‘recession’ anyway?
We’ve had several questions today asking about recessions. Linked below is a blog from ONS Director of Economic Statistics Darren Morgan from November 2022, where we set out the challenges of defining a recession.
In addition, we published a podcast in February, also looking at the issue of defining a recession:
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