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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-05-01 and was most recently seen on 2026-05-01.
In economics, a recession is a business cycle contraction that occurs when there is a period of broad decline in economic activity. Recessions generally occur when there is a widespread drop in spending. This may be triggered by various events, such as a financial crisis, an external trade shock, an adverse supply shock, the bursting of an economic bubble, or a large-scale anthropogenic or natural disaster. There is no official definition of a recession, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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