When did the recession actually start?

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  1. fatp

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    Hi Guys!

    With all this talk about the UK recession and trying to actually get out it....

    When did the recession start? and how long have have we been in it?

    I have obviously 'googled' it but get different answers. Wikipedia (lol) says: It Started Jan 2008 - Ongoing (Forecast Recovery 2010-11)... :cry: So about 16 months now!

    Any other opinions out there?

    FatP
     
  2. Kitkatninja
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    Officially, in the UK, the recession started on Friday the 23rd of Jan 2009. However the UK started to feel the hit alittle while before that.

    -Ken
     
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  3. Mr.Cheeks

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    Shouldn't that be "officially"?
    We all know it started before those stats
     
  4. neutralhills

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    What recession? My business is up 40% over this time last year and the only time I get a day off is when I'm so sick I can't crawl out of bed. It sure as hell wouldn't hurt my feelings if things backed off to 40 hours a week.
     
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  5. nugget
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    We're in a recession?

    Why didn't someone tell me?
     
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  6. FlashDangerpants

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    A recession is usually defined as two consecutive quarters of declining GDP, so in as far as it has a starting point, it would be in June 2008.
     
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