Real Time Economics : If It Is a Recession, the Longest in a Quarter Century?

Real Time Economics : If It Is a Recession, the Longest in a Quarter Century?:
July 28, 2008, 8:06 am
The 2001 recession ran eight months. So did the 1990-91 contraction. The current economic slowdown, if it ends up being declared a recession, could challenge both of those to be longest since the 16-month recession in 1981-82.