recession in early 1980s

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf economic crisis
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:early_1980s_recession
gptkbp:causedBy tight monetary policy
high interest rates
Federal Reserve anti-inflation measures
gptkbp:effect gptkb:farm_crisis_in_US_Midwest
business bankruptcies
high unemployment
gptkbp:endDate 1982
gptkbp:followedBy early 1990s recession
gptkbp:GDP 2.7% (1982, US)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance ended postwar inflation
reshaped monetary policy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label recession in early 1980s
gptkbp:inflationRateAfter 3.2% (1983, US)
gptkbp:inflationRateBefore 13.5% (1980, US)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Volcker_Shock
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Paul_Volcker
gptkbp:notablePlace Canada unemployment over 12% in 1983
UK unemployment over 3 million
US unemployment over 10% for 10 months
gptkbp:policy interest rate cuts (post-1982)
public spending cuts (UK)
tax cuts (US)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1973–1975_recession
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Federal_Reserve
gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:oil
stagflation
Canadian economic policy
gptkbp:sectorMostAffected manufacturing
construction
gptkbp:startDate 1980
gptkbp:unemploymentRate 10.8%
gptkbp:unemploymentRatePeakDate November 1982
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:stagflation_of_the_1970s
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6