economic slowdown
Contracting market activity
An economic slowdown is a period when economic growth decelerates but remains positive—distinct from a recession, where growth turns negative.
During a slowdown, hiring slows, consumer spending cools, and business investment becomes cautious: The housing market showed early signs of an economic slowdown.
The term often appears in news coverage as analysts debate whether conditions will worsen or stabilize.
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- soft landingControlled, gradual descent
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- contractionReduction in size
decline · slump · hard times · depression · unemployment · job losses · layoffs · pink slips · austerity · belt-tightening · lean times · budget cuts · sluggish · bearish · bear market · market crash · deflation · tight money
economic slowdowneconomic boom
Sustained period of growth
economic expansion · economic growth · economic upturn · boom · rapid growth
economic slowdowneconomic prosperity
Sustained financial health broadly
prosperity · full employment · irrational exuberance · roaring twenties · economic miracle
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