Economic Activity: Recession Comparison: Winchester
1990 Recession
2001 Recession
2008 Recession*
Pct of Change
Peak Date
Trough Date
Pct of Change
Peak Date
Trough Date
Pct of Change
Peak Date
Trough Date


Employment

Auto Registration

Retail Sales

Building Permits

Initial Unemployment Claims

-4.8%

-40.4%

-12.2%

-55.8%

Data n/a

Jun 1990

Jan. 1989

Jan. 1990

May 1989

Data n/a

May 1991

Nov 1991

Jan. 1991

Jun. 1991

Data n/a

-2.0%

-5.3%

-1.1%

-16.2%

238.1%

Jul 2001

May 2000

Mar. 2001

May 2000

Jan. 2000

Dec 2001

Dec 2000

Jul 2001

Sep 2000

Sep 2003

-8.7%

-58.0%

-24.0%

82.3%

329.3%

Sep 2006

Aug 2005

May 2006

Sep 2005

Feb 2006

Apr 2009

Jun 2009

Apr 2009

Feb 2009

Mar 2009

 

Economic Activity: Recession Comparison: Virginia
1990 Recession
2001 Recession
2008 Recession*
Pct of Change
Peak Date
Trough Date
Pct of Change
Peak Date
Trough Date
Pct of Change
Peak Date
Trough Date


Employment

Auto Registration

Retail Sales

Building Permits

Initial Unemployment Claims

-3.2%

-33.9%

-7.1%

-53.9%

Data n/a

Mar 1990

Jul 1988

May 1990

Jan 1989

Data n/a

Jul 1991

Apr 1991

Apr 1991

Mar 1991

Data n/a

-2.2%

-15.1%

-2.3%

-11.5%

95.2%

Dec 2000

May 2000

Jan 2001

May 1999

May 2000

Apr 2003

Mar 2003

Nov 2001

Jan 2000

Apr 2003

-3.3%

-50.3%

-8.1%

-72.3

128.9%

Jan 2008

Mar 2004

Oct 2007

Dec 2004

 Apr 2006

Jun 2009

May 2009

Jun 2009

Jun 2009

Jun 2009

Note: Peak and Trough for initial claims represents the low and high points, respectively.

* The current recession began in December 2007

SOURCE: Chmura Economics & Analytics