Coronavirus: What is a recession?

Name: Coronavirus: What is a recession?
Uploaded: 2020-08-11T23:02:53.000Z
Duration: 3 min 38 s
Description: The coronavirus pandemic has thrown many countries into recession - but what exactly is it and how could it affect you?

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Experts think that many countries, including the UK and the US, are facing one of the worst recessions seen on record because of the coronavirus pandemic.

BBC Business reporter Lora Jones explains what exactly the term means, and what it could mean for you.

Motion graphics by Jacqueline Galvin

Produced by Soraya Auer

Reality Check

12 August 2020