Market downturns and recoveries since 1926.

1. Market Downturns & Recoveries
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4. 1926–2013
–83.4%
–21.8%
–10.2%
–15.0%
–22.3%
–15.6%
–29.3%
–42.6%
–14.3%
–16.5%
–29.6%
–14.7%
–15.4%
–44.7%
% Loss
–50.9%
34 months
6 months
7 months
5 months
6 months
8 months
19 months
21 months
14 months
20 months
3 months
5 months
2 months
25 months
Downturn
16 months
151 months
35 months
5 months
7 months
10 months
6 months
9 months
21 months
5 months
3 months
18 months
4 months
49 months
37 months
3 months
Recovery
Mar 2009–Mar 2012Nov 2007–Feb 2009
Sep 1929–Jun 1932 Jul 1932–Jan 1945
Jun 1946–Nov 1946 Dec 1946–Oct 1949
Aug 1956–Feb 1957 Mar 1957–Jul 1957
Aug 1957–Dec 1957 Jan 1958–Jul 1958
Jan 1962–Jun 1962 Jul 1962–Apr 1963
Feb 1966–Sep 1966 Oct 1966–Mar 1967
Dec 1968–Jun 1970 Jul 1970–Mar 1971
Jan 1973–Sep 1974 Oct 1974–Jun 1976
Jan 1977–Feb 1978 Mar 1978–Jul 1978
Dec 1980–Jul 1982 Aug 1982–Oct 1982
Sep 1987–Nov 1987 Dec 1987–May 1989
Jun 1990–Oct 1990 Nov 1990–Feb 1991
Jul 1998–Aug 1998 Sep 1998–Nov 1998
Sep 2000–Sep 2002 Oct 2002–Oct 2006