Genauso begann die jüngste Rezession offiziell im Dezember 2007, aber man hätte ihren Beginn ebenso gut auf den Sommer 2008 legen können, denn in der Zwischenzeit wuchs die Wirtschaft.
Likewise, the recent recession was officially dated as starting in December, 2007, but it could equally well have been dated as starting in the summer of 2008 because, in the interim, the economy grew.