United States: the stock index fell 53.3%
Peak: October 2007; trough: March 2009. The old peak was regained in January 2014. Local-currency index, without inflation adjustment; intramonth falls could have been deeper.
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How far sampled prices fell from an observed peak and when they recovered.
Peak = 100. The line is the price relative to that peak, not an investor account balance.
- October 2007 index: peak = 100
100
- March 2009 index: peak = 100
46.7
Fall = (trough / peak − 1) × 100. Regaining the peak requires a 114.3% rebound from the trough. Recovery is the first observed point at or above the peak.
The annual axis selects the last published month of each year, labelled with its actual date. The current year is incomplete; this is neither a full-year mean nor a live quote. OECD national indices, normally monthly means of daily closes, 2015 = 100. Index composition differs across countries; dividends are not added. Index changes are not total-market capitalisation growth. Monthly averages smooth intramonth falls. History is bounded by the source window. A price fall does not establish a bubble or banking crisis.
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How does the same period look after income, inflation and currency effects?