In Q2-2020, the US economy had its sharpest quarterly GDP decline ever with a historic 32.9% contraction on an annualized basis during the period, which is the worst figure since the US government began recordkeeping in 1947. This comes on top of the 5.0% decline during the first quarter of 2020, and represents a 9.5% decline YoY. The negative Q2-2020 development reflects the “stay-at-home” orders issued in March and April, which partially continued into May and June, and the overall economic downturn due to the coronavirus crisis.
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