Historical Year Data · 1990

Sahm Rule Recession Indicator in 1990

Sahm Rule Recession Indicator opened 1990 at 0.13% and closed at 0.60%, a +361.54% move for the year. The high of 0.60% was reached on December 1, and the low of 0.03% on June 1.

Open

0.13%

1990-01

0.60%

12 data points

High

0.60%

Dec 1

Low

0.03%

Jun 1

Full Year Change

+361.54%

1989 Change

+333.33%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	0.13%	0.13%	0.13%	0.13%	+0.00%
Feb	0.13%	0.13%	0.13%	0.13%	+0.00%
Mar	0.10%	0.10%	0.10%	0.10%	+0.00%
Apr	0.13%	0.13%	0.13%	0.13%	+0.00%
May	0.13%	0.13%	0.13%	0.13%	+0.00%
Jun	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	+0.00%
Jul	0.07%	0.07%	0.07%	0.07%	+0.00%
Aug	0.17%	0.17%	0.17%	0.17%	+0.00%
Sep	0.33%	0.33%	0.33%	0.33%	+0.00%
Oct	0.40%	0.40%	0.40%	0.40%	+0.00%
Nov	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	+0.00%
Dec	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%	+0.00%

Events During 1990

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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