Recession buzz: March update

Recession buzz remained stable from February at a moderate to elevated level. The Washington Post and the New York Times printed an average of 4.8 stories per day containing the word “recession,” 0.2 more than in February. And among the set of eight major US newspapers that I track every month, each one published 2.2 stories per day, about the same as in February (see Chart 1).

Chart 1 (click to enlarge)