in what years was the longest recorded expansion in the us
Business cycle,U.S. Note that the average expansion cycle since 1945 averages 5 years. The average since 1854 is 4 years. The longest recorded was 1961 to 1969, 8 1/2 years.We are near the end one of the most prosperous cycles in U.S. history. The last recession ended in march 1991.As of the present, we are in the ninth year of expansion. The probability of recession in 2000 is extremely high, and a virtual certainty.ote that the average expansion cycle since 1945 averages 5 years. The average since 1854 is 4 years. The longest recorded was 1961 to 1969, 8 1/2 years.