Recession worries spiked in March and April with tariff announcements: Google search trends for “recession,” October 2022–April 2025
| Week | Recession searches |
|---|---|
| 2022-10-30 | 32 |
| 2022-11-06 | 29 |
| 2022-11-13 | 32 |
| 2022-11-20 | 25 |
| 2022-11-27 | 28 |
| 2022-12-04 | 29 |
| 2022-12-11 | 27 |
| 2022-12-18 | 18 |
| 2022-12-25 | 16 |
| 2023-01-01 | 23 |
| 2023-01-08 | 22 |
| 2023-01-15 | 27 |
| 2023-01-22 | 29 |
| 2023-01-29 | 23 |
| 2023-02-05 | 21 |
| 2023-02-12 | 19 |
| 2023-02-19 | 16 |
| 2023-02-26 | 18 |
| 2023-03-05 | 23 |
| 2023-03-12 | 28 |
| 2023-03-19 | 27 |
| 2023-03-26 | 23 |
| 2023-04-02 | 21 |
| 2023-04-09 | 25 |
| 2023-04-16 | 23 |
| 2023-04-23 | 24 |
| 2023-04-30 | 25 |
| 2023-05-07 | 22 |
| 2023-05-14 | 20 |
| 2023-05-21 | 23 |
| 2023-05-28 | 15 |
| 2023-06-04 | 17 |
| 2023-06-11 | 12 |
| 2023-06-18 | 11 |
| 2023-06-25 | 12 |
| 2023-07-02 | 11 |
| 2023-07-09 | 12 |
| 2023-07-16 | 12 |
| 2023-07-23 | 14 |
| 2023-07-30 | 11 |
| 2023-08-06 | 11 |
| 2023-08-13 | 16 |
| 2023-08-20 | 16 |
| 2023-08-27 | 13 |
| 2023-09-03 | 12 |
| 2023-09-10 | 13 |
| 2023-09-17 | 13 |
| 2023-09-24 | 15 |
| 2023-10-01 | 16 |
| 2023-10-08 | 14 |
| 2023-10-15 | 13 |
| 2023-10-22 | 15 |
| 2023-10-29 | 15 |
| 2023-11-05 | 13 |
| 2023-11-12 | 13 |
| 2023-11-19 | 9 |
| 2023-11-26 | 13 |
| 2023-12-03 | 14 |
| 2023-12-10 | 13 |
| 2023-12-17 | 10 |
| 2023-12-24 | 8 |
| 2023-12-31 | 9 |
| 2024-01-07 | 10 |
| 2024-01-14 | 9 |
| 2024-01-21 | 11 |
| 2024-01-28 | 12 |
| 2024-02-04 | 11 |
| 2024-02-11 | 17 |
| 2024-02-18 | 15 |
| 2024-02-25 | 13 |
| 2024-03-03 | 13 |
| 2024-03-10 | 11 |
| 2024-03-17 | 12 |
| 2024-03-24 | 12 |
| 2024-03-31 | 11 |
| 2024-04-07 | 12 |
| 2024-04-14 | 13 |
| 2024-04-21 | 14 |
| 2024-04-28 | 14 |
| 2024-05-05 | 14 |
| 2024-05-12 | 11 |
| 2024-05-19 | 11 |
| 2024-05-26 | 10 |
| 2024-06-02 | 10 |
| 2024-06-09 | 10 |
| 2024-06-16 | 8 |
| 2024-06-23 | 8 |
| 2024-06-30 | 9 |
| 2024-07-07 | 10 |
| 2024-07-14 | 8 |
| 2024-07-21 | 9 |
| 2024-07-28 | 19 |
| 2024-08-04 | 54 |
| 2024-08-11 | 14 |
| 2024-08-18 | 12 |
| 2024-08-25 | 11 |
| 2024-09-01 | 12 |
| 2024-09-08 | 13 |
| 2024-09-15 | 14 |
| 2024-09-22 | 12 |
| 2024-09-29 | 11 |
| 2024-10-06 | 10 |
| 2024-10-13 | 10 |
| 2024-10-20 | 12 |
| 2024-10-27 | 11 |
| 2024-11-03 | 15 |
| 2024-11-10 | 14 |
| 2024-11-17 | 14 |
| 2024-11-24 | 9 |
| 2024-12-01 | 12 |
| 2024-12-08 | 12 |
| 2024-12-15 | 10 |
| 2024-12-22 | 7 |
| 2024-12-29 | 7 |
| 2025-01-05 | 8 |
| 2025-01-12 | 9 |
| 2025-01-19 | 9 |
| 2025-01-26 | 11 |
| 2025-02-02 | 13 |
| 2025-02-09 | 12 |
| 2025-02-16 | 14 |
| 2025-02-23 | 18 |
| 2025-03-02 | 31 |
| 2025-03-09 | 100 86 |
| 2025-03-16 | 30 |
| 2025-03-23 | 23 |
| 2025-03-30 | 73 |
| 2025-04-06 | 86 |
| 2025-04-13 | 29 |
| 2025-04-20 | 24 |
| 2025-04-27 | 34 |
Source: Google trends, accessed May 2025.