Efter en periode med økonomisk opsving, der varede ca. 21/2 år, indtraf der et konjunkturomslag i begyndelsen af 1980, således at bruttonationalproduktet i dette år kun steg med 1,3% mod 3,4% i 1979.
After a period of expansion lasting about two and a half years, the situation changed at the start of 1980 with the result that the gross domestic product in that year increased by only 1,3% as against 3,4% in 1979.