Folks, recession risk is becoming serious. In China, the central bank is lowering interest rates despite inflation concerns to fend off recession. In Europe, the winter fuel demand surge could spur a recession if prices spike due to sanctions on and retaliations from Russia. In the U.S., Federal Reserve rate hikes to slow inflation create significant downturn risk. Recession is by no means a certainty--the odds are perhaps even in the U.S. case--but the risk is elevated. Businesses would do well to factor it into their plans. 

Fortunately, our Macroeconomic Trends Analysis (META) report series has created a strong library of research on how pro AV will likely interact with a recession. Silver and Gold AVIXA members have free access to the reports. Visit the META page and read "Recession Impacts" to learn about the overall effect on pro AV revenue and "Recession Roadmap" to see which vertical markets performed best in the Great Recession of 2008-09.