Still, the new numbers suggested that if consumers continue to spend at their present level, the nation may avoid a recession.

Still, the numbers suggested that if consumers continued to spend at their current level, the nation might avoid a recession.

And do you think it will make a difference to our prospects for avoiding a long, deep recession?

Such calculations, however, assume that the economy will avoid a recession.

We haven't avoided a recession, we've just had our government borrow more and spending it into the economy.

It may already be too late to avoid a near-term recession, however.

The French economy had avoided narrowly a recession in 2008.

"The odds are in favor of us avoiding a recession."

"This should eventually mean an easing of interest rates to avoid a recession."

As the American economy struggles to avoid recession, the roof over your head may be more important than you realize.