<Tr> <Th> Ecuador </Th> <Td> 2006 - Q4 Q4 - 2006 until Q1 - 2007 (6 months) Q1 - 2009 until Q3 - 2009 (9 months) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> El Salvador </Th> <Td> 2008 - Q3 Q3 - 2008 until Q2 - 2009 (12 months) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Estonia </Th> <Td> 2008 - Q3 Q3 - 2008 until Q3 - 2009 (15 months) Q1 - 2013 until Q2 - 2013 (6 months) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> EU (28 member states) </Th> <Td> 2008 - Q2 Q2 - 2008 until Q2 - 2009 (15 months) Q4 - 2011 until Q2 - 2012 (9 months) Q4 - 2012 until Q1 - 2013 (6 months) </Td> </Tr>

The financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 was the first depression the u.s. has experienced in 75 years