What was one major cause of the recession in the United States in the 1970s?

The 1970s recession was strongly affected by the oil crisis, when oil-producing nations reduced supplies and prices rose sharply. Higher energy costs made transportation and production more expensive, contributing to inflation and slowing economic growth. Low inflation and low unemployment were not causes of that downturn, and the Iran hostage crisis occurred later, near the end of the decade.

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