In that period output contracted by about 25 per cent; one in four of the population was unemployed; prices fell persistently and the real value of money declined precipitously.

In the 1960s, however, the neighborhood declined precipitously and has not recovered.

However, the company had very little interest in the magazine itself; throughout the 1990s the number of issues per year declined precipitously and erratically.

After the gold rush, the population of the territory declined precipitously, reaching a low of 4,157 in 1921 and remained fairly steady until the 1940s.

The agricultural sector declined precipitously in the 1980s.