| 1603 | Plague. 33,500 deaths in London |
| 1604–14 | Revival of trade after depression. Prosperity |
| 1615–17 | Cokayne Project. Slump |
| 1618–19 | Partial recovery |
| 1620–4 | Catastrophic depression, bankruptcies, riots |
| 1621–3 | Bad harvests |
| 1625 | Plague. 35,500 deaths in London |
| 1625–31 | Slight recovery, then renewed depression |
| 1629–31 | Bad harvests |
| 1632–7 | Slight recovery, then stagnation |
| 1636 | Plague. 10,500 deaths in London, 5,500 on Tyneside |
| 1638–50 | Political and economic crisis |
| 1646–51 | Bad harvests |
| 1651–8 | Recovery and prosperity |
| 1653–4 | Excellent harvests |
| 1658–61 | Bad harvests |
| 1659–60 | Economic and political crisis |
| 1661–5 | Recovery |
| 1665–6 | Great Plague (the last plague – 69,000 deaths in London, 5,000 in Colchester); and Fire of London |
| 1667 | Dutch Fleet in the Medway. Financial panic |
| 1668–71 | Building boom in London and partial recovery |
| 1672–4 | Stop of Exchequer, bankruptcies, depression |
| 1673–4 | Bad harvests |
| 1674–86 | Recovery and boom, with recession in 1678 |
| 1686 | Recession |
| 1687–93 | Recovery and boom |
| 1693–9 | ‘Seven ill years’. Bad harvests 1693, 1697–8; 1696 distress among poor caused by calling in debased coinage |
| 1696–7 | Recession |
| 1699–1709 | Recovery and general prosperity, with recessions in 1701, 1706, 1708 |
| 1710 | Recession |
| 1711–14 | Recovery and boom |