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C2 measuring economy
Term | Definition |
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Deflation | A decrease in the general price level |
Budget Cycle | The movement of an economy from one condition to another and back again |
Capital Project | Spending by businesses for items such as land, building, and equipments |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | The total value of all final goods and services produced in a country in one year |
Budget Surplus | Government spends less than it takes in |
Depression | A phase marked by a long period of high unemployment, weak consumer sales, and business failures |
Bond | Represents debt for an organization |
Personal Income | Salaries are wages as well as investment income and government payments to individuals |
GDP Per Capita | The GDP divides by the total population of a country |
Productivity | Productions output in relation to a unit of input, such as a worker |
Recovery | The phase in which unemployment decreases, demand for goods and services increases, and GDP begins to rise |
Inflation | An increase in the general price level |
Stock | Represents ownership in a corporation |
Budget Deficit | Government spends more the it takes |
Unemployment Rates | The portion of people in the labor force who are not working |
Retail Sales | The sales of durable and non durable goods bought by consumers |
Prosperity | A period in which unemployment is low, businesses produce many goods and services, and wages are good |
Price Index | A number that compares prices in one year with some earlier base year |
Recession | A period in which demand, production, and GDP growth decrease and unemployment begins to wise |
National Dept | The total amount owed by the federal government |