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OTB CH 2
Term | Definition |
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deflation | a decrease in the general price level |
business cycle | the movement of an economy from one condition to another and back again |
capital project | spending by businesses for items such as land, buildings, and equipment |
GDP (gross domestic product) | 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 and wages as well as investment income and government payments to individuals |
GDP per capita | the GDP divided by the total population of a country |
productivity | production 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 than it takes in |
unemployment rate | 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 rise |
national debt | the toal amount owed by the federal government |