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Economic Indicators
Term | Definition |
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Inflation | the increase in the general level of prices of goods and services from one year to the next. |
Interest Rates | the cost of borrowing money or the reward for money saved. |
National Debt | the total amount of money that a country's government has borrowed. |
The Economic cycle | the term used to describe how the level of economic activity changes over time. |
Economic growth | This occurs when there is an increase in the amount of goods and services produced in an economy from one year to the next. |
National Income | the total value of all new goods and services produced within a country in a year |
Labour Force | This refers to all those people of working age (16-65) who are willing and able to work. This definition does not include retired people, full-time students or those who have an illness or disability that prevents them from working. |
Full Employment | This refers to a situation where almost all members of the labour force are employed |
Gross Domestic Product | This measures the total value of the goods and services produced within a country in one year. This includes goods and services produced by indigenous (native or local) and foreign-owned businesses. |
Gross National Product | The total value of the goods and services produced by a country (either in that country or overseas) in one year. |
Debt Servicing | the term used to describe the payment of interest on our national debt. |
Economic Boom | This describes a continuous period of rapid economic growth |
Recession | A recession represents a general slowdown in the level of economic activity |
An economic depression | occurs when a recession is very severe and continues for a sustained period of time. |