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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 business or items such as land, buildings, and equipment. |
GDP | The total value of all final goods and services produced in a country in one year. |
Budget Surplus | Government spends less then 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. |
GDP per capita | The GDP divided by the total population of a country. |
Personal Income | Salaries and wages as well as investment income and government payments to individuals. |
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. |
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 total amount owed by the federal government. |