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1.02 POBF
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| GDP | a country’s total dollar value of all final goods and services produced in one year. |
| GDP per capita | GDP per person |
| unemployment rate | the people of the labor force that are unemployed |
| personal income | includes the total wages and salaries plus investment income and government payments to individuals |
| retail sales | sales of goods and services purchased to indicate the spending patterns |
| budget deficit | government spend more money than it collects |
| prosperity | Employment rate and demand for products and services are high. |
| recession | Unemployment rate is increasing and demand for products and services are lowering. |
| depression | Unemployment rate is high and demand for products and services is lowering. |
| recovery | Unemployment rate is lowering and demand for products and services is increasing. |
| inflation | increase in the price of goods/services; the demand for products and services exceeds the supply, which may cause an increase in prices |
| deflation | the prices of products and services are lowered, but people have less money for purchases |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index; the value of a market basket of goods/services; comparing CPI from one year to the next gives a level of inflation |
| prime rate | usually made available to banks’ best customers |
| discount rate | offered by the federal reserve to financial institutions for loans. |
| t-bill rate | the yield for short-term (13 weeks) government debt. |
| treasury bond rate | the yield for long-term government debt. |
| mortgage rate | amount borrowers pay for home loans |
| corporate bond rate | the cost of loans for large US corporations. |
| certificate of deposit | rate paid for deposits for a period of time ( 6, 12, or 18 months) |