Business Cycle Flashcards

1
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Expansion

A

Increase consumer spending
Increase business investment
Sales and profit rise
Unemployment falls

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2
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Contraction

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Decreases consumer spending
Decrease business investment
Sales and profit fall
Unemployment rise

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3
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Peak

A

Wages salary high
Business operate at full capacity
Sales n profit high
Low levels of unemployment

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4
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Trough

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Wages and salaries low
Sales profit low
High level unemployment

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