Quiz 3 Videos Flashcards
Peak
Real GDP highest level of growth before contraction
Contraction
Recession
Trough
Lowest level of real GDP contraction before expansion
Excessive inflation
Area between growth trend line and peak
Excessive unemployment
Area between growth trend line and trough
One business cycle is defined as
Peak trough peak
Economic recession
2 straight quarters of real GDP contraction or 6 straight months
GDP
Measures total market value of all goods and services produced in an economy in a given year
Final goods and services
Goods and services sold to an end user
Intermediate good
Good used in production of final goods and services
NOT COUNTED IN GDP because price includes in final sale
To be counted in GDP where must an item be produced ?
Within the countries borders
Does a car produced by a U.S. company in Mexico count in U.S. GDP ?
No
A car produced by a foreign company in Kentucky counts how?
In GDP
Real GDP
GDP adjusted for inflation
Real GDP average anual rate growth since 1950?
3.3%