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Chapter 12.2 Business Cycles Four Phases of the Business Cycle Expansion /Recovery Peak - Contraction /Recession Trough - What is the long term trend in GDP? BUSINESS CYCLE GRAPH R E A L G D P TIME LONG TE RM TRE ND

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Four Phases of the Business Cycle Expansion /Recovery Peak - Contraction /Recession Trough - What is the long term trend in GDP?. BUSINESS CYCLE GRAPH. Chapter 12.2 Business Cycles. REAL GDP. LONG TERM TREND. TIME. Four Phases of the Business Cycle Expansion /Recovery Peak - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Chapter 12.2 Business Cycles

Chapter 12.2 Business Cycles

Four Phases of the Business Cycle

Expansion/Recovery

Peak -

Contraction/Recession

Trough -

What is the long term trend in GDP?

BUSINESS CYCLE GRAPH

REAL

GDP

TIME

LONG TERM TREND

Page 2: Chapter 12.2 Business Cycles

Chapter 12.2 Business Cycles

Four Phases of the Business Cycle

Expansion

/Recovery

Peak

Contraction

/Recession

Trough -

What is the long term trend in GDP?

BUSINESS CYCLE GRAPH

REAL

GDP

TIME

LONG TERM TREND

-a period of increased output and employment. Full employment may be reached and price levels may be increasing.

Exp

ansi

on

Exp

ansi

on

Exp

ansi

on

Page 3: Chapter 12.2 Business Cycles

Chapter 12.2 Business Cycles

Four Phases of the Business Cycle

Expansion /Recovery

Peak

Contraction /Recession

Trough

What is the long term trend in GDP?

BUSINESS CYCLE GRAPH

REAL

GDP

TIME

LONG TERM TREND

- a period of increased output and employment. Full employment may be reached and price levels may be increasing.

Exp

ansi

on

Exp

ansi

on

Exp

ansi

on

- a temporary maximum level of output, usually characterized by high inflation and low unemployment

Peak

Peak

Page 4: Chapter 12.2 Business Cycles

Chapter 12.2 Business Cycles

Four Phases of the Business Cycle

Expansion/Recovery

Peak

Contraction/Recession

Trough

What is the long term trend in GDP?

BUSINESS CYCLE GRAPH

REAL

GDP

TIME

LONG TERM TREND

-a period of increased output and employment. Full employment may be reached and price levels may be increasing.

Exp

ansi

on

Exp

ansi

on

Exp

ansi

on

- a temporary maximum level of output, usually characterized by high inflation and low unemployment

Peak

Peak

- a period of decline in total output, income, employment, and trade lasting 6 months or longer.

Contraction

Contraction

Page 5: Chapter 12.2 Business Cycles

Chapter 12.2 Business Cycles

Four Phases of the Business Cycle

Expansion /Recovery

Peak

Contraction/Recession

Trough

What is the long term trend in GDP?

BUSINESS CYCLE GRAPH

REAL

GDP

TIME

LONG TERM TREND

- A period of increased output and employment. Full employment may be reached and price levels may be increasing.

Exp

ansi

on

Exp

ansi

on

Exp

ansi

on

- A temporary maximum level of output, usually characterized by high inflation and low unemployment.

Peak

Peak

- A period of decline in total output, income, employment, and trade lasting 6 months or longer.

Contraction

Contraction

- The lowest level of output and employment within a cycle. Inflation is typically very low.

Trough

Trough