Which of the Following Defines Deflation

question 178

Multiple Choice

Which of the following defines deflation?

• A) It is a typical economic event in the U.S.economy.
• B) It is scheduled by the nation's economists to make economic corrections.
• C) It occurs only in command economies.
• D) It is a general decrease in the level of prices.
• E) It is characteristic of a mixed economy.

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