Forlornistan Is a Country in the Midst of a Serious

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Multiple Choice

Forlornistan is a country in the midst of a serious economic downturn. Forlornistan's GDP has declined steadily for over three years and is now at its lowest level in over sixty years. Forlornistan's unemployment rate is at an all-time high and the nation's CPI is falling. Forlornistan's economic condition is referred to as a

• A) period of stagflation.
• B) balance of trade deficit.
• C) depression.
• D) retraction.

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