Industries That Tend to Be Directly Related to Business Cycles

question 48

Multiple Choice

Industries that tend to be directly related to business cycles such that they perform best during expansions and worst during contractions are called ____.

• A) Defensive industries
• B) Industry life cycles
• C) Countercyclical industries
• D) Growth industries
• E) Cyclical industries

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