An Economy That Experiences Two or More Consecutive Quarters of Increases

question 167

Multiple Choice

An economy that experiences two or more consecutive quarters of increases in real GDP is experiencing a(n)

• A) expansion.
• B) peak.
• C) recession.
• D) depression.
• E) inflationary gap.

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