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Recession and Indicators

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following typically increases during a recession?

a)

Unemployment

b)

Average income

c)

Production

d)

Stock prices

2.

GDP is the total value of goods and services that are _______

a)

produced all over the world

b)

produced in one month

c)

produced within a nation

d)

produced by a single company

3.

A period of temporary economic decline is generally identified by a fall in the GDP in two successive quarters.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

inflation is a general (a)   in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.

5.

Select 2 features of a recession

a)

High Unemployment

b)

Higher Standard of Living

c)

Higher Wages

d)

Negative Growth

6.

A recession is how many consecutive periods of negative growth?

a)

5 years

b)

3 weeks

c)

1 month

d)

2 quarters

7.

When Gross Domestic Product is rising, it is an indication of economic growth.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

A recession typically lasts longer than a depression.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

GDP is a good indicator for the health of a country's economy?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

GDP is an acronym for

a)

Gross Daily Product

b)

Great Depression Plan

c)

Gross Domestic Product

11.

Economic indicators are used to analyze _______ and the economy’s _______

a)

expenses / direction

b)

trends / performance

12.

All economic indicators are reported once a year

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE