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WorksheetsEconomic Indicators Junior cycle
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
The four economic indicators we have studied are:
Capital, enterprise, land, labour
Inflation, Unemployment, Economic Growth, Interest Rates
Financial Sustainability, Social Sustainability, Economic Sustainability
Unemployment, Trade, Inflation, Demand
The labour force is defined as:
People in the economy who are in paid employment.
People between 16 and 65 who are willing and able to work.
Anybody who is willing and able to work.
People between 18 and 65 who are willing and able to work.
Unemployment is defined as:
People who can't work due to a disability
People who are willing to work but can't find work.
Students and pensioners who do not work.
People who don't work during a recession.
What type of unemployment is being explained here:
Unemployment that occurs when machines replace workers.
Structural Unemployment
Seasonal Unemployment
Cyclical Unemployment
Technological Unemployment
What type of unemployment is explained here:
Unemployment that occurs when the economy goes into a recession.
Frictional Unemployment
Recession Unemployment
Cyclical Unemployment
Voluntary Unemployment
When unemployment falls
some people lose their jobs
the government collect less taxes
Government finances are put under pressure
Easier for people to find jobs
Inflation is defined as:
One shop increasing their prices.
Prices rising, then falling.
An increase in the general level of prices.
A decrease in the general level of prices.
Demand pull inflation means inflation caused by:
An increase in business costs.
An increase in demand in the economy.
A shift in demand.
A movement in demand.
If inflation rises,
The value of people's savings stays the same.
Business planning is easier.
Businesses will invest in expansion
Goods become more expensive.
Interest rates are defined as:
The method used by banks to make money,
a method used by the government to reduce spending.
The cost of borrowing.
a method to reduce unemployment.
If interest rates rise,
people will save more money and spend less money.
people will spend more money and save less money.
People will be happy.
The government benefits.
Economic Growth is measured using:
GDP
GNP
GNI
CPI
Economic growth is defined as:
The change in CPI from one year to the next.
The increase in population in an economy.
The percentage change in GDP from one year to the next.
The value of government debt.
A benefit of economic growth is:
It increases employment.
It is easy to measure.
It usually stays the same.
