Forecasting of national economy

2. sales The total receipts of retail stores from selling merchandise.
5. A decrease in the general price level of goods and services.
6. An economic indicator that measures how optimistic or pessimistic consumers are regarding their expected financial situation.
7. policy Government policy that attempts to influence the direction of the economy through changes in government spending or taxes.
10. The measure of output of the industrial sector of the economy.
14. The percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
15. market A place where stocks (shares of ownership in a corporation) are bought and sold.

1. The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another.
3. rate The amount charged, expressed as a percentage of principal, by a lender to a borrower for the use of assets.
4. starts The number of new residential construction projects that have begun during any particular month.
8. market A financial market where participants can issue new debt, known as the primary market, or buy and sell debt securities, known as the secondary market.
9. The efficiency with which goods or services are produced.
11. A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
12. balance The difference between the value of a country's exports and the value of its imports.
13. policy The actions of a central bank, currency board or other regulatory committee that determine the size and rate of growth of the money supply.