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2. A decrease in the general price level of goods and services.
3. The percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
7. The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another.
9. The total receipts of retail stores from selling merchandise.
12. The number of new residential construction projects that have begun during any particular month.
14. The actions of a central bank, currency board or other regulatory committee that determine the size and rate of growth of the money supply.
15. An economic indicator that measures how optimistic or pessimistic consumers are regarding their expected financial situation.

1. The efficiency with which goods or services are produced.
4. The difference between the value of a country's exports and the value of its imports.
5. The amount charged, expressed as a percentage of principal, by a lender to a borrower for the use of assets.
6. The measure of output of the industrial sector of the economy.
8. 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.
10. A place where stocks (shares of ownership in a corporation) are bought and sold.
11. A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
13. Government policy that attempts to influence the direction of the economy through changes in government spending or taxes.