Economics Crossword Puzzle

4. – Economic system where the government owns almost all property and production.
10. – Increase in a country’s production of goods and services over time.
11. – The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year.
16. – Economic system where the government controls key industries.
18. – The increasing interconnectedness of economies around the world.
19. – Increase in prices reducing the purchasing power of money.
21. The central bank of the U.S. that regulates money supply.
22. – Person who starts and runs their own business in a capitalist economy.
24. – When a country imports more than it exports.
25. – Trade agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

1. – The driving principle of pricing in a free market.
2. – Money spent by households, a major component of U.S. GDP.
3. – Market structure where one company dominates an industry.
5. – Hiring foreign workers or companies to produce goods or services.
6. System combining private enterprise and government regulation.
7. – The cost of borrowing money, often set by central banks.
8. – Economic system where private individuals own businesses and property.
9. – The difference between exports and imports.
12. – Goods sold to other countries to increase a nation’s income.
13. – Place where shares of publicly held companies are bought and sold.
14. – Country known for its mixed economy and technological exports.
15. – Goods brought into a country from abroad.
17. – A tax on imported goods to protect domestic industries.
20. – Economic system driven by supply and demand without government interference.
23. – A major global economy with a state-led capitalist system.