Across
- 4. Policy involving government spending and taxation
- 5. Spending by the government that can affect the economy
- 7. The abbreviation for Gross Domestic Product
- 8. A statistic used to measure economic activity
- 11. How optimistic consumers are about the economy
- 13. The cost of borrowing money
- 15. The percentage of people seeking work who cannot find a job
- 16. A policy intended to slow economic activity
- 17. The amount of money available in an economy
- 19. The pattern of expansion and contraction in an economy
- 20. A policy intended to stimulate economic activity
Down
- 1. The phase of the business cycle when GDP is declining
- 2. The amount of goods and services businesses create
- 3. The amount of money banks are required to keep in reserve
- 6. The phase of the business cycle when GDP is increasing
- 9. Policy involving the money supply and interest rates
- 10. A general increase in prices that affects consumers
- 12. Money the government owes
- 14. The lowest point of the business cycle
- 18. The highest point of the business cycle
