Recession
![In economics, a recession is a business cycle contraction, a general slowdown in economic activity over a period of time.[1][2] During recessions, many macroeconomic indicators vary in a similar way. Production as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment, investment spending, capacity utilization, household incomes, business profits and inflation all fall during recessions; while bankruptcies and the unemployment rate rise. Recessions are generally believed to be caused by a widespread drop in spending. Governments usually respond to recessions by adopting expansionary macroeconomic policies, such as increasing money supply, increasing government spending and decreasing taxation.](http://www.jonkerseyphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DSC_4033.jpg "DSC_4033")
"In economics, a recession is a business cycle contraction, a general slowdown in economic activity over a period of time. During recessions, many macro economic indicators vary in a similar way. Production as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment, investment spending, capacity utilization, household incomes, business profits and inflation all fall during recessions; while bankruptcies and the unemployment rate rise." (Thanks to Wikipedia)
Posted on March 10th, 2010 |
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