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U.s. Business Cycle Expansions and Contractions
Detailed chart showing the number and duration of the business cycle in the United States, from 1854 to the present.
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Khan Academy: Tracking Real Gdp Over Time
Read about fluctuations in Gross National Product (GDP) from year to year.
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Khan Academy: Tracking Inflation
When you hear someone talk about the economy, it's pretty likely they'll say something about inflation. What is inflation anyway?.
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Khan Academy: The Confusion Over Inflation
Why do people worry about inflation? What are the economic effects of inflation?.
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Khan Academy: How the United States and Other Countries Experience Inflation
How does inflation affect a country's well-being? What are some examples of high and low inflation?.
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Khan Academy: How Changes in the Cost of Living Are Measured
How is inflation measured? What is the consumer price index?.
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Khan Academy: How Well Gdp Measures the Well Being of Society
Does GDP capture everything we care about in an economy?.
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Khan Academy: Measuring the Size of the Economy: Gross Domestic Product
Read about Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and how we measure it.
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Khan Academy: Adjusting Nominal Values to Real Values
When you examine economic statistics, it's crucial to distinguish between nominal and real measurements so you know whether or not inflation has distorted a given statistic. Learn how to adjust GDP numbers for inflation in this article....