The term recession refers to

A. a period of decline in real GDP for two business quarters.
B. a fall in the general level of real wages.
C. a fall in the CPI.
D. a fall in the rate of increase of real per capita GDP.


A. a period of decline in real GDP for two business quarters.

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A) contractions. B) expansions. C) anti-cycles. D) corrections.

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A. iPods only. B. tablets only. C. both iPods and tablets. D. neither iPods nor tablets.

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