Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1) Official unemployment statistics overstate unemployment because discouraged workers who are not actively seeking work are counted as unemployed.
2) If the economy's actual GDP is greater than its potential GDP, then there is high unemployment in that economy.
3) The unemployment rate among teenagers tends to be lower than the unemployment rate among adults.
4) If the CPI rises from 125 to 140 from one year to the next, then the rate of inflation is 15 percent.
5) Inflation means that the prices of all items in the economy are increasing.


1) F
2) F
3) F
4) F
5) F

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