A country reports that it has an unplanned inventory increase of $1.0 trillion. Discuss how the economy adjusts until it reaches an unplanned inventory change of $0.0 trillion
What will be an ideal response?
When unplanned inventory changes are positive, real GDP exceeds aggregate planned expenditures. There is an inventory buildup, so firms decrease production and as a result real GDP decreases. Firms continue to decrease production until real GDP equals aggregate planned expenditures and unplanned inventory changes equal zero.
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