| A | B |
| interdependent | individual consumers |
| business cycle | movment of our economy from one one condition to another and back |
| prosperity | is the high point of a business cycle |
| recession | period of decline |
| depression | the lowest point a business cycle can reach |
| recovery | the final stage in a business cycle |
| GNP | gross national product |
| inflation | is a period of increased spending that causes rapid rises in price |
| price index | measures changes in price by using the price for a given year as the base |