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| unemployment rate | the portion of people in the labor force who are not working |
| productivity | the production output in relation to a unit of input |
| personal income | salaries and wages as well as investment income and government payment to individuals |
| inflation | an increase in the general level of prices |
| stock | represents ownership of a corporation |
| bonds | represents debt for an organization |
| prime rate | rate banks give for best business customers |
| discount rate | rate banks are charged to borrow funds from Federal Reserve banks |
| deflation | a decrease in the general level of prices |
| consumer price index | the number that compares prices in one year with some earlier base year |
| retail sales | the sales of durable and nondurable goods bought by the consumer |
| gross domestic product | the total dollar value of all final goods and services produced in a country during one year |
| mortgage rate | the amount individuals pay to borrow for the purchase of a new home |
| certificate of deposit rate | rate for time deposits at savings institutions |
