A | B |
Resources are owned and controlled by the people of the country | Market Economy |
The government decides what and how goods are produced | Command Economy |
Workers often use hand tools and readily available natural resources | traditional economy |
As countries become more developed, they often adopt this economic system. | Mixed economy |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | The most widely used measured of national output. |
Unemployment Rate | The percentage of people in the labor force who are willing to work, are looking for work, but are unable to find work. |
Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Compare the prices of a group of selected items each year to some earlier year. |
Retail Sales | Monthly measure of the sales of durable and non-durable goods bought by consumers |
Social Progress Index | the extent to which countries provide for the social and environmental needs of their citizens. |