Glossary · Macro · Aggregate demand and supply
Business cycle
The rise and fall of real GDP around its long-run trend: expansion, peak, recession, trough, and back to expansion. The cycles are irregular in length and depth, which is what makes them hard to forecast.
Also called: recession, expansion, peak, trough
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