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SSEMA1Measuring Economic Activity

Explain the methods by which economic activity is measured.

Appears in: Social Studies, High School

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Expectations

  • SSEMA1a

    Describe key economic outcomes and how they are measured including economic growth using Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and real GDP; price stability using the Consumer Price Index (CPI); and full employment using the unemployment rate.

  • SSEMA1b

    Explain the differences between seasonal, structural, cyclical, and frictional unemployment.

  • SSEMA1c

    Describe the stages of the business cycle and its relation to economic measurement, including: peak, contraction, trough, recovery/expansion as well as recession.

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Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.