AD and AS Flashcards
Price Level
The average of each of the prices of all products produced in an economy
Aggregate Demand
The total demand for a country’s goods and services at a give price level and in a given time period
Real GDP
The country’s out measured in constant prices so adjusted for inflation
Consumer expenditure
Spending by households on consumer products
Investment
Spending on capital goods
Government spending
Spending by the government and local government on goods and services
Net exports
The value of exports minus the value of imports
Aggregate Supply
The total amount that producers in an economy are able and willing to supply at a given price in a given time period
Macro economics equilibrium
A situation where aggregate demand equals aggregate supply and real GDP is not changing
Circular flow of income
The movement of spending and income throughout the economy
Leakages
Withdrawals of possible spending from the circular flow of income
Injections
Additions of extra spending into the circular flow of income
Multiplier effect
The process by which any change in a component of aggregate demand results in a greater final change in real GDP
Output gap
The difference between an economy’s actual and potential GDP