What was the average length of unemployment in April 2012 after the Great Recession but while the economy was still recovering?

If actions by the President and Congress reduce the federal government budget deficit, then interest rates will _____, the U.S. dollar will _____, and the foreign trade deficit will _____

a. increase; appreciate; increase b. increase; depreciate; increase c. decrease; appreciate; decrease d. decrease; depreciate; increase e. decrease; depreciate; decrease

The measure of how willing consumers are to buy less of a good as its price rises is called