________ inflation is more stable than __________ inflation, because it excludes food and gasoline prices.

Average weekly hours in manufacturing is an example of a:

A) leading indicator. B) coincident indicator. C) lagging indicator. D) none of the above.

When real consumption expenditure is plotted against real disposable income the resulting relationship is

a. very weak. b. positive and very curvi-linear. c. positive and very close to linear. d. negative and very close to linear. e. virtually flat.