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The periodic but irregular up-and-down movement in economic activity, measured by fluctuations in real GDP and other macroeconomic variables.
http://www.econ100.com/eu5e/open/glossary.html
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The periods of recession and expansion that an economy goes through because production does not increase continuously over time.
http://www.nmlites.org/standards/socialstudies/glossary.html
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An irregular but recurring period of interminate scope and origin embracing expansion, prosperity, recession, and recovery.
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A periodically repeated sequence of fluctuations in the aggregate economy of an area, or the nation as a whole, varying in duration, but consisting of: a) upturn, including recovery and prosperity; b) cyclical peak; c) downturn, including recession; and d) cyclical trough.
http://www.vec.virginia.gov/vecportal/lbrmkt/glossary.cfm
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The period between peaks or troughs of macroeconomic activity.
http://www.rba.gov.au/Glossary/text_only.asp
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Also called the economic cycle, it refers to recurring cycle of expansion, boom, bust, recession and trough. The vagaries of economics mean that the causes or length of business cycles over time are rarely alike.
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The pattern followed by macroeconommic variables, such as GDP and unemployment that rise and fall irregularly over time, relative to trend. There is some tendency for cyclical movements of large countries to cause similar movements in other countries with whom they trade.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/b.html
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The cycle of economic growth and decline. There are four stages: A) expansion, B) growth, C) contraction, D) recession.
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The wave-like pattern of movements of national output, through expansions and recessions.
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A measure of the level of activity of a nation's economy, measured by the pattern of movement in real gross domestic product (GDP). The business cycle has three stages, namely recession, characterized by falling real GDP, recovery, the stage immediately following a recession in which real GDP is growing, but still below the previous peak, and expansion, where real GDP levels are above that of the previous peak.
http://www.cbtworldwide.com/glossary.htm
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The rise and fall of a country's economic fortune over time, characterised by fluctuating employment levels, industrial productivity, and interest rates.
http://www.mckibbins.co.nz/glossary.htm
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the variations of the business economy as it expands and contracts, leading to prosperity, recession or depression
http://www.contratheheard.com/cth/glossary/
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A term describing the economy's tendency for periods of growth and decline
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The term, 'the business cycle', refers to a pattern of historically observed economic behaviour whereby growth is cyclical.
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The rise and fall of economic activity relative to the long term growth trend of the economy.
http://www.crfonline.org/orc/glossary/b.html
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A recurring pattern of expansion and contraction in the economy. The average cycle is three to four years.
http://www.powerinvestor.com/Glossary/B.htm
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Over the long run the economy has grown, but it has fluctuated by occasionally shrinking and occasionally growing very rapidly in a series of patterns called business cycles. There are five phases of the business cycle: (1) Expansion, (2) Peak, (3) Recession or Contraction, (4) Trough and (5) Recovery. There are three types of business cycle indicators: Leading, Coincident and Lagging Indicators.
http://www.optionslearning.com/glossaries/b.htm
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Recurring fluctuations in the pace of economic expansion measured by deviations of real GDP from trend.
http://www.econplace.com/mm5e/glossary.html
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It encompasses the length of time from peak business activity through the following trough and back to the next peak. So-called Kitchin cycles average about forty months in duration, but there are also very long Kondratieff cycles of perhaps sixty years. The private National Bureau of Economic Research is the official arbiter of the beginning and ending of business cycles in America.
http://www.politicalscience.utoledo.edu/faculty/lindeen/glos3260.htm
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The succession of periods of recession and recovery. Economic activity tends to fluctuate: periods when real gross domestic product (GDP) is falling are called recessions; periods when real GDP is rising are called recoveries (expansion).
http://www.macdonaldshymko.com/learningcentre/glossary.html
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refers to the nature of capitalist societies to swing between periods of prosperity and depression
http://instruction.blackhawk.tec.wi.us/ghoffarth/economicsglossary.htm
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Recurring fluctuations in prosperity; the pattern of increases and decreases in economic activity.
http://www.tenantlawcenter.com/terms/b.htm
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Alternating periods of economic growth and contraction.
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072471123/student_view0/chapter8/key_terms.html
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The recurring ups and downs in the level of economic activity.
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recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline
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The business cycle or economic cycle refers to the ups and downs seen somewhat simultaneously in most parts of an economy. The cycle involves shifts over time between periods of relatively rapid growth of output (recovery and prosperity), alternating with periods of relative stagnation or decline (contraction or recession). These fluctuations are often measured using the real gross domestic product.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_cycle
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