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Strand 4

Students will recognize how to increase productivity and the standard of living.

Standard 1:

Students will examine sources and types of funding.

• How is Our Economy Doing?
  Students will define gross domestic product, real GDP, consumer price index, interest rate, and unemployment rate, explain how GDP, the consumer price index, industrial production, Treasury interest rates, changes in non-farm payrolls, and the unemployment rate are calculated, describe how economic indicators can help with assessment of economic performance, analyze trends in six economic indicators to assess current economic performance, and determine relationships between economic indicators.

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