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inflationary gap [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
DEF

An excess of investment spending over the real saving that becomes available at full employment. For example, if consumers are willing to save (that is, not spend on goods and services) only 15 per cent of national output while businesses would like to invest 20 per cent of that output, there is a gap of 5 per cent between investment and savings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques
DEF

Excédent du volume global de la dépense nationale sur le volume global des disponibilités nationales en biens et services, tel qu'il ressort de prévisions exprimées en valeur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fluctuaciones económicas
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