Part 1 of Essay
Overall most economists feel the economy is doing quite well right now. There are many facets to the U.S. economy that go into the ups and downs of our complex economy. For instance, interest rates, inflation, unemployment, growth, trade, surplus, and many others are direct indicators of the status of the U.S. Econ ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... was practically eliminated. Last year inflation was set at 1.7 percent and most economists don’t expect this to rise above two for this year. Some are even Considering deflation to be the next step. In 1949 and 1955 were the only two other times that the CPI has declined. Despite this obstacle some believe it is a remote possibility. Jane Bryant Quinn reported the pluses of the deflation. “When labor productivity rises-up 2.4 percent by most recent count-prices can fall by the same amount, wi ....