Economics Faculty Word List opԐ General Terms economy@@@ o The economy is growing quite slowly. economics ow Economics is an interesting subject. budget \Z The budget has decreased by 15% this year. consumption Consumption has increased by 5% in the last quarter. investment This property is an excellent investment. invest έ᭎ Most people do not invest in the stock market property وAوY Property prices fell 20% last year capital { The company doesn't have enough capital. recession sѵA The recession is slowly ending. depression ѡQ There was a big depression in the 1930's. profit vA Our profit was very small this year. loss We will record a loss this year. make/earn money ш I don't think we will make money this year. lose money ш We lost several million last year. save money ш~᭎ If people save money, companies are stronger. break even oC魎 Last year we broke even. labor J The labor force is getting smaller. lend Π The bank lent us 100 million yen. borrow گ We borrowed 100 million yen from the bank. supply Ѫi᭎j We only have ten days supply. demand ڝvi᭎j Demand is growing very quickly. inflation CtԪ[V Inflation causes interest rates to go up. inflation rate Ct Low inflation is good for the economy. deflation ftԪ[V Deflation is not good for the economy. domestic ㈭ Domestic growth is slowing down. bull market DiCs We had a good bull market last year. bear market siCs This year the market is quite bearish. GNP ƦY GNP increased by 5% last year. IMF Šɔш The IMF is worried about that country's growth. World Bank ƢEщs The World Bank loaned us $1 billion. CEO ف٭ocC She's the Chief Exectutive Officer of our company. Trade f import A Imports are rising lately. import A㟭᭎ Japan is importing more goods recently export Ao Exports have fallen to their lowest level in ten years. export Ao᭎ Japan exports many manufactured deficit The deficit rose 10% last year. surplus We are predicting a surplus this year free trade کRf There are many free trade agreements recently. tariff ɅƁ Lower tariffs can increase trade. debt That company is deeply in debt. in the red We've been in the red for the past three years. in the black Finally, we are in the black. monopoly Ə They seem to have a monopoly on the market. protectionism ԓڌ` Protectionism is decreasing recently. Finance وЪ^t@CiX interest q^Τ That bank pays higher interest B interest rate Interest rates are really low now. capital { We need more capital to start the company. equities We don't have enough equities at the moment. shares@ Shares have reached their highest price for the year. stock market ڨ I'm really bullish on the stock market currency Š Japanese currency is called the yen. loan ٪[ The company received a loan of one million dollars. bonds Bonds are issued in order to raise money. credit MpAN԰Wbg That company's credit is quite good. foreign exchange O΅ Change your money at the foreign exchange. principal ш^{ The payments include principal and interest. bankrupt |Y Our company almost went bankrupt last year. income tax Ɓ The income tax rate is quite high. sales tax 䳶i䕪jƁ The sales tax seems to keep going up. net ivjijNet profit (loss) is over a million this year. gross ٪@ivj The gross profit was over a million. Illegal Activities s@s bribe dG The company president took a bribe. corruption s Corruption is a big problem in the Third World. collusion kٽ Some corrupt companies are involved in collusion. fraud ٹ\ Companies lose a lot of money because of fraud. Companies ŕ main office { Our main office is in Chiba. branch office xX He was transferred to the branch office. distribution zA The distribution system needs changing. productivity ƦYǪ^ƦYԿ Japan's productivity needs to be improved. manufacturer ΢ The manufacturer moved to Thailand. retail 䳭 The retail price is double the wholesale price. wholesale ΌԞھÿǭ The wholesale price is half the retail price.