the economy
noun
: the system in one's country of producing, buying, and selling goods
People are worried about (the state of) the economy.
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But the economy grew by 5% last year, official data from Beijing’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday, down from 5.2 in 2023.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune Asia, 17 Jan. 2025
Deep structural problems Although Biden's policies were key in helping the economy recover from the pandemic, millions of Americans continue to struggle with a cost-of-living crisis worsened by the hottest inflation in four decades.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
China also reported on Friday that the economy grew by 5 percent in 2024, a number that was in line with expectations but that many experts said did not fully reflect a crisis of confidence among households reeling from a multiyear property crisis.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Not getting their contract renewed sends these workers back to Peru, where the economy is struggling amid significant political unrest.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune Asia, 17 Jan. 2025
Deep structural problems Although Biden's policies were key in helping the economy recover from the pandemic, millions of Americans continue to struggle with a cost-of-living crisis worsened by the hottest inflation in four decades.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
China also reported on Friday that the economy grew by 5 percent in 2024, a number that was in line with expectations but that many experts said did not fully reflect a crisis of confidence among households reeling from a multiyear property crisis.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Not getting their contract renewed sends these workers back to Peru, where the economy is struggling amid significant political unrest.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
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“The economy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20economy. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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