Economic booms and busts

• Economic booms


  Good times when businesses are thriving, jobs are plentiful, and people are feeling confident about spending money
• Economic busts


  Tough times with less work, tighter budgets, and a general sense of uncertainty
• Economic booms and busts


  Like the heartbeat of a country's finances, showing the natural ups and downs in how well things are going
• Learning about these economic rollercoasters helps us make sense of how money moves and why things can change so much from one year to the next