AP MacroeconomicsThe Business Cycle
Trough
The trough is the lowest point of economic activity in a business cycle.
The trough represents the end of a contraction and the beginning of an expansion. At the trough, an economy's real GDP stops decreasing and starts to increase. Unemployment is high, and inflation is typically low.
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