Recessions, broadly defined, are periods of negative economic growth, whereas expansions are periods of positive economic growth. The graph shows data about two leading newspapers—the Finance Times and the Metro Journal—and the number of stories per month in each about economic growth that were primarily about recession. It also shows when economic recessions occurred in the nation where the newspapers are based.
For each of the following, use the drop-down menu to create the most accurate statement on the basis of the information provided.
Suppose the number of stories per month in the two newspapers about economic growth that were primarily about expansion tends to increase steeply and steadily after a recession ends and to decrease sharply when a recession begins. Then, during the period shown on the graph, one might reasonably expect the number of stories about economic growth primarily about expansion to have been highest in .
If, from 1975 to 1976, the Finance Times had fewer stories overall about economic growth than the Metro Journal did, then most likely the Finance Times also had fewer stories than the Metro Journal did.