Answer Key

Indicators and trends – Practice 2

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word or phrase in the correct form.
  1. The birth rate in Poland is dropping  [off] dramatically, because women are afraid of losing their jobs when they get pregnant.
  2. A measure of the amount of money that has to be paid for essentials such as food, accomodation, heating, clothing, etc. is referred to as the  [cost] of living.
  3. Someone who teaches about trade between countries is a teacher of  [economics] .
  4. Costs are rising and income is drying  [up] , so we might be forced to reduce the number of workers.
  5. The difference between what a country pays for its imports and receives for its exports is called the balance of  [payments] .
  6. The region suffers from high  [unemployment] , because many people lost their jobs after closing down the coal mines.
  7. Our share price rose in the morning but then it levelled  [off] at 62 pence.
  8. Everybody thought that the situation could not get any worse, but the economy reached its all time  [through] the following year.
  9. His career started to  [take] off in the 1990s, when he was promoted to the Sales Manager.
  10. As temperatures rise, the  [demand] for air-conditioning units increases.