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  2. Supply and demand - Wikipedia

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    If the demand decreases, then the opposite happens: a shift of the curve to the left. If the demand starts at D 2, and decreases to D 1, the equilibrium price will decrease, and the equilibrium quantity will also decrease. The quantity supplied at each price is the same as before the demand shift, reflecting the fact that the supply curve has ...

  3. Supply shock - Wikipedia

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    A supply shock is an event that suddenly increases or decreases the supply of a commodity or service, or of commodities and services in general. This sudden change affects the equilibrium price of the good or service or the economy's general price level .

  4. Law of supply - Wikipedia

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    A supply is a good or service that producers are willing to provide. The law of supply determines the quantity of supply at a given price. [5]The law of supply and demand states that, for a given product, if the quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied, then the price increases, which decreases the demand (law of demand) and increases the supply (law of supply)—and vice versa—until ...

  5. Economic equilibrium - Wikipedia

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    Hence, agents on neither the demand side nor the supply side will have any incentive to alter their actions. To see whether Property P3 is satisfied, consider what happens when the price is above the equilibrium. In this case there is an excess supply, with the quantity supplied exceeding that demanded.

  6. Deflation - Wikipedia

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    Deflation usually happens when supply is high (when excess production occurs), when demand is low (when consumption decreases), or when the money supply decreases (sometimes in response to a contraction created from careless investment or a credit crunch) or because of a net capital outflow from the economy. [11]

  7. Complementary good - Wikipedia

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    Supply and demand of cars when the price of petrol decreases. An example of this would be the demand for cars and petrol.The supply and demand for cars is represented by the figure, with the initial demand .

  8. 10 Supply Shortages That May Happen Again This Year - AOL

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    Just like some canned vegetables, frozen vegetables may also be in short supply this year. More people have been cooking at home, and demand has gone up for these products, which has caused a ...

  9. Effect of taxes and subsidies on price - Wikipedia

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    The supply curve shifts upward but the new supply curve is not parallel to the original one. Second, the tax raises the production cost as with the specific tax but the amount of tax varies with price level. The upward shift of the supply curve is accompanied by a pivot upwards and to the left of the original supply curve.