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aggregate supply

in macroeconomics , the total amount of goods and services supplied to the market at alternative price levels in a given period of time; also called total output. The central concept in supply-side economics , it corresponds with aggregate demand, defined as the total amount of goods and services demanded in the economy at alternative income levels in a given period, including both consumer and producers' goods; aggregate demand is also called total spending. The aggregate supply curve describes the relationship between price levels and the quantity of output that firms are willing to provide.

aggregate supply

in macroeconomics , the total amount of goods and services supplied to the market at alternative price levels in a given period of time; also called total output. The central concept in supply-side economics , it corresponds with aggregate demand, defined as the total amount of goods and services demanded in the economy at alternative income levels in a given period, including both consumer and producers' goods; aggregate demand is also called total spending.

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