Consider the table on the right, which shows business investment in inventories for each quarter from the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2012, measured in millions of 2007 dollars. Provide a macroeconomic explanation for this pattern. (Hint: When did the recession during this period begin and end?) The negative growth of inventories indicates a period of OA. inflation since inventories needed to be reduced in the face of increasing storage cost OB. recession because demand was met by drawing down past inventories and production did not increase OC. recovery since inventores needed to be used to meet demand OD. recession because inventories increased due to lack of demand Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Quarter Q1 Q2 Q3 2288228822882288928892889 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Inventory Investment (millions of 2007 dollars) $3360 - 2822 15,570 19,644 6061 9512 11,856 4699 2364 4807 - 4807 2663 2508 4841 -6805 8965 12,153 6462 2179 2061 7298 14,091 3875 6031
Consider the table on the right, which shows business investment in inventories for each quarter from the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2012, measured in millions of 2007 dollars. Provide a macroeconomic explanation for this pattern. (Hint: When did the recession during this period begin and end?) The negative growth of inventories indicates a period of OA. inflation since inventories needed to be reduced in the face of increasing storage cost OB. recession because demand was met by drawing down past inventories and production did not increase OC. recovery since inventores needed to be used to meet demand OD. recession because inventories increased due to lack of demand Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Quarter Q1 Q2 Q3 2288228822882288928892889 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Inventory Investment (millions of 2007 dollars) $3360 - 2822 15,570 19,644 6061 9512 11,856 4699 2364 4807 - 4807 2663 2508 4841 -6805 8965 12,153 6462 2179 2061 7298 14,091 3875 6031
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