Forlornistan is a country in the midst of a serious economic downturn. Forlornistan's GDP has declined steadily for over three years and is now at its lowest level in over sixty years. Forlornistan's unemployment rate is at an all-time high and the nation's CPI is falling. Forlornistan's economic condition is referred to as a:

(a) - Period of stagflation

(b) - balance of trade deficit

(c) - depressio

(d-) retraction

The correct answer is option c.

Explanation:

Forlornistan is experiencing an economic downturn, the GDP has steadily declined, the employment rate is very low and the CPI is falling.

All these characteristics show that the economy is going through economic depression.

Depression refers to the situation in which an economy suffers a downturn in economic activities. It involves decrease in output level, price and employment rate.