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Acyclical vs Countercyclical - What's the difference?

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Countercyclical is a coordinate term of acyclical.



In economics terms the difference between acyclical and countercyclical

is that acyclical is moving independent of the overall state of an economy while countercyclical is moving in the opposite direction as the overall state of an economy.

acyclical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (economics) Moving independent of the overall state of an economy.

    • Synonyms

    * noncyclical

    Derived terms

    * acyclicality

    Coordinate terms

    * procyclical * countercyclical

    countercyclical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (economics) Moving in the opposite direction as the overall state of an economy
    • "The unemployment rate is countercyclical , it's lower when economic health is high, and higher when the economic health is lower."
  • (public policy) Dampening the cyclical fluctuations of an economy.

    • Antonyms

    * procyclical

    See also

    * acyclical * countercyclicality