Flow

Flow

A flow, or flow variable, is an economic magnitude describing behaviour that occurs over time and is therefore meaningful only relative to the unit of time. Examples are the value of exports (dollars per year), demand for foreign exchange (euros per day), and migration (persons per month). Contrasts with a stock.

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