Purchases of Goods and Services by the U

Purchases of goods and services by the U.S. government, in general,

A) displayed a strong positive correlation with the unemployment rate over the past two decades.
B) displayed no systematic correlation with the unemployment rate over the past two decades.
C) displayed a strong negative correlation with the unemployment rate over the past two decades.
D) have been declining over the past two decades despite a gradual deepening in the natural rate of unemployment.
E) have been increasing over the past two decades because of a gradual deepening of the natural rate of unemployment.