Which of the following is NOT a macroeconomic statement? A. The price of cell phones decreased by 18 percent last year. B. Aggregate worker productivity decreased by three percent in 2012. C. Gross domestic product in Peru increased 4 percent from 2011 to 2012. D. The U. S. inflation rate was two percent in 2012.

A. The price of cell phones decreased by 18 percent last year

Explanation:

Macro Economics is the study of economy at aggregate level, as a whole. It gives an overview top view of economy. So, Macro Economic statements are about the entire (whole) economy, at an aggregate level.

B] Stating about - aggregate worker productivity ; C] Stating about - Gross domestic product, being a national income estimate (depicting level of economic activity in the  economy) ; D] Stating about - US inflation rate (depicting about general price level in the economy). These are all Macro Economic Statements.

However, A] The price of cell phones decreased by 18 percent last year : is just a statement of particular cell phones market. It is not about entire economy as a whole. So, it is not a macro economic statement

a progressive tax is a tax that imposes a lower tax rate on low-income earners compared to those with a higher income, making it based on the taxpayer's ability to pay. that means it takes a bigger percentage from high income earners than it does from low income people.