Equilibrium market price - Simple English Wikipedia

# Equilibrium market price

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An equilibrium market price is the price at which there is no tendency for it to change.

When price is lower than the equilibrium price, quantity demanded will be greater than quantity supplied. There will be a tendency for the price to increase.

When price is higher than the equilibrium price, quantity supplied will be greater than quantity demanded. There will be a tendency for the price to decrease.

Equilibrim market price is attained when the quantity demanded equals quantity supplied. It is sometimes called market clearing price.

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