Negative consequences of economic fluctuations and economic downturns influence the significance of research in this area. Results of such research allow providing insights and sugges¬tions for governments to make political-economic decisions. The article investigates the impact of slowing economy on enterprises, the reasons of fluctuations of economic cycles and their characteristics, phases of economic cycle: growth, peak, downturn and crisis. The article studies definition of slowing economy, its reasons, ratios, and inter-relationship between various ratios. Methodology of evaluating economic cycles is provided in the article.

Article in: Lithuanian

Article published: 2016-06-08