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Gross Domestic Product. http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/10/26/141741360/video-what-is-gdp. What is GDP?. The market value of all final goods & services produced within a nation’s borders in a given time period (often used annually) Measures 2 things at once:
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Gross Domestic Product http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/10/26/141741360/video-what-is-gdp
What is GDP? • The market value of all final goods & services produced within a nation’s borders in a given time period (often used annually) Measures 2 things at once: • Total income of everyone in the economy • Total expenditure on the economy’s output of goods
3. What is & isn’t counted? • Products used in making other products • Buying used goods • They are charted in a yearly span • Not produced in U.S. • No way to measure out • B/c they are illegal or avoid taxation
Calculating GDP • Consumption • Investment • Government spending • Net exports Formula: C+I+G+X=GDP
Real GDP • Uses constant prices • Real GDP changes when there is a change in output
Nominal GDP • Uses current prices • Nominal GDP changes when there is a change in output or price scottgrannis.blogspot.com