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6. Measuring Domestic Output and National Income. Chapter Objectives. How GDP is Defined and Measured Relationships Between GDP, Net Domestic Product, National Income, Personal Income, and Disposable Income The Nature and Function of a GDP Price Index
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6 Measuring Domestic Output and National Income
Chapter Objectives • How GDP is Defined and Measured • Relationships Between GDP, Net Domestic Product, National Income, Personal Income, and Disposable Income • The Nature and Function of a GDP Price Index • The Difference Between Nominal GDP and Real GDP • Some Limitations of the GDP Measure
Assessing Economy’s Performance • National Income Accounting • Bureau of Economic Analysis • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) • A Monetary Measure • Avoid Multiple Counting • Intermediate Goods • Final Goods • Value Added • Exclude Nonproduction Transactions
Assessing Economy’s Performance • Financial Transactions Excluded • Public Transfer Payments • Private Transfer Payments • Stock (and Bond) Market Transactions • Second Hand Sales
Two Approaches to GDP • Income Approach • Wages • Rental Incomes • Interest Incomes • Profits • Expenditure Approach • Final-Product or Value-Added • The Sum of the Money Spent to Buy the Output
Two Approaches to GDP Expenditure Approach Income Approach Consumption by Households Wages + + Rents Investment by Businesses + G D P + = = Interest + Government Purchases + Profits + Expenditures By Foreigners Statistical Adjustments
Expenditure Approach C Personal Consumption Expenditures • Durable Consumer Goods • Nondurable Consumer Goods • Consumer Expenditures for Services Gross Private Domestic Investment • Machinery, Equipment, and Tools • All Construction • Changes in Inventories • Noninvestment Transactions Ig
Expenditure Approach Gross Investment - Depreciation = Net Investment Net Investment Gross Investment Depreciation Increased Consumption & Government Spending Stock of Capital Stock of Capital January 1 Year’s GDP December 31
Expenditure Approach G Government Purchases • Expenditures for Goods and Services • Expenditures for Social Capital Net Exports Xn = Exports (X) – Imports (M) Putting It All Together: GDP = C + I + G + Xn GDP= $8,746 + 2,105 + 2,363 - 727 = $12,487 in 2005 Xn
$ 8746 2105 2363 -727 $ 12,487 GDP Approaches Compared Accounting Statement for the U.S. Economy, 2005 in Billions Receipts Expenditures Approach Allocations Income Approach Personal Consumption (C) Gross Private Domestic Investment (Ig) Government Purchases (G) Net Exports (Xn) Gross Domestic Product Compensation Rents Interest Proprietor’s Income Corporate Profits Taxes on Production and Imports National Income Net Foreign Factor Income Statistical Discrepancy Consumption of Fixed Capital Gross Domestic Product $ 7125 73 498 939 1352 917 $10,904 -34 43 1574 $ 12,487
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Comparative GDPs Select Nations GDPs - 2005 GDP in Trillions of Dollars 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 United States Japan Germany China United Kingdom France Italy Spain Canada Brazil Korea, Rep. India Mexico Russian Fed. Australia $12.4 $4.5 $2.8 $2.2 $2.2 $2.1 $1.7 $1.1 $1.1 $.79 $.79 $.78 $.77 $.76 $.70 Source: World Bank
The Income Approach • Compensation of Employees • Rents • Interest • Proprietor’s Income • Corporate Profits • Corporate Income Taxes • Dividends • Undistributed Corporate Profits • Taxes on Production and Imports
W 6.1 The Income Approach • From National Income to GDP • Net Foreign Factor Income • Statistical Discrepancy • Consumption of Fixed Capital • Other National Accounts • Net Domestic Product (NDP) • National Income (NI) • Personal Income (PI) • Disposable Income (DI) DI = C + S
$ 12,487 -1,574 $ 10,913 -43 34 $ 10,904 -917 -871 -378 -460 +1,970 $ 10,248 -1,210 $ 9,038 The Income Approach Income Relationships – United States, 2005 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Consumption of Fixed Capital Net Domestic Profit (NDP) Statistical Discrepancy Net Foreign Factor Income National Income (NI) Taxes on Production and Imports Social Security Contributions Corporate Income Taxes Undistributed Corporate Profits Transfer Payments Personal Income (PI) Personal Taxes Disposable Income (DI)
Circular Flow Revisited U.S. Domestic Output and the Flows of Expenditure and Income
O 6.1 Price of Market Basket In Specific Year Price Index In Given Year = x 100 Price of Same Basket In Base Year Nominal GDP Real GDP = Price Index (in hundredths) W 6.2 Nominal Versus Real GDP • Nominal GDP • Real GDP • Price Index • GDP Price Index
Shortcomings of GDP • Nonmarket Activities • Leisure • Improved Product Quality • The Underground Economy • GDP and the Environment • Composition and Distribution of the Output • Noneconomic Sources of Well-Being
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Shortcomings of GDP Underground Economy as a Percentage of GDP - Select Nations Percentage of GDP 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Greece Italy Spain Portugal Belgium Sweden Germany France Holland United Kingdom Japan United States Switzerland Source: Journal of Economic Literature
Magical Mystery Tour Last Word BEA Sources of Data for Analysis • Consumption • Census Bureau’s Retail Trade Survey • Census Bureau’s Survey of Manufacturers • Census Bureau’s Service Survey • Investment • All Consumption Data Sources • Survey of Manufacturers • Service Survey • Industry Sources • Census Bureau’s Housing Starts Survey and Housing Sales Survey • Retail Trade Survey • Wholesale Trade Survey • Survey of Manufacturing
Magical Mystery Tour Last Word • Government Purchases • Office of Personnel Management • Construction Surveys • Census Bureau’s Survey of Government Finance • Net Exports • U.S. Customs Service • BEA Surveys and Analysis
national income accounting gross domestic product intermediate goods final goods multiple counting value added expenditures approach income approach personal consumption expenditures (C) gross private domestic investment (Ig) net private domestic investment government purchases net exports (Xn) taxes on production and imports national income consumption of fixed capital net domestic product (NDP) personal income (PI) disposable income (DI) nominal GDP real GDP price index Key Terms
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