Economic Indicators and GDP
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Economic Indicators and GDP. Chapter 12 Section 1. Gross Domestic Product (GDP). National Income Accounting Look at production, income, investment, and savings Department of Commerce. GDP. Defining GDP
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Economic Indicators and GDP Chapter 12 Section 1
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) • National Income Accounting • Look at production, income, investment, and savings • Department of Commerce
GDP • Defining GDP • The dollar value of all final goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a given year • Dollar value – total cash value • Final Goods and Services – no intermediate goods • Produced within a country’s borders • In a given year – excludes resells (ex: cars)
GDP • Expenditure Approach • Consumer g&s • Durable and nondurable goods • business g&s • government g&s • net exports • Exports - imports
GDP • Income Approach • Add up all the incomes in the economy minus the dollar value for the goods and services purchased from other firms (material costs) • In theory, Income and Expenditure Approach should give you the same total
Nominal vs. Real GDP • Nominal GDP • GDP calculated in current prices • Real GDP • GDP expressed in constant, or unchanging, prices • Use a base year of prices to compare things, giving a more accurate depiction of the economy • Changes in price should not affect GDP
Limitations of GDP • Nonmarket Activities • The Underground Economy • Negative Externalities • Quality of Life • More stuff = better life????
Other Output and Income Measures • Gross National Product (GNP) • Annual income earned by a nation’s firms and citizens • Does not account for depreciation of capital equipment • Net National Product (NNP) • GNP – cost of depreciation • National Income (NI) • Personal Income (PI) • NI – reinvested profits, income taxes, SS taxes • Disposable Personal Income (DPI) • Money you have to spend after taxes
Influences on GDP • Aggregate Supply • Supply curve for the entire economy • Compare Real GDP (x-axis) and price level (y-axis) • Price level – the average of all prices in the economy • Aggregate Demand • The amount of goods and services in the economy that will be purchased at all possible price levels