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Gross domestic product (GDP)
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The market value of all final goods and services produced within a nation during a specific period of time - typically a year.
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Three uses of GDP data
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1) Measuring living standards
2) Measuring economic growth
3) Measuring Business Cycles
2) Measuring economic growth
3) Measuring Business Cycles
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Per capita GDP
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GDP per person (divide country's total GDP by its population)
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Inflation
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The growth in the overall level of prices in an economy
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Real GDP
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GDP adjusted for changes in prices
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Economic growth
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Measured as the percentage change in real per capita GDP
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Recessions
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Short term economic downturns that typically last about 6 to 18 months
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Great Recession
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The US recession that began in 2007 and lasted into 2009
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Business cycles
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Short run fluctuations in economic activity
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Economic expansion
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Occurs from the bottom of a trough to the next peak, when the economy is growing faster than usual
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Economic contraction
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The period extending from the peak downward to the trough; during this phase, the economy is growing at a slower rate than usual
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Services
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Outputs that provide benefits without the production of a tangible product
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Intermediate goods
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Goods that firms repackage or bundle with other goods for sale at a later stage
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Final Goods
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Goods that are sold to final users
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Gross national product (GNP)
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Output produced by workers and resources owned by residents of the nation
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GDP equation
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GDP = C + I + G + NX
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Consumption
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The purchase of final goods and services by households, with the exception of new housing
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Investment
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Refers to private spending on tools, plant, and equipment used to produce future output
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Government Spending
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Includes spending by all levels of government on final goods and services
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Net Exports
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Exports minus imports of final goods and services (exports - imports)
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Nominal GDP
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GDP calculated from current prices
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Price level
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An index of the average prices of goods and services throughout the economy
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GDP deflator
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Includes the prices of the final goods and services counted in GDP
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Shortcomings of GDP data
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1) Non market goods
2) Under ground economy
3) Quality of the environment
4) Leisure time
2) Under ground economy
3) Quality of the environment
4) Leisure time