Assessing The Vitality Of A Given Economy

An economic indicator is defined by Investopidea.com (n.d.) as “A piece of economic data, usually of macroeconomic scale, that is used by investors to interpret current or future investment possibilities and judge the overall health of an economy”. Below are six economic indicators that affect Apple Inc. and its business decisions and strategies.

The United States is not only one of the largest economies in the world, but it is also one of the strongest economies compared to industrialized countries, and this has been proven in the last few years. Despite of what many people believe or see, U.S economy is booming and it will continue to boom during the year 2015. In the article “When the U.S Economy is the Envy of the World,” published by the MSNBC on December 8, 2014, its author Steve Benen argues about the U.S economic recovery in order to persuade U.S citizens and show them the numbers that prove that our economy has recovered. Benen (2014) also encourage U.S citizens not “to compare the current economic recovery to other recoveries that followed modern downturns,” but “to compare our economic recovery against other countries who dealt with similar circumstances” because according to President Obama, the U.S “has put more people back to work” than any advanced economy in the world (qtd. in Benen, 2014). There are strong evidences that prove that the U.S economy is in its best year compared to three years ago. The growth of jobs, the slight increase of wages, and the low price of oil have truly helped the U.S economy recover.

-Nominal GDP is the value of final goods and services evaluated at current-year prices and are calculated by summing the current values of final goods and services. In the other hand, the real GDP is and services in the base year to calculate the value of goods and services in all other years. “Real GDP holds prices constant, which makes it a better measure than nominal GDP of changes in the production of goods and services from one year to the next. In fact, growth in the economy is almost always measured

From the economic review for January 2012 has a graph that shows the output of the three major economic sectors: manufacturing, construction and services. The graph shows the recession in 2008 to 2011 and how it recovers.

Last time we discussed the most important measure of economic well-being – real, per capita GDP. Further, if we want to see how our economic well-being is changing over time, we can calculate how real GDP is changing in percentage terms (for example, real GDP grew 4% last quarter).

The three major economic indicators—the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the unemployment rate, and the Consumer Price Index (CPI)—will be used in this analysis of the Canadian economy, along with several others.

When we think about GDP, it is important to determine the country’s output. When I say the country’s total output I mean everything produced by the people of the country, as well as all the companies within the country. Today I will be discussing to you all the recent history and expected future conditions of the American economy.

Thus, America’s unnoticeable reliance on multiple factors of the economy, such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) revealed these two national and global economic events: The Great Depression and Great Recession. According to our readings, The Great Depression

The Great Recession lasted from December of 2007 until June of 2009, making it the longest recession since World War II. During this time, gross domestic product (GDP), inflation, unemployment, and interest rates were all greatly affected. The previously mentioned metrics are used to compare today’s economy to the economy during the Great Recession to see how the United States has rebounded since 2009. Monetary and fiscal policies were also implemented to combat the recession, and their effects determine whether or not the policies have a lasting effect in continuing to help the U.S. economy rebound.

Give a brief description of the three ways to measure the health of an economy. There are three ways to measure the health of an economy. The first way to measure the health of an economy is The Gross Domestic Product. GDP is the total dollar amount value of all goods and services produced in one year. Four categories are looked at by producers on what is being produced (output) this would be consumer spending, business spending, government spending, and exports of a country being less than imports. Data is collected and output is measured. The second measure is going to be Labor productivity this is the measurement of workers. Measuring how hard workers are producing product would be their productivity. Improvements in equipment, training, and management will result in greater output. Labor productivity is a measurement of a worker's performance. Inflation/Deflation a rapid increase in inflation is not a good thing. Individuals, government, and business continue to increase spending. The wages are higher with inflation, but the problem is the prices on items

Economics growth is, it the short run an increase in real GDP and in the long run an increase in the productive capacity of an economy (the maximum output that the economy can produce). GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product which is the country’s production of goods and services valued at market price in a given time period. Real GDP is when these figures are corrected for inflation using a base year (The UK uses 2003 as its base year). It can be measured in three different ways; the output measure is the value of the goods and services produced by all sectors of the economy; agriculture, manufacturing, energy, construction, the service sector and government. The

Americans have been bombarded by new worries in recent days with the war in Libya, unrest in much of the Middle East, and the seemingly endless series of catastrophes in Japan as reported by a recent Gallup poll measuring economic confidence. Added to that, there is a weak job market, increasing fuel prices, and fierce budget battles in Congress, obviously, it is clear the U.S. economy still faces

The future of the economy is still going strong but one has not seen the great strides in advancement, as was the case from 1983 to 1993(economy). "Per capita personal income for the Nation is projected to increase 1.2 percent per year in 1993-2005, compared with a 1.4 percent increase per year in 1983-93. The growth rate slows as a result of the relationship between personal

Real GDP is measured by the following formula; [(current year quantity) x (based year price)]. A more reliable measure of economic growth is real GDP per capita; this measurement takes into account both the total production of the nation and the total population. Real GDP per capita measures the real income per head of the population.

While the political turmoil and uncertainty of the last two decades has left the public with weakened wills and a spiteful distrust of politicians, the country as a whole moves ever on. The purpose of this report is to examine the progress (or in some cases deterioration) of various indicators of economic health; and in the limited understanding of the authors, present a view of why the particular trend is seen.