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What is Gross Domestic Product?

Samantha Vanderlooven
11/18/2013
Macroeconomics | ECO201 A02
Faculty: Online Instructor , Jad Habchi

1. What was Real GDP for 2009? The GDP for 2009 was -3.1 In 2009, GDP started to improve after four quarters of decline during The Great Recession. Nominal GDP for 2009 rebounded to $14.418 trillion Q1: $14,381 trillion Q2: $14.342 trillion Q3: $14.384 trillion Q4: $14.564 trillion Or The Real GDP for 2009 was 13,973.7

a. What does GDP tell us?
The gross domestic product (GDP) is one the primary indicators used to gauge the health of a country's economy. It represents the total dollar value of all goods and services …show more content…

National income accounting records the level of activity in accounts such as total revenues earned by domestic corporations, wages paid to foreign and domestic workers, and the amount spent on sales and income taxes by corporations and individuals residing in the country.

h. What is the difference between GNP and NI? GNP measures the market value of all final goods and services produced by a country’s citizens or residents. The difference is subtle but important. GNP excludes economic activity that occurs in the U.S. but is owned by foreigners and includes American economic activity that occurs in other countries. GDP is place based whereas GNP is ownership based. So, if a foreigner creates an Internet startup in Silicon Valley, this will count as GDP, but not GNP. If General Electric opens a new plant in Poland, this investment will be included in GNP, but not GDP. i. How did NI change from 2008? In 2008, the money value of GDP expands to $4,500m but during the year, inflation is 3% causing the general index of prices to rise from a 2007 base year value of 100 to 103 in 2008.

j. What caused these changes? The financial crisis was created from the housing bubble and the mortgage industry. Additionally, this caused a fall in national income, which lead growth in GDP in negative territory. I changed

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