Consider the following data on U.S. GDP: NOMINAL GDPGDP DEFLATORYEAR(IN BILLIONS)(BASE YEAR 1992)19967,66211019978,111112a. What was the growth rate of nominal GDP between 1996 and 1997? (Note: The growth rate is the  percentage change from one period to the next.)b. What was the growth rate of the GDP deflator between 1996 and 1997?c. What was real GDP in 1996 measured in 1992 prices?d. What was real GDP in 1997 measured in 1992  prices?e. What was the growth rate of real GDP between  1996 and 1997?f. Was the growth rate of nominal GDP higher or lower than the growth rate of real GDP? Explain.

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Consider the following data on U.S. GDP:

 

NOMINAL GDP

GDP DEFLATOR

YEAR

(IN BILLIONS)

(BASE YEAR 1992)

1996

7,662

110

1997

8,111

112

a. What was the growth rate of nominal GDP between 1996 and 1997? (Note: The growth rate is the  percentage change from one period to the next.)

b. What was the growth rate of the GDP deflator between 1996 and 1997?

c. What was real GDP in 1996 measured in 1992 prices?

d. What was real GDP in 1997 measured in 1992  prices?

e. What was the growth rate of real GDP between  1996 and 1997?

f. Was the growth rate of nominal GDP higher or lower than the growth rate of real GDP? Explain.

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