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Suppose an economy that produces and consumes apples, bread, and toy-cars. In the
following table are data for two different years.
2019 2020
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Apples 50 Rs.50 60 Rs.60
Bread 200 Rs. 20 180 Rs.25
Cars 25 Rs. 100 30 Rs.140
a. Using 2019 as the base year, compute the following statistics for 2019 and 2020 in the table
given below:
Statistics 2018 2019
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
Nominal GDP
Real GDP
GROWTH RATE
Growth Rate of Nominal GDP
Growth Rate of Real GDP
PRICE INDICES
GDP deflator
Inflation rate using GDP deflator -
CPI (a fixed-weight price index)
Inflation rate using CPI
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budget or spending to counterbalance the changes in the cost of living? Why?
Assume an economy in which only broccoli and cauliflower are produced. In year 1, 500 million pounds of broccoli are produced and consumed and its price is $0.50 per pound, while 300 million pounds of cauliflower are produced and consumed and its price is $0.80 per pound. In year 2, 400 million pounds of broccoli are produced and consumed and its price is $0.60 per pound, while 350 million pounds of cauliflower are produced and consumed and its price is $0.85 per pound.
(a) Using year 1 as the base year, calculate the GDP price deflator in years 1 and 2, and calculate the rate of inflation between years 1 and 2 from the GDP price deflator.
(b) Using year 1 as the base year, calculate the CPI in years 1 and 2, and calculate the CPI rate of inflation.
The magazine Women of China reported that Chinese women in big cities spent 63% of their income on consumer goods last year, up from a meagre 26% in 2007. Clothing accounted for the biggest chunk of that spending, at nearly 30%, followed by digital products such as cellphones and cameras (11%) and travel (10%). Chinese consumption as a whole grew faster than the overall economy in the first half of the year and is expected to reach 42% of GDP by 2020, up from the current 36%.
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