GDP — definition?
Total market value of all final goods/services produced within a country during a period.
GDP calculation methods — how many?
Three methods: expenditure, income, and value-added approaches.
Components of GDP — main ones?
Consumption, investment, government purchases, net exports.
Expenditure approach — focus?
Summing all spending on final goods and services.
Income approach — focus?
Total incomes earned by factors of production.
Value-added approach — focus?
Value added at each production stage to avoid double-counting.
Using GDP — purpose?
Compare economic size, growth, and standard of living.
Real vs Nominal GDP — difference?
Real adjusts for inflation; nominal uses current prices.
GDP deflator — role?
Separates inflation from real growth in GDP.
GDP per Capita — meaning?
GDP divided by population, indicating average economic output per person.
Nominal GDP — calculation?
Using current prices, not adjusted for inflation.
Real GDP — calculation?
Using constant base-year prices to measure true output.
Inflation — effect on nominal GDP?
Can cause nominal GDP to rise without actual production increase.
Importance of distinguishing GDP types?
Ensures accurate assessment of economic growth and living standards.
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