Economics

What Is GDP Composed Of?

GDP is made up of commodities and services produced for market sale as well as certain nonmarket production, such as government-provided defense and education services. Gross national product, or GNP, is a different notion that counts all of a country’s people’ output. What are GDP’s five components? (Private) consumption, fixed investment, change in inventories, government […]

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How Did GDP Change From 2008 What Caused These Changes?

According to new numbers released today by the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis, economic growth declined in most states and regions of the United States in 2008, while overall growth dropped. In 38 states, real GDP growth slowed, with contractions in construction, manufacturing, and finance and insurance stifling growth in several. 1 State-by-state growth

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