Questions and Answers
What is GDP?
The value of all final goods and services produced domestically within a given period.
What are final goods or services used to compute GDP?
Goods and services purchased by the ultimate users.
What are intermediate products?
Products not directly reflected in a nation's GDP.
Who purchases goods and services in consumption?
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Consumption represents approximately ___ percent of GDP.
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How is GDP measured using the expenditure method?
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What are the four broad types into which GDP is divided?
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What does consumption consist of?
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What is investment in terms of GDP?
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What are government purchases?
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What is meant by net exports?
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How are net exports defined?
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What are exports?
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What are imports?
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Are transfer payments included in GDP calculations?
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What is the measure of income received by owners of resources used in making final goods and services?
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Which of the following is NOT part of the U.S. GDP?
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Study Notes
GDP and Its Components
- GDP measures the value of all final goods and services produced domestically during a specific time frame.
- Final goods are those purchased by ultimate users, while intermediate goods, like sugar in ice cream, are excluded from GDP to avoid double counting.
- Intermediate products produced domestically are not reflected in GDP as their value is included in the final goods.
Consumption
- Consumption accounts for purchases of goods and services by households, encompassing spending on durable goods.
- It is the largest component of GDP, contributing approximately 70 percent in recent years.
Measuring GDP
- The expenditure method calculates GDP by summing consumption, investment, government spending, and net exports (exports minus imports).
- GDP is categorized into four components: consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports.
Investment and Government Spending
- Investment refers to expenditures on capital goods by businesses.
- Government purchases encompass spending by federal, state, and local governments.
International Trade
- Net exports are derived from exports (goods produced domestically and sold to foreigners) minus imports (goods bought from other countries).
- Only final goods affect GDP when they are purchased using transfer payments, which themselves are not included in GDP calculations.
Factor Payments
- Factor payments represent the income received by owners of resources used in the production of final goods and services.
U.S. GDP Exclusions
- An example of items excluded from U.S. GDP is a Toyota manufactured in Japan and sold in the U.S., as it is not produced domestically.
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