GDP Flashcards
GDP
The dollar value of all final goods and services produced in a country’s borders in a given year
Final Goods
Any good or service that is sold and consumed as is
Intermediate Goods
“Ingredients”
Durable Goods
Can be used repeatedly
Nondurable
Gets used up
Aggregate Demand
Demand for all goods and services in an economy
Aggregate supply
Supply of all goods and services in an economy
Real GDP
Accounts for inflation by expressing GDP on unchanging prices
Per Capita GDP
GDP per person
Real per capital GDP
Accounts for population and inflation
GDP Calculate
Consumer spending+capital investment+government spending+ exports- imports
Business cycle
A period of macro economic expansion followed by contraction
Expansion
GDP increases over time
Peak
GDP stops increasing
Contraction
GDP is decreasing over time