ECON 1BB3 - Introduction To Macroeconomics
ECON 1BB3 - Introduction To Macroeconomics
ECON 1BB3 - Introduction To Macroeconomics
Does doing the dishes have economic value? YES according to Statistics Canada:
YES if you were in a restaurant NO if you were at home
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): market value of all final goods & services produced in a country in a given period of time it is a measure of how much stuff we make
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Gross National Product (GNP): total value of all final goods and services produced by a countrys factors in a given period of time PEFSYV GETMXEP IXG Net National Product (NNP): GNP Depreciation (Capital Consumption Allowance) National Income (NI): NNP Net Indirect Taxes Personal Income (PI): NI - Retained Earnings Disposable Personal income (DPI): PI - Personal Taxes
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GDP if prices or if output real GDP vs. nominal GDP (base year prices vs. current year prices) GDP deflator: a measure of the price level
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Example: Canadas GDP is based on only two goods: skates and hockey pucks. Calculate the GDP with the data below.
Skates
Hockey pucks
Price $3 $4 $5
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Year
Nominal GDP
Real GDP
GDP deflator
Inflation rate
2004
2005
2006
2. 3.
CPI
Inflation rate