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ECON 1BB3 - Introduction To Macroeconomics

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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

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)


market value all final F] MRGPYHMRK XLI KSSH SRP] [LIR XLI JMREP YWIV LEW FSYKLX MX ]SY EZSMH HSYFPI GSYRXMRK goods & services PIKEP HSGXSV WIVZMGIW IXG [LIVI EVI XLI] TVSHYGIH RSX [LIVI GSRWYQIH produced in a country in a given period of time

(VYKW ERH TVSWXMXYXMSR EVI RSX TEVX SJ +(4 EW [IPP EW SXLIV YRHIV XLI GSYRXIV MPPIKEP XVERWEGXMSRW 7IVZMGIW XLEX [I HS EQSRKWX SYV S[R LSYWILSPHW EVI RSX GSYRXIH

three ways to calculate GDP same 1. output (basic prices) concept, SV QIXLSH different 2. expenditure (market prices) prices SRP] X[S MR XLI FSSO WS TE] EXXIRXMSR 3. income (market prices) XS XLI SYXTYX QIXLSH the difference between GDP at market prices and GDP at basic prices is: basic prices include taxes / subsidies on factors market prices include sales tax
)\TIRHMXYVI QIXLSH MW EHHMRK XLMRKW YT [LIR TISTPI FY] XLIQ

Canadas 2006 GDP


Equation: Y = C + I + G + NX
Consumption (C) durable goods, non-durable, services LSYWI MW RSX E HYVEFPI KSSH Investment (I) purchase of new capital goods; machinery & equipment; also new housing MRZIRXSV] TEVXMEPP] TVSHYGIH SV WXMPP MR WXSVI [EVILSYWI Government spending (G) all levels of government, spending on goods and services (not transfer payments) Net exports (NX) purchases of domestically-produced goods by foreigners (exports) MINUS domestic purchases of foreign goods (imports)

-RXIRXMSR EPWS HIXIVQMRIW [LEX X]TI SJ WTIRHMRK -J - FY] E XVYGO JSV Q]WIPJ ' -J - FY] MX JSV Q] PERHWGETMRK GSQTER] - -J - FY] MX JSV Q] TEVOW ERH VIGVIEXMSR NSF + -J - FY] MX JVSQ 97% 2<

Canadas 2006 GDP


Equation: Y = C + I + G + NX
GDP, expenditure-based GDP (Y) CONSUMPTION (C) INVESTMENT (I) GOVERNMENT PURCHASES (G) NET EXPORTS (NX)
'SRWYQIV GSRJMHIRGI QSVI MQTSVXERX MR XLI 97 EVI GSRWYQIVW [SVVMIH EFSYX JYXYVI#

$1,439B
&

100% 55.7% 19.3% 22.2% 2.6%

$801B
& &

$278B $319B
&

$38B

Canadas 2006 GDP


8LI PEVKIWX WIVZMGIW TVSHYGMRK MRHYWXV] MW *MRERGI MRWYVERGI ERH VIEP IWXEXI

GDP, basic prices GDP GOODS-PRODUCING INDUSTRIES SERVICES-PRODUCING INDUSTRIES


GDP per capita

$1,100B $334B $766B

100% 30.4% 69.6

Circular flow diagram & GDP


market for goods & services
I\TIRHMXYVI KSSHW WIVZMGIW

firm

household

MRGSQI

JEGXSV WIVZMGIW

market for factor services

;LEX MW GETMXEP#

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
8LMRKW TVSHYGIH MR E JSVIMKR GSQTER] MWR X MRGPYHIH MR 'EREHMER +(4 ;MRH JEVQ MR 1ERMXSFE FY]W PEVKI [MRH XYVFMRI JVSQ 7[IHMWL S[RIH JEGXSV] MR 3RXEVMS XLEX YWIW PSGEP [SVOIVW 'EREHMER MRZIWXQIRX ERH +(4 MRGVIEWI F] WEQI EQSYRX FYX 'EREHE +24 MRGVIEWIW F] WQEPPIV EQSYRX

,S[ HS - ORS[ XLEX - Q FIXXIV SJJ XLER Q] TEVIRXW#

ECON 1BB3 Introduction to Macroeconomics

2SQMREP MRGVIEWIW MJ SYXTYX ERH TVMGIW MRGVIEWIW 6IEP SRP] MRGVIEWIW MJ SYXTYX MRGVIEWIW

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

-R E KVSYT SJ E TPERI GEV XE\M ERH FYPPHS^IV XLI GEV MW XLI QSWX HMJJIVIRX MR XIVQW SJ +(4 GEXIKSV] FIGEYWI MX GSQIW YRHIV GSRWYQTXMSR MRWXIEH SJ MRZIWXQIRX

Example: Canadas GDP is based on only two goods: skates and hockey pucks. Calculate the GDP with the data below.

Skates

Hockey pucks

Year 2004 2005 2006

Price $50 $60 $70

Quantity 100 200 300

Price $3 $4 $5

Quantity 500 1000 1200

-RJPEXMSR GLERKI

TVMGI PIZIP JVSQ

]IEV XS RI\X

*base year = 2004

Year

Nominal GDP

Real GDP

GDP deflator

Inflation rate

2004

-R FEWI ]IEV VIEP +(4 ! RSQMREP +(4 ! ! ! ! !

2005

2006

How do we calculate inflation using CPI?


Consumer Price Index (CPI): measures overall cost of goods for a typical urban household it is a measure of the price level steps to calculating inflation using CPI 1. Fix the basket I\EGXP] LS[ QER] SJ IEGL KSSH ]SY RIIH
IK VSPPW SJ XSMPIX TETIV

2. 3.

Example: basket = 10 skates and 20 hockey pucks

Year 2004 2005 2006

Price of skates $50 $60 $70

Price of hockey pucks $3 $4 $5

*base year = 2005 Year 2004 2005 2006


! ! ! ! ! !

Cost in current yr.


CPI

Inflation rate

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