Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Measuring the Economy
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Measuring the Economy
Updated May 6, 2013
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GDP is one of the key measures of a nation’s economic performance. This DataPost outlines the components of GDP and places these components within the context of recent values published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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You May Be Interested In:
- Williams, John C. 2012. The Role of Monetary Policy in Bolstering Economic Growth. Speech presented to the University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (November 14).
- Bernanke, Ben S. 2012. The Economic Recovery and Economic Policy.
Speech presented to the New York Economic Club, New York, NY (November 20). - Swanson, Eric T. 2013. FedViews (January 10).