1. ECONOMIC MEASURES
In order to ensure that our economic goals of full employment, stable prices and economic growth are met, our government constantly takes measurements of the economy.
Three important measurements are
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Unemployment rate
Inflation rate

2. Gross Domestic Product
What’s a Gross Domestic Product?
Broccoli?
I was gonna say “Preparation H.”
GDP
This is the most important measure of economic activity.

3. GDP is used to compare economies’ standard of living world wide Top GDPs of the World

4. GDP is a measure of the income and expenditures of an economy.
Market for
Goods
and Services
Goods & Services
Firms
Households
Income
Labor, land, and capital
Inputs for production
Market for
Factors
of Production
Income 7

5. EXPENDITURES APPROACH
Consumer Spending 71% (Consumption)
+Business Spending 13 % (Investment)
+Government Spending 20%
+Foreign Spending -4 % (Net Exports)
Net Exports = Exports – Imports
[Imports represent production outside a country]

6. Wages (income from labor) + Rents (income from natural resources)
THE INCOME APPROACH
This approach adds together all the income earned in the production of goods & services
Wages (income from labor)
+ Rents (income from natural resources)
+ Interest (income from capital investments)
+ Owner’s Income (profit earned by sole proprietorship and partnerships)
+ Corporate Profits
= TOTAL INCOME EARNED

7. The Definition of Gross Domestic Product
GDP is the dollar value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given year.

8. EXPENDITURES APPROACH Spending by Households
Personal Spending ( Consumption )
Spending by Households
Durable Goods[12%]
Nondurable Goods[29%][soup & soap]
Services[59%]

9. EXPENDITURES APPROACH
Investment - Spending by Businesses
4 Subcategories
A. Tools, equipment , machinery
B. Buildings (offices, factories)
C. Residential buildings (your house)
D. Inventory adjustments

10. EXPENDITURES APPROACH
Government Purchases [state/local & federal]
Government purchases of goods/services produced (not transfer payments)
3 Subcategories
A. Federal government 37%
B. 50 State governments
C. 84,000 local governments 63% for state and local

11. EXPENDITURES APPROACH
Net Exports
Net Exports = Exports – Imports
[Imports represent production outside a country]

12. GDP measures FINAL GOODS AND SERVICES (products in the form sold to consumers) not intermediate goods
Intermediate Goods – components of the final good.
A. Ford buys batteries or tires for its cars.
B. KFC buys chickens to eventually sell to customers.

13. Second Hand Sales = no current production.
It includes goods and services CURRENTLY PRODUCED, not transactions involving goods produced in the past.
Second Hand Sales = no current production.
A. If a 1957 Chevy is bought in 2009
Chevy
[It has not been produced again so would not count.]
B. Boots produced in 2000 are bought in a Resale Store in 09.
They also have not been produced again.
A salesman’s commission on a used good
would count. You are buying his services.

14. – what is not counted
Purely Financial Transactions – stocks, bonds, CDs.
There is no current production.
A. If 100 shares of Dell stock is bought
I’m going to buy 100 shares of Dell Stock.
Exchanging one financial asset for another

15. – what is not counted
Transfer Payments –welfare, unemployment, social security.
[There is no contribution to final production]
“Now that I’ve gotten my welfare check, I can get a mini iPod.”

16. Unreported Legal Business Activity
Unreported “legal” business activity does not count.
This is two-thirds of the “underground economy.”
And what if the
dentist doesn’t
report $400 for
teeth whitening?
What if an eye surgeon
doesn’t report $500 of his
his $3,400 IntraLASIK bill?
And what if this
waitress doesn’t
report all tips?

17. Illegal business activity is also not counted.
Illegal business activity, because it goes unreported,
also does not count. Making up 1/3 of the “underground
economy,” it includes murder for hire, gambling,
and drugs
Illegal business activity is also not counted.
“I’m getting $1,000 to kill
you, Ziggy, but at least it
will not count in GDP.”

18. Non-market Transactions Are Not Counted
Work in your own household or volunteer work
in the community does not count because there was
no payment.
So, don’t marry your housekeeper, gardener, or
fitness instructor, or you will hurt GDP.

19. The Measurement of GDP
It measures the value of production that takes place WITHIN A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD, usually a year or a quarter (three months).

20. The difference between GDP & GNP is about 2/10 of 1%.
GNP – Ownership
All goods/services produced
legally for pay by citizens of a country.
[Citizenship mattered, not geography]
China
Europe
Nike in
Indonesia
Plano, TX
GDP - Location
All goods/services produced
legally for pay in a country’s borders.
[Geography matters, not citizenship]
in Chicago
Provo,UT
BMW in Waco
Honda in Ohio
The difference between GDP & GNP is about 2/10 of 1%.

21. Nominal GDP versus Real GDP
We use GDP to evaluate whether or not our economy is growing.
If we produce more goods and services this year than last year we can conclude that we are growing.
Because GDP is measured by adding up our spending on output (PRICE X quantity) this is not always clear since prices tend to rise from year to year.

22. Nominal GDP versus Real GDP
Nominal GDP is the dollar amount we spent this year on goods and services.
It is found by multiplying output bought at current price level. If we have inflation nominal GDP goes up.

23. Nominal GDP versus Real GDP
Real GDP is corrected for the effects of inflation.
It is found by multiplying output bought at a constant price level. If Real GDP has increased then output has increased.

24. GDP Deflator
An accurate view of the economy requires adjusting nominal to real GDP by using the GDP deflator.
The GDP deflator measures the current level of prices relative to the level of prices in the base year.
It tells us the rise in nominal GDP that is attributable to a rise in prices rather than a rise in the quantities produced.

25. GDP Deflator
The GDP deflator is calculated as follows:

26. Converting Nominal GDP to Real GDP
Nominal GDP is converted to real GDP as follows:

27. GDP Growth
How fast GDP grows determines to a large extent the level of economic prosperity a country enjoys.
For a nation to enjoy continued prosperity GDP must grow at a faster rate than the population.
GDP growth can be determined using the rate of change formula.
Current GDP – Previous GDP x 100
Previous GDP

28. GDP and Economic Well-Being
GDP is the best single measure of the economic well-being of a society.
GDP per person (per capita) tells us the income and expenditure of the average person in the economy.
Higher GDP per person indicates a higher standard of living.

29. GDP IS NOT A PERFECT MEASURE
Does not include the value of leisure time.
Does not include value of labor done at home or on a volunteer basis.
Excludes any measure of the quality of the environment.
Does not account for the unequal distribution of income.
May overstate incomes & production because of inflation

30. CHANGES IN GDP Price Level o Real Gross Domestic Product
The level of output (income and expenditures) is changed if there is a change in AGGREGATE DEMAND.
AS1
Price Level b P2 P1 a
AD2
AD1 o Q1 Q2
Real Gross Domestic Product

31. CHANGES IN GDP Price Level o Real Gross Domestic Product
The level of output (income and expenditures) is changed if there is a change in AGGREGATE SUPPLY.
AS1
AS2
Price Level P1 a P2 b
AD1 o Q1 Q2
Real Gross Domestic Product