ECON 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Xm Satellite Radio
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Government purchases are spending by all levels of the government (federal, state, and local) on goods and services. Does not include transfer payments since those are not a result of current production. Net exports are defined as the value of exports minus the value of imports. This difference might be positive or negative; in recent years, this has been negative in the. Nx is positive: x > m trade surplus. Nx is negative: x < m trade deficit. Nominal gdp (ngdp): the value of final goods and services evaluated at current-year prices. An increase in ngdp could reflect an increase in prices or an increase in production. Real gdp (rgdp): the value of final goods and services evaluated at base-year prices. An increase in rgdp reflects an increase in production only. Rgdp is the better method because it is adjusted to inflation. An increase in rgdp reflects in increase in production only.