Chapter 2
Gross Domestic Product
GDP is the most commonly cited comprehensive indicator of economic activity. It is the total market value of the goods and services produced within a nation or, in the case of the euro area, a monetary union. It can also be described as the total income of the geographic area.
The first word of the term – gross – indicates that depreciation of equipment and factories used in the production process is excluded from the calculation.1 For example, the decline in the value of an aging computer is ignored in this measure of national output.
The second word of the term – domestic – indicates the inclusion of all production within the region’s borders irrespective of the country of origin of the producer.2 For example, ...
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