Please calcuate the Real GDP and the Nominaal GDP You are provided with the foll
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Please calcuate the Real GDP and the Nominaal GDP
You are provided with the following hypothetical information regarding the United States for 2013: [All numbers are in billions of dollars]: Personal consumption expenditure Exports Government consumption expenditure Indirect Business Taxes GDP Deflator Gross Private Domestic Investment Imports Depreciation Nominal GDP for 2002 Real GDP for 2012 $7,760.9 $1,046.2 $2,075.5 $396.9 109.8 $1,665.8 $1,544.3 $1,353.9 $10,487.0 $9,876.5 Question: Based on the expenditure approach, how much was Nominal GDP for 2013?Explanation / Answer
GDP = C(Personal consumption expenditure+G(Government expenditure)+I(Gross Investment)+X(Exports)-M(Imports)
=7760.9+2075.5+1665.8+1046.2-1544.3
=11004.1
Real GDP = Nominal GDP/GDP Deflator = 11004.1*100/109.8 = 10021.95