...REAL GDP IN THE U.S. (IN BILLIONS) 2004-2013 17,000.0 16,000.0 15,000.0 14,000.0 13,000.0 12,000.0 REAL GDP VALUE 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Since the two year drop in 2008 and 2009, real GDP has risen every year by at least 1.5%. This indicates the continued development and purchase of new domestic products, contributing to a healthier economy. The United States has seen growth for four straight years, and is going on it's fifth now. While its growth hasn't been as high as 2004-2007's has been, it's still an obvious marked improvement from the economic downturn of 2008 and 2009. REAL POTENTIAL GDP (IN BILLIONS) 2004-2013 17,000.0 16,000.0 15,000.0 REAL POTENTIAL GDP 14,000.0 13,000.0 12,000.0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Real potential GDP has consistently risen every year over the last ten years, including during the economic downturn of 2008-2009. A rise in real potential GDP generally indicates the economy is capable of producing more goods and services at their full potential every year. Real potential GDP tends to coincide with rises in real GDP. The United States is consistently rising in real potential GDP, and that indicates the economy has more and more economic potential every year. REAL GDP GROWTH (2004-2013) 4.00% 2.00% 0.00% -2.00% -4.00% REAL GDP GROWTH 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Real GDP growth is a percent change of how much real GDP has...
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...2006 to 2014 showing the rate of growth of real GDP, the inflation rate, and the unemployment rate for Australia, the United States and one Euro-zone economy of your choice. Using the graphing tool in Excel, present three time-series line graphs: one for each economy containing all three variables. Label each axis, give your chart a title and state source of data. Graph 1: The 2006-2014 data of the GDP annual growth rate, the inflation rate, and the unemployment rate of Australia Source: data. World bank.org. Graph 2: The 2006-2014 data of the GDP annual growth rate, the inflation rate, and the unemployment rate of the United States Source: data. World bank.org. Graph 3: The 2006-2014 data of the GDP annual growth rate, the inflation rate, and the unemployment rate of France Source: data. World bank.org. Question 2. Using the data collected for Question 1 – covering the years 2006 to 2014 -, present three comparative line graphs. The first graph will show the rate of growth of real GDP of Australia, the USA and your chosen Euro-zone economy. The second comparative line graph will show the inflation rate of the three economies and the third line graph will show the unemployment rate of the three economies. Graph 4: The Comparison of the 2006-2014 GDP annual growth rates of Australia, the United States and France Source: data. World bank.org. Graph 5: The Comparison of the 2006-2014 inflation rates of Australia, the United States and France Source: data...
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...on the news by the news, web, and paper states the U.S. economy is current conditions greatly concerned about unemployment, which is due to the present recession. The current macroeconomic situation is instilling fear in many, because of the unstable and uncertainties of how we’ll recover and things remission from such state of being. The grime view and predictions the media is reporting it as the “decade’s depression”. Unemployment Rate in the United States decreased to 7.40 percent in July of 2013 from 7.60 percent in June of 2013. Unemployment Rate in the United States is reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The United States Unemployment Rate averaged 5.82 Percent from 1948 until 2013, reaching an all-time high of 10.80 Percent in December of 1982 and a record low of 2.50 Percent in May of 1953. To be frank, there many people that do not understand these figures; and most will be assuming or estimating what it could possible mean for them without a real reason. According, to the Trading Economics, “The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United States expanded 1.70 percent in the second quarter of 2013 over the previous quarter. GDP Growth Rate in the United States is reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The United States GDP Growth Rate averaged 3.23 Percent from 1947 until 2013, reaching an all-time high of 17.20 Percent in March of 1950 and a record low of -10.40 Percent in March of 1958. The United States has one of the most diversified and most...
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...3 2.0 History of Economic Changes and comparing it to Forecast for the next Five Years 3 2.1 Changes in GDP 3 2.1.1 Economic Forecast 4 2.2 Changes in Savings 4 2.2.1 Economic Forecast 4 2.3 Changes in Investment 5 2.3.1 Economic Forecast 5 2.4 Changes in Unemployment Rates 6 2.4.1 Economic Forecast 6 2.5 Changes in Real Interest Rates 7 2.5.1 Economic Forecast 7 3.0 How Government Policies Can Influence Economic Growth 8 4.0 Influence of Monetary Policy 8 5.0 Influence of Trade Deficits or Surpluses 9 6.0 The market for loanable funds and the market for foreign-currency exchange 9 7.0 Recommendation based on the Achievement of the Strategic Plan 10 8.0 Conclusion 11 ALF Money and the Prices in the Long Run and Open Economies 1.0 Introduction (Creasey, Rahman, & Smith, 2012), defines economic growth as the rise of the monetary value of the goods and services produced by a country or an economy over a given period. Economic growth is simply the percentage change (increase or decrease) in the real GDP (gross domestic product) (Ahmad, 2013). "The economy of the United States is among the top largest economies in the world though it is facing stiff competition from other economies such as China," (Orhangazi, 2008). An analysis of the US economy reveals that it requires an aggressive growth plan which requires investment in equipment and facilities, increase in labor and productivity over the half decade...
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...divided into 4 main geological areas which is the Nile Valley and Delta, Western Desert, Eastern Desert, and Sinai Peninsula. On the other hand, United States is the 4th biggest country in the world. The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the extreme Northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major cities include New York, a global finance and culture center, and Washington, DC, the capital, both on the Atlantic Coast; Los Angeles, famed for filmmaking, on the Pacific Coast; and the Midwestern metropolis Chicago. Population The population of Egypt is estimated at 85 million as of October 2015. Egypt's population is equivalent to 1.16% of the total world population (7.3 billion people). Egypt ranks number 15 in the list of countries by population. While the total population in United States is estimated at 325.8 million people as of October 2015 and it represent 4.46% of the total world population which arguably means that one person in every 22 people on the planet is a resident of United States. The U.S. was ranked as the 3rd largest population in the world. The table below shows the population of Egypt and United States from 2000 to 2015 (estimated). It shows that from 2000 to 2005, there was an increase in the Egypt’s population growth from 7.50% to 7.80%. It continue to increase to 8.07% in 2010, and there is a...
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...S. Military Spending and its impact on the Economy’s GDP Matthew Magana Abstract This paper examines whether increases in military spending have a positive or negative impact on the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The paper focuses on the three North American economies: Canada, Mexico and the United States as models to develop a case. It will also illustrate the utilization of multiple economic tools to produce variable outcomes to analyze the full spectrum of economics. It will also discuss the multiple statistical models such as Granger causality and Vector autoregression and the asymmetric results produced. Increased U.S. Military Spending and its impact on the Economy Given the long-accepted, theoretical direct relationship between investment and economic growth, if defense spending has a negative impact on investment, then it would seem reasonable that defense spending would have an adverse impact on economic growth. This was exactly the findings of two studies published in the seventies, zymanski (1973) and Lee (1973). Some studies attribute the negative effect of defense spending on economic growth to reduced investment. Another study argues that defense spending restricts export growth and economic growth because military expenditures compete for the same resources used in the production of exports. Which may also be a understood trade off for military spending vs. export and economic growth. However, other studies were unable to find any stable...
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...the organisation. The company is based in the secondary sector of business. Here is a table stating some of the economic factors that may affect Apple. China United Kingdom GDP China GDP is worth 5879 billion dollars or 9.48% of the world economy, according to the World Bank. from 1960 until 2010, China's average GDP was 839.37 billion dollars reaching a massive rate 5878.63 billion dollars in December of 2010 and a record low of 46.46 billion dollars in December of 1962 The United Kingdom GDP is worth 2246 billion dollars or 3.62% of the world economy, according to the World Bank. From 1960 until 2010 the United Kingdom's average Gross Domestic Product was 862.04 billion dollars reaching 2810.97 billion dollars in 2010. Inflation The inflation rate in China was last reported at 4.1 percent in December of 2011. From 1994 until 2010, the average inflation rate in China was 4.25% reaching 27.70 percent in October of 1994 and a record low of -2.20% in March of 1999. The inflation rate in UK was last reported at 4% in December of 2011. From 1989 until 2010, the average inflation rate in United Kingdom was 2.72% reaching 8.50 percent in April of 1991 and a record low of 0.50 percent in 2000. Unemployment The unemployment rate in China 4.1% in the third quarter of 2011. From 2002 until 2010, China's Unemployment Rate averaged 4.15% reaching 4.30 percent in...
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...the health of a country’s economy. GDP represents the total dollar value of all goods and services produced over a specific time period (Koba, 2011). The figures are released every business quarter by the Business Economic Analysis. What does the data mean and how will it affect our U.S. citizens. U.S. Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate Going Forward This paper will cover the United States Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This paper will provide trends, forecast, and statistics for GPD. This paper will explain how GDP is determined and what the data means. This paper is prepared to present to the local chamber of commerce. COC members will have an idea of what the future of the United States economy will offer based on the recent economic activities. Gross Domestic Product Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the value of a country’s overall output of goods and services at market prices (businessdictionary.com). GDP is also used to compare the economic achievement of other countries in comparison to the United States. Economist use GDP data to determine if the economy is inflating or receding. The Gross Domestic product (GDP) expanded 1.30 percent in the second quarter of 2012. From 1947 until 2012 the United States GDP growth rate average 3.3 percent reaching an all-time high of 17.2 percent in March of 1950 and a record low of -10.4 percent in March 0f 1958 (tradingeconmics.com). How GDP is Determined The Bureau of Economic...
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... Foreign exchange rate Group 4- Team 5 Bui Ai Phuong- s3445871 Nguyen Ha Phuong- s3445955 Nguyen Thi Minh Tam- s3360710 Bui Khac Xuan- s3342375 Table of contents Introduction 3 Market past performance 3 USD/VND exchange rate 3 AUD/USD exchange rate 4 Analysis of historical macro factors 4 GDP 4 Interest rate 6 Inflation rate 7 Government Intervention 8 Commodity Price 9 Market view and forecasting 10 GDP 10 Interest Rate 10 Inflation Rate 11 Commodity Price 12 Trading strategy 12 Risk anticipation 13 Conclusion 13 References 13 Introduction Vietnam bank for industry and trade- Vietinbank was established in 1988, after the separate from the State Bank of Vietnam. Over more than 20 years of development and growth, Vietinbank is one of the largest commercial bank, holding key role in the current market in Vietnam. As a foreign exchange dealing team working for Vietinbank, in this report, we will first explain the behavior of two currency pair: AUD/USD and USD/VND from 2013 to 2014 by analyzing some historical macro factors that affect the foreign exchange rate during the period. And then we will explain the behavior of these exchange rates over the next six months, after that undertake foreign exchange trading strategies to achieve maximum profit for Vietinbank. Market past performance USD/VND exchange rate According to the graph, in the first three quarter of the year 2013, USD/VND rate flutuated significantly from...
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...Introduction……………………………………………………………………pg.3-4 Business Cycle………………………………………………………………... pg.4-5 a. GDP Growth Rate……………………………………………..pg.5-6 b. Inflation………………………………….………………..…..pg.6 c. Unemployment………………………………………………..pg.7 Fiscal Policy and Level of Unemployment……………………………………pg.7-9 Monetary Policy and Interest Rates…..………………………………………..pg.10 d. International Trade…………………………………………….pg.11 I. U.S. International Trade Graph………………………..pg.11 e. Demographics…………………………………………………pg.12 Analysis………………………………………………………………………..pg.13 Recommendations and Economic Justification…………....…………………..pg.13 References……………………………………………………………………..pg.14 Executive Summary After more than 30 years of growing corn, Uncle Dan wishes to leave that market and transition over to what he considers a profitable market. He has 100-acre corn farm which he was thinking of subdividing and utilizing to build shops and homes on. Uncle Dan believes that by building these shops and homes on a large piece of land he can make a greater profit renting or selling them. Subdividing land is a long process in itself and can actually be a big investment also gaining equity. When splitting the land into smaller parcels it can create a multitude of lots however prior to this an estimate needs to be made on how many can be created and a permit is required which varies from state to state. The price will depend on the size and orientation of the parcel. Introduction Uncle Dan is...
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.... In comparison between the United States and Russia and their GDP, the United States has a GDP of 17.46 trillion while Russia’s is 3.568 trillion. The United States GDP per capita is 54,800 while Russia’s is 24,800. It is very clear when you compare the two that the United States has the bigger GDP by far. I believe that the United States has a better standard of living for its citizens than Russia. To evaluate the standard of living I looked at the real GDP per person statistics. Also, I looked back through the textbook to page 44 where you can see the income per person for different countries. It was figure 2.3 to be exact. For the United States I browsed on the statistics chart in the textbook on page 133. Another thing that I wanted to add is if you wanted to look deeper into this you could research life expectancy in each country. We have a better idea for the United States. However, I would not have a guess for Russia. We learned that could make a difference when it comes to standard of living. 3. The unemployment rate in the United States is a bit higher than it is in Russia. As we can see in the United States it is 6.9% and in Russia it is 4.9%. We have to remember that these stats are from 2014 though. It could be slightly different for both countries for this year. The labor force participation rate for the United States is 63.41% and for Russia it is 86.49%. The United States is two percent higher on unemployment. Being that Russia has more than a 20 percent...
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...analysis of the data - GDP growth: recessions and cycles. GDP Growth: Recessions and Cycles Figure 1 - US Real GDP 1930 – 2014 with 2009 as the Base Year Source: (Shiller, 2015); (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2015) Figure 1 above shows the real Gross Domestic product (GDP) of the United States for the years 1930 to 2014. Real GDP is essential and important as it shows the general soundness of the economy. Thus, when real GDP is high it means other macroeconomic factors such as employment and economic growth are positive and vice versa. This is because real GDP is substantially correlated to these macroeconomic factors. Therefore, the chart above shows that America’s GDP has been growing steadily over the years. This consistent growth has seen to it that America’s real GDP hit a high of 16.16 trillion U.S. dollars up from a low of around 1.06 trillion U.S. dollars in 1930. It is also apparent that the steady growth in the real GDP has led to many significant improvements in the economy and standards of living. Thus, it is evident that the standards of living and other macroeconomic factors are better now than in the mid nineteen hundreds (OpenStax College, 2014). Further, statistical and economic analysis shows that the real GDP of America has an average median and mean of approximately 6.34 and 7.20 trillion dollars respectively (Shiller, 2015). This is caused by the various cyclical changes in the economy. Despite the steady growth in real GDP the U.S. economy has...
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...leading world economy, the United States and has been in a recession since 2008 and the leading outcome of this recession has been no other than unemployment. The newsflash among media and television about this recession has resulted in unemployment, and how to remedy this “current macroeconomic situation”. No one seems to have an immediate solution on how the economy will get better. The news and media do a lot of finger pointing and giving various unpleasant names to the situation such as calling it “the decade of depression”. Our inflation rate is about 2.3%, which is currently lower than the past rate that was 3.4%. As of July 2012, unemployment rate has been around 9.3%, compared to the prior average years back of about 5.6%. Research We all know that if there is unemployment, consumers do not spend as much money and businesses suffer, from that but honestly speaking, not many of us know what these unemployment figures mean or represent for sure. We can assume or estimating what it means without understanding since we were not aware of what it was before or one is not personally affected by the unemployment saga. So it gets to be a bit mind-boggling when some industries throw these percentages out there and expect us all to know what they mean and as a way to get the public all brawled up. In reading and doing a little research from Trading Economics, they states that, “The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in this country did expanded...
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...The United States economy, based on recent history of past recessions, should be going forward and getting better, but is it? According to statistics from Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the United States is still trying to recover. The gross domestic product rate keeps going up and down; it does not keep going up, as it did in past recessions. What is to become of the United States if President Obama cannot get us out of the recession? EXPECTED U.S. GDP GROWTH RATE GOING FORWARD The gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate is an important indicator of the U.S. economic health. The slope of the yield curve – the spread between long and short - term interest rates – is a good predictor of future economic activity. As these slopes shift, you will get periods of high and low growth in GDP. There are three different methods of determining GDP. The first one is estimating each industry’s gross output and subtracts intermediate inputs from other industries to derive each industry’s residual value-added, which is sometimes called the production approach (Wells and Krugman, 2009). The second method is the income approach, which measures the income earned by the different factors of production (Wells et al). The third method is the final expenditures approach, which shows what is happening across different types of spending throughout the economy, usually done annually (Wells et al)...
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... | Abstract It is no surprise that the economy of The United States of America is going through a cyclical peak. During the various business cycles, economic indicators revealed how the economy is doing based on gross domestic product, employment, inflation, retails sales etc. This paper would critically examine the business cycle and its implications in terms of higher sales, consumer demands and labor cost. It will also analyze how economic indicators such as Real GDP, Unemployment and Inflation have been impacted by the current and unfortunate economic situation faced in the United States today. Introduction The United States, like many other countries, is experiencing a major change in its economic system; and it is currently coming out of a recessionary business cycle which saw the production of goods and services decline, and unemployment on the rise; but the economy is moving at a snail's pace, easing into a peak. The paper will focus on how to interpret the business cycle and explain the current business cycle in the United States through an in-depth and critical look at the economic indicators. These Economic indicators will reveal the current economic situation as well as help to forecast the future direction and growth of the economy in the long run. The Business Cycle What is a business cycle? Business Cycle is the periodic increases and decreases in...
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