Question

Durable Goods $1,250 Nondurable Goods $2,130 Services $9,000 Fixed Investment $1,800 Changes to Business Inventory $135 Investment in Stocks & Bonds $15,500 Federal Government Purchases $1,800 State/Local Government Purchases $1,700 Transfer Payments $675 Exports from the United States $2,100 Imports into the United States $2,400 Calculate each of the following: C (consumption), I (investment), G (government purchases), and NX (net exports). Calculate total GDP.

Answer 1

Given that,

Durable Goods = $1,250

Non-durable Goods = $2,130

Services = $9,000

Fixed Investment = $1,800

Changes to Business Inventory = $135

Investment in Stocks & Bonds = $15,500

Federal Government Purchases = $1,800

State/Local Government Purchases = $1,700

Transfer Payments = $675

Exports from the United States = $2,100

Imports into the United States = $2,400

(a) Consumption, C = durable goods + non-durable goods + services

= $1,250 + $2,130 + $9,000

= $12,380

(b) Private investment, I = Fixed investment + change in inventory + Investment in stocks/bonds

= $1,800 + $135 + $15,500

= $17,435

(c) Government spending, G = Federal government purchase + state/local government purchase

= $1,800 + $1,700

= $3,500

(d) Net exports = Exports - Imports

= $2,100 - $2,400

= -($300)

GDP = C + I + G + NX

= $12,380 + $17,435 + $3,500 + (-$300)

= $33,015