Emerging economies

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Indicators of growth
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita
  - The measure of goods and services produced in a year divided by the number of people in the country
- Finding and evaluating data on GDP
  - Figures for the UK are compiled by the ONS (Ofiice for National Statistics) and for other countries sources like the World bank
- Health
  - E.g. life expectancy at birth, infant and maternal mortality, pollution exposure and access to clean water
- Human Development Index
  - Life expectancy, mean years of schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) per capita
- Literacy
  - The percentage of adults that can read and write
Implications of economic growth for individuals and businesses
- Trade Oppportunities
  - where an economy is growing, consumption may also be growing, and this is good news from firms looking to invest or sell their products and services

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