Measures of Economic Performance
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- Microeconomics is the study of individual markets within an economy while macroeconomics is the study of the economy as a whole.
- Gross domestic product (GDP) is a measure of output that is used to compare with other countries and over time.
- A 5% increase in GDP in 1 year means that the output of the economy has increased by 5% over a 12-month period
- Depression/Recession are periods of time when the economy is performing badly (e.g. The Great Depression after WW1). A "boom" is a period when the economy is doing well with economic growth above its long run average.
- High unemployment is an indicator of poor national performance
- Inflation - It is the increase in average prices in an economy.
- High inflation decreases the value of savings as prices are higher. Knowledge of prices in the market are disrupted as prices are rising. Consumers do not know what is a reasonable price for a product
- Deflation makes it difficult for a country to grow its GDP as prices are falling
- When exports of goods and services are greater than imports there is a current account surplus
- When imports of goods and services are greater than exports there is a current account deficit
Key measures of economic performance in macroeconomics:
- Economic growth – real GDP growth.
- Inflation – e.g. target CPI inflation of 2%
- Unemployment – target of full employment
- Current account – satisfactory current account, e.g. low deficit.
- Economic growth will always be a very important measure of economic activity.
- Real wages, labour productivity and investment are closely related as they affect real GDP and vice versa.
- Economic growth is usually considered to be the…
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