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GDP Expenditure

GDPexpenditure=C+I+G+(X-M)
(C)Consumer Spending
(I)Investment
(G)Government Spending
(X)Exports
(M)Imports

The GDP by Expenditure calculator computes the GDP based on Expenditures.

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose currency units and enter the following:

  • (C) - Consumer Spending 
  • (I) - Investment
  • (G) - Government Spending
  • (X) - Exports
  • (M) - Imports

GDP by Expenditure (GDP):  The calculator returns the GDP in U.S. dollars.  However, this can be automatically converted to compatible units via the pull-down menu.

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The formula for the GDP by Expenditures is:

      GDP=C+I+G+(X-M)

where:

  • GDP - Gross Domestic Product by Expenditures
  • C - Consumption: the measure of all spending a nation's consumers make on goods and services during a year
  • I - Investment: the Money spent by the businesses to acquire goods and services to help or maintain the business
  • G - Government Spending:  Money a government spends on goods and services
  • X - Exports: Total value of exports
  • M - Imports: Total value of imports


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Reference:

  • Mankiw, N. Gregory. "Chapter 10:The GDP Deflator." Principles of Macroeconomics. 6th ed. Mason, OH: Thomson/South-Western, 2004. 205. Print.