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| The study of how households and firms make decisions and how they interact in markets. |
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| The study of economy-wide phenomena, including inflation, unemployment, and economic growth. |
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| gross domestic product (GDP) |
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| The market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time. |
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| Spensing by households on goods and services, with the exception of purchases of new housing. |
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| Spending on capital, equipment, inventories, and structures, including household purchases of new housing. |
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| Spending on goods and services by local, state, and federal governments. |
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| Spending on domestically produced goods by foreigners (exports) minus spending on foreign goods by domestic residents (imports). |
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| The production of goods and services valued at current prices. |
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| A measure of the price level calculated as the ratio of nominal GDP to real GDP times 100. |
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