An economy has the following real GDP and nominal GDP price index between 1989 and 1990: year         Real GDP            Nominal GDP 1989 ...... $1,000B........... $1,200B 1990........$1,050B............$1,386B a) what is the GDP price index for 1989? b) what is the GDP price index for 1990? c) what is the inflation rate as measured by the GDP price index between 1989 and 1990?

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An economy has the following real GDP and nominal GDP price index between 1989 and 1990:
year         Real GDP            Nominal GDP

1989 ...... $1,000B........... $1,200B

1990........$1,050B............$1,386B

a) what is the GDP price index for 1989?

b) what is the GDP price index for 1990?

c) what is the inflation rate as measured by the GDP price index between 1989 and 1990?

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GDP or Gross Domestic Product is the monetary value of all final products or goods and services, produced by the economy within its domestic boundaries in a given period of time. The GDP price index is a measure of inflation in the price of products produced by the economy.

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