Year 1968 1978 1988 1998 2008 Nominal GDP, Billions $909.8 2,293.8 5,100.4 8,793.5 14,441.4 Price Index (2005 = 100) 22.01 40.40 66.98 85.51 108.48 Real GDP, Billions

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Compute the value of real gdp in the table below

Year
1968
1978
1988
1998
2008
Nominal GDP,
Billions
$ 909.8
2,293.8
5,100.4
8,793.5
14,441.4
Price Index
(2005 = 100)
22.01
40.40
66.98
85.51
108.48
Real GDP,
Billions
Transcribed Image Text:Year 1968 1978 1988 1998 2008 Nominal GDP, Billions $ 909.8 2,293.8 5,100.4 8,793.5 14,441.4 Price Index (2005 = 100) 22.01 40.40 66.98 85.51 108.48 Real GDP, Billions
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Nominal GDP is the value of goods and services measured at the current prices.

Real GDP is the value of goods and services measured at the base year prices.

 

The relationship between Real GDP, Nominal GDP and Price Index is :

Real GDP =Nominal GDP / Price index (in hundredths)

 

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