Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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ISBN: 9780134738321
Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.1.1RQ
To determine

The value of U.S. exports and imports.

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The value of goods and services is seen as a percentage of total production, that is, the GDP. Typically, since 1980, the value of U.S. exports has been smaller than the value of U.S. imports. For instance, in 2014, the U.S. exports were about 13 percent of GDP while the imports were about 17 percent of GDP.

Since 1970, except for the period of recession (2007-2009), both exports and imports have been steadily rising as a fraction of U.S. GDP. In 1970, both imports and exports were less than 6 percent of the U.S. GDP. In 2014, the imports were about 17 percent of the U.S. GDP whereas the exports were about 13 percent of the U.S. GDP. The imports and exports (even though they are smaller fraction of GDP), they are greater than they were 40 years ago.

Economics Concept Introduction

Concept Introduction:

Import: It refers to goods and services bought domestically but produced in other countries.

Export: It refers to goods and services produced domestically and sold to other countries.

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): GDP refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced in an economy during an accounting year.

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