有关经济词汇【英语】.pptVIP

Gross Domestic Product. The total market value of all final goods and services produced in a country in a given year, equal to total consumer, investment and government spending, plus the value of exports, minus the value of imports. The GDP report is released at 8:30 am EST on the last day of each quarter and reflects the previous quarter. Growth in GDP is what matters, and the U.S. GDP growth has historically averaged about 2.5-3% per year but with substantial deviations. Each initial GDP report will be revised twice before the final figure is settled upon: the advance report is followed by the preliminary report about a month later and a final report a month after that. produced by U.S. firms operating in foreign countries. Significant revisions to the advance number can cause additional ripples through the markets.  The GDP numbers are reported in two forms: current dollar and constant dollar. Current dollar GDP is calculated using today‘s dollars and makes comparisons between time periods difficult because of the effects of inflation. Constant dollar GDP solves this problem by converting the current information into some standard era dollar, such as 1997 dollars. This process factors out the effects of inflation and allows easy comparisons between periods. It is important to differentiate Gross Domestic Product from Gross National Product (GNP). GDP includes only goods and services produced within the geographic boundaries of the U.S., regardless of the producer’s nationality. GNP doesn‘t include goods and services produced by foreign producers, but does include goods and services Attention：绿色GDP，指用以衡量各国扣除自然资产损失后新创造的真实国民财富的总量核算指标。简单地讲，就是从现行统计的GDP中，扣除由于环境污染、自然资源退化、教育低下、人口数量失控、管理不善等因素引起的经济损失成本，从而得出真实的国民财富总量。 Consumer Price Index. An inflationary indicator that measures the change in the cost of a fixed basket of products and services, including housing, electricity, food, and transportation. The CPI is published monthly. also cal