Project description
DATA EXERCISE #1
Consists of four parts
Part 1: Expenditures Approach to Calculating GDP
Complete the following exercise
Visit the Bureau of Economic Analysis Web site at www.bea.gov In U.S. Economic Accounts under National click on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), then Interactive Tables: GDP and the National Income and Product Account (NIPA) Historical Tables, click Begin using the data, and use Section 1 – Tables 1.1.5 and 1.1.6 to identify the GDP (nominal GDP) and real GDP for the past four quarters.
a) Present the information that you received in your project as a table.
b) Write a report (1 page double – spaced), which contains the analysis of the results you received.
In this report consider, but do not be limited to the following:
1.Why was nominal GDP greater than real GDP in each of those quarters?
1.What was the percentage change in Nominal GDP for the most recent quarter compared to the previous quarter? What was the percentage change in Real GDP for the two quarters?
2.What accounts for the difference in the two percentages?
Part 2: Income Approach to Calculating GDP
Complete the following exercise:
Go to http://www.bea.gov/
Find the information on GDP in billions of current dollars for the past four quarters. In U.S. Economic Accounts under National click on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), then click on Interactive Tables: GDP and the National Income and Product Account (NIPA) Historical Tables click Begin using the data- choose Section 1: Domestic Product and Income and find table 1.7.5
Create the table that contains the following information for the last year quarterly. Omit the intermediate lines found in Table 1.7.5 on the web site.
Gross domestic product
Gross national product
Net national product
National income
Personal income
Write a report in your own words (1 page, double-spaced), which contains the analysis of the results you received. In this report consider, but do not be limited to the following:
1. What is the difference between gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national product (GNP)? What is the difference in what GDP measures compared to GNP?
2. Based on the table, what calculations must you make to determine GNP from GDP?
3. What is national income (NI)? What does NI measure?
4. Which was higher in this year, GNP or NI? By how much?
5. What calculations must you make to determine NI from GNP?
6. NI is composed of a number of categories. What category makes up the largest portion of NI?
Part 3: GDP in Different Countries
Complete the following exercise:
Go to World Development Indicators database:
http://databank.worldbank.org/data/views/variableSelection/selectvariables.aspx?source=world-development-indicators
The countries for this part of the Data Exercise will be assigned by your professor.
Select the 8 countries assigned for the project by checking the check boxes under Country.
Select the 2 data series GDP (current US$) and Population (Total) under Series.
Select the most recent year under Time.
You can now retrieve that data by clicking one of the options on the upper right of the window. Clicking Table will allow you to view and copy the data for each country. Clicking Download will allow you to download the data in Excel, which can then be copied into your report table.
Fill in the table below. Calculate the per capita GDP for the most recent available year for the countries with the equation given in the far right column.
CountryGDP Population Per Capita GDP
1 2 3 4 = 2/3
Because a table cannot post in this instruction, here is another version of the table requested above: (Please email if this is unclear)
Country = 1
GDP = 2
Population = 3
Per Capita GDP= (4 = 2/3)