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Macroeconomics Performance
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Macroeconomics Performance
Trade-off
Opportunity cost such as at OB
Imports increase and exports decrease
Due to less price competitive
Due to inflationary pressure and increased wages
As imports appear cheaper due to increased income
Inflation
Persistent increase in the level of prices occurs over time
Caused by increased costs .e.g wages, scarce resources
Too high inflation
Unemployment increases
AD will fall
Actual growth falls below trend
If prices increase quicker elsewhere
Reduced demand for exports
Target for inflation set by government
Bank of England ensure to meet target
Control AD depending on inflation
Measured using Index numbers
Designed to measure the magnitude of economic changes over time
A base year is chosen and the index number 100 is given to price of chosen goods and services
Retail Price Index
Main domestic measure of inflation in the UK and calculated by Office of National Statistics
Measures average change from month to month in the price of goods and services consumed by households
Kept up-to-date with entry of new goods and services by replacing old products to reflect change in consumption pattern
Consumer Price Index
Used in euro area and can be used to compare with European countries
Does not include changes in house prices and related areas
International Competitiveness
National assets determines the trade
Increased sales aboard
Boost AD
Improves output gap
Can lead to increased imports
Reduced spending in economy to control imports
Might cause rising unemployment&slow growth
UK national assets
Financial services
High valued manufactured goods
Economic Indicators
Gross Domestic Product
Diagram
Negative output gap at OA
High unemployment & slow growth
Opportunity cost of waste of scarce resources
Living standards fall
Growing benefit expenditure
Positive output gap at OB
Rising inflation and lower unemployment
Used to measure the value of all goods and services produced in the economy
Measured as %
UK expected increase is 2.5-2.75%
Manufacturing, agriculture and services industries
Nominal GDP-output figures not adjusted for inflation
Real GDP-adjusted for inflation
Economic statistics that provide information about the expansions and contractions of business cycles
Gross National Product
Includes incomes received from aboard minus the amount paid out of the economy to overseas
GDP per capita
GDP divided by population
Better indicator for measuring living standards as it shows how much income earned by average person have risen over time
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