ASSIGNMENT ON NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTING
Refer to the File Named National Income Data for Ghana for this Assignment.
The Data Set covers a number of indicators spanning 2008 to 2012.
You are required to:
1. a. Compute Agricultural GDP for Ghana from 2008 to 2012
b. Compute Industrial GDP for Ghana from 2008 to 2012
c. Compute Services GDP for Ghana from 2008 to 2012
2. Calculate GDP at market prices and factor cost for Ghana from 2008 to 2012.
3. a. Compute the share of Agriculture in GDP from 2008 to 2012.
b. Compute the share of Industry in GDP from 2008-2012.
c. Compute the share of Services in GDP from 2008 to 2012.
4. a. Comment on the dominant subsector within the Agricultural sector from 2008 to
2012.
b. Comment on the dominant subsector within the Industrial sector from 2008 to
2012.
c. Comment on the dominant subsector within the Services sector from 2008 to 2012.
5. a. Calculate the growth rate in agriculture between 2008-2009; 2009-2010; 2010-2011;
2011-2012.
b. Calculate the growth rate in industry between 2008-2009; 2009-2010; 2010-2011;
2011-2012.
c. Calculate the growth rate in services between 2008-2009; 2009-2010; 2010-2011;
2011-2012.
6. Calculate the growth rate in GDP between 2008-2009; 2009-2010; 2010-2011;
2011-2012.
7. Plot the growth rates in Agriculture, Industry, Services and GDP computed in questions
5 and 6 above.
All the Best.