AP Economics Mr. Bernstein Module 10: The Circular Flow and Gross Domestic Product January 22, 2015 AP Economics Mr. Bernstein The National Accounts • • • • Produced by Department of Commerce Income and Product Accounts Measures flows and expenditures of a country Equivalent of Income Statement for Corporation 2 AP Economics Mr. Bernstein Circular Flow Diagram 3 AP Economics Mr. Bernstein Circular Flow Diagram • Households and Firms • Product Market is the market for goods and services • Factor Markets are the markets for resources or inputs firms need to produce goods and services • Each has its own supply and demand 4 AP Economics Mr. Bernstein Expanded Circular Flow Diagram 5 AP Economics Mr. Bernstein Expanded Circular Flow Diagram • More complex • Households do not directly many sell factors of production to firms (other than labor) – financial markets intermediate • US government, other countries also included • Notice inflows = outflows for all markets or elements 6 AP Economics Mr. Bernstein Gross Domestic Product: Calc Method 1 • The total market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in one year • Market value – the value of production • Final goods – no intermediate goods • What if product is assembled in China, but the components came from Vietnam and the corporate headquarters is in California? 7 AP Economics Mr. Bernstein Gross Domestic Product: Calc Method 2 • Spending on Domestically Produced Final Goods and Services • Divided into four categories of buyers • • • • Personal Consumption Expenditures (C) Domestic Investment (I) Government Purchases (G) Net Exports (Xn)…aka (X – IM) • GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn 8 AP Economics Mr. Bernstein Gross Domestic Product: Calc Method 3 • Total Factor Income (National Income) • Divided into five categories of income • • • • • Compensation of all Employees, home or abroad Rents Interest Earned Proprietors’ Income Corporate Profit (undistributed) • NI = Wages + Rents + Interest + Profits 9 AP Economics Mr. Bernstein 10 AP Economics Mr. Bernstein 11