Is nominal GDP measured in terms of quantity or in terms of dollars? If dollars, the...

Is nominal GDP measured in terms of quantity or in terms of dollars? If dollars, the value of the dollar from what period? Is real GDP measured in terms of quantity or in terms of dollars? If dollars, the value of the dollar from what period?

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Nominal GDP = price of a good in the current year * quantity of the goods in the current year

Real GDP = Quantity of the good in the current year * price of the good in the base year

Answer: NGDP is measured in terms of dollars. The value of the dollars is from current period.

RGDP is measured in terms of dollars. The value of the dollar is from the base period.

Rahul Sunny answered 2 years ago

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