French president Nicolas Sarkozy drew heat last month when he suggested that countries should factor happiness into their statistics for growth. After all, Sarkozy campaigned on promises of wealth ...

Seriously. How are you feeling about your economic situation? Because the unemployment rate is still near generational lows, inflation is down to 3.2%, and gross domestic product, or GDP, grew at a ...

“Measurement theory shows that strong assumptions are required for certain statistics to provide meaningful information about reality. Measurement theory encourages people to think about the meaning ...

There's one statistic that rules them all when it comes to keeping track of the economy: gross domestic product (GDP). It's the sum of all final transactions, so all the goods or services bought and ...

The gross domestic product (GDP) of a nation is an estimate of the total value of all the goods and services it produces during a specific period, usually a quarter or a year. Its greatest use is as a ...

Unlike a one-year fiscal deficit number, the debt-to-GDP ratio gives a clearer picture of the government’s overall financial ...

India's soaring GDP contrasts sharply with its low per capita output, highlighting significant economic disparities despite ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump is taking a victory lap on strong GDP numbers.

Real Private GDP has been remarkably consistent from July 2009 at 2.84% annual growth despite multiple major events over the period including wars, the panic of Peak Oil, the COVID lockdown etc. GDP ...