GDP Measurement
National Accounting
Indicator Classification
Fiscal & Monetary
Trade & Welfare
100

Sum of C, I, G, and NX?

Expenditure Approach

100

GDP minus capital depreciation?

Net Domestic Product

100

Predicts future economic activity?

Leading Indicators

100

Spending exceeds tax revenue?

Budget Deficit

100

GDP divided by population?

GDP Per Capita

200

Sum of wages, rent, and profit?

Income Approach  

200

GDP plus net income abroad?

Gross National Income

200

Changes after economic shifts?

Lagging Indicators

200

Central bank's interest rate?

Account (Refinancing) Rate

200

Sum of exports and imports?

Foreign Trade Turnover

300

Output minus intermediate inputs?

Value-Added Approach

300

GNI minus fixed capital consumption?

Net National Product

300

Occurs during economic activity?

Coincident Indicators

300

Tax deductions relative to GDP?

Tax Burden Rate

300

Measures income inequality?

Gini Coefficient

400

Adjusts nominal for price changes?

GDP Deflator

400

Total income earned by residents?

National Income

400

Example of a leading indicator?

Manufacturing orders

400

Debt growing faster than GDP?

Fiscal Instability Risk

400

Difference between X and M?

Net Exports

500

Excludes non-market/informal work?

GDP Limitation

500

Income left after direct taxes?

Disposable Income

500

Example of a lagging indicator?

Unemployment Rate

500

Total currency in circulation?

Money Supply

500

Economic growth benefiting all?

Inclusive Growth