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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the market value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given time period. It is the broadest measure of domestic economic activity. GDP is calculated by summing personal consumption expenditures, gross private domestic investment, net exports of goods and services, and government consumption expenditures and gross investment.

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