GDP is the total market value of final goods and services produced within a country's borders during a specified period. Final goods are those purchased by the end user, meaning that GDP excludes ...

Governments have used many indicators to help citizens and policymakers understand the state of their national economies for decades: unemployment, home sales, inflation, and industrial output are all ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A recession is typically defined primarily as a drop in GDP. But how is GDP ...