The GDP Growth Rate

question 103

Multiple Choice

The GDP growth rate:

• A) is a measure to track changes in an economy over time.
• B) can be negative or positive.
• C) is measured as the percent change in real GDP from one time period to the next.
• D) All of these are true.

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