According to the BEA, in the Second Quarter of 2012

question 299

Multiple Choice

According to the BEA, in the second quarter of 2012 purchases of new residential structures rose by 8.9 percent. Using the expenditure approach, this change increases

• A) gross private domestic investment.
• B) government expenditure on goods and services.
• C) net exports of goods and services.
• D) personal consumption expenditures.

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Definitions:

Catholic Immigrants

Individuals who migrate from one country to another and identify with the Catholic faith, often facing specific social, economic, and religious challenges in their new country.

Nativist Movement

Political and social movements that favor native inhabitants over immigrants, often characterized by hostility towards those seen as foreign or outside the dominant culture.

Philadelphia

A city in Pennsylvania, United States, significant for its historical importance in American independence and as the location of the first and second Continental Congresses.