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The economy apparently shrank and grew at the same time

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Sep 15, 2023

Depending on how you measure it, the economy either grew or shrank, according to BEA statistics.

Gross domestic product, or GDP, and gross domestic income, or GDI, are different ways to measure the economy.

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Gross domestic income (GDI), explained

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Aug 25, 2022

GDI should be close to GDP, theoretically. It's not.

Measure all spending in an economy and all income in an economy, and they should be roughly the same. New figures show that's not the case right now.

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