The current political discussion about tariffs has led to confusion about imports and GDP. Business leaders assessing the ...

The ICP provides data on the global distribution of the expenditure components of GDP, such as expenditure by individuals and households, by government, and on investment. 1 Figure 3 shows the ...

A look at the ratio of imports to GDP over the past 10 years suggests that there are longer-term components of the current trade slowdown ... term determinants of the global trade slowdown (see Chart ...

Through the fourth quarter of 2024, real gross domestic product (GDP) — the broadest measure of economic output — grew 2.3%. Still, some bumpy times could be coming sooner than later ...

However, even as GDP growth has surged – and the reasons for it range from a favourable base to reduced subsidies – there is one component ... As shown in the chart above, discrepancies ...