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Economics

Real GDP Growth

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During the 2008 financial crisis, many countries reported negative real GDP growth, but nominal GDP in some cases still showed positive numbers due to inflation—masking the true economic contraction.

Why this is interesting

When you hear that a country's economy grew by 5% last year, could it be that people simply paid 5% more for the same things? How do we know if we're actually better off?