Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS ...

Gross National Product (GNP) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are both key indicators used to measure the economic performance and size of a country’s economy but they differ in their scope and focus.

GDP measures total economic output within a country over a specific period. Investors use GDP to anticipate market shifts and adjust portfolios accordingly. Buying cyclical stocks during GDP growth ...

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product. GDP refers to the total amount of goods and services produced in a country in a financial year. It is a very important measure for determining the size of the ...

Gross domestic product plays an outsize role in how we think of what the American economy creates. It’s what the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis refers to as its “featured measure of production.” ...

Consumption is an always effect of what actually matters: production. It’s a reminder that while “supply siders” are increasingly ridiculous, “supply-side economics” is a statement of the obvious: the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former Dallas Fed president, I cover the economy. Natural disasters, like Hurricane Sandy, provide periodic reminders, not of ...

THE IRISH economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter of the year, with gross domestic product (GDP) falling by 1.2 per cent compared with the first quarter. In the euro area, Greece was the ...

An easy means of measuring a given area's economic health Andriy Blokhin has 5+ years of professional experience in public accounting, personal investing, and as a senior auditor with Ernst & Young.