U.S. GDP includes four components. Moreover, each component has a specific weighting and hence, a certain level of influence on total GDP. This influence also changes over time based on a number of ...

Anyone who has taken Economics 101 will be familiar with the equation Y=C+I+G+X-M. Simply put, gross domestic product (Y) is a combination of consumption plus investment, government spending and ...

Note from dshort: The charts in this commentary have been updated to include the Q2 2012 Second Estimate. The chart below is my way to visualize real GDP change since 2007. I've used a stacked column ...