Real GDP is calculated using a GDP price deflator, which is the difference in prices between the current year and the base year. For example, if prices rose by 5% since the base year, then the ...

From this chart sent out this morning by David Rosenberg, we can see that the GDP deflator is at a five decades low. I tend to believe that the modifications to the inflation measures, including ...

How Is a Country’s Debt-to-GDP Ratio Calculated? A country’s debt-to-GDP ratio is calculated by dividing its total public debt by its gross domestic product. The result can be expressed either ...