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No it is not a part of GDP. However, if you paying some kind of fees for you broker to do certain trnsaction this would be count as a part o GDP

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Q: Is purchase of stocks and bonds part of GDP?
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Which of these would not be considered a private investment when calculating the GDP?

stocks and bonds.


Money spent on the purchase of a new house is included in the GDP as a part of what?

Investment.


Should the purely financial transactions be included in GDP calculations?

no. remember that GDP is a measure of the total market value of a country's output at a "given time period" .When making a Pure financial transaction no "current" production has taken place.The value of what is being exchanged was already counted as part of GDP at the time it was produced.Clear cases seen in buying stocks or Bonds,its simply swapping one assets for another.In short pure financial transactions are not included to prevent DOUBLE counting.


Is charity included in GDP?

Yes and no. Simply, no. Charity is not a component of GDP. Practically though, yes it is counted because charities have to purchase things or give money to people who in turn purchase things. This becomes the biggest portion of GDP: consumption. Say you donate $1,000 to Habitat for Humanity. This $1,000 is NOT calculated in GDP. But Habitat will then turn around and purchase lumber, nails, dry wall, insulation, etc etc etc with that $1,000. At that point it becomes part of GDP.


Is GDP a part of national income. which term is broder GDP OR National income..?

National income is a part of GDP. GDP is a broader term.


Is your current purchase of a 10 year old house the part of current GDP?

No, selling an existing home is not counted in GDP, because nothing is being "produced". A NEW home sale would be counted.


Are stock shares counted when calculating GDP?

Stocks and shares are counted in the GDP, they are investments that are paid by money, it would increase the product, just like investments by coporate.


What are the four components of GDP?

GDP can be thought of as CIGXM.C: Consumption - private spending by consumersI: Investment - includes equipment, inventory, and new homesG: Government spending - does not include transfer paymentsX: Exports - goods or services that an entity chooses to produce for another entityM: Imports - goods and services from another entity (this combined with the X term is sometimes referred to as "net exports").Transfer payments: social security, welfare, stocks, bonds, and any other transfer of funds in which nothing is producedUsing this method, the equation for GDP is GDP=C+I+G+(X-M).


Is income received from the sale of NIKE stock part of GDP?

Yes. Sale of a product to the end user is part of GDP calculation


Is government spending a larger fraction of GDP than consumption?

Consumption is the largest part of GDP.


What is the us GDP purchase rate?

As at 19Mar09 GBP1 was worth USD1.4285


Is a haircut part of the GDP?

If it involves purchasing a service, a haircut contributes to the GDP. However, if you just get your mom to cut your hair in the backyard for free or something that would not contribute to the GDP.