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oBou )an obtain real 0DP data &rom Table 1+1+=+ Real 0ro Dometi) Produ)t" Chained

Dollar a.ailable .ia the &ollo'ing ureau o& E)onomi) ,nalyi 'eb page:

Table 1+1+=+ Real 0ro Dometi) Produ)t" Chained Dollar

(http:@@'''+bea+go.@iTable@iTable+)&mAReID!Ftep1Greid!Ftep1Fiuri1%

On)e you a))e thi page:

1+ )li)- on HSECTION 1 - DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND INCOME &or the drop

do'n menu++ Then )li)- on HTable 1+1+=+ Real 0ro Dometi) Produ)t" Chained Dollar (,%

(%

$+ Kinally" )li)- on the HOption lin- to a))e the year that you 'ih to .ie' and

to a))e thee year in term o& uarterly or annual data+ (Data prior to 1!5; ionly a.ailable on an annual bai+%

o Bou )an obtain data on per)entage )hange in real 0DP and it )omponent part

&rom Table 1+1+1+ Per)ent Change Krom Pre)eding Period in Real 0ro Dometi)

Produ)t a.ailable .ia the &ollo'ing ureau o& E)onomi) ,nalyi 'eb page:Table 1+1+1+ Per)ent Change Krom Pre)eding Period in Real 0ro Dometi) Produ)t

(http:@@'''+bea+go.@iTable@iTable+)&mAReID!Ftep1Greid!Ftep1Fiuri1%

On)e you a))e thi page:

1+ )li)- on HSECTION 1 - DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND INCOME &or the drop

do'n menu++ Then )li)- on HTable 1+1+1+ Per)ent Change Krom Pre)eding Period in Real 0ro

Dometi) Produ)t (,% (%

$+ Kinally" )li)- on the HOption lin- to a))e the year that you 'ih to .ie' and

to a))e thee year in term o& uarterly or annual data+ (Data prior to 1!5; i

only a.ailable on an annual bai+%

o Normally" rather than ober.ing annual data you 'ant to ober.e the quarterly GDP

data,'hen it i a.ailable" o that you do not mi any )hange in e)onomi) a)ti.ity+

a+ Ue quarterly data for1995-1999and !!"-!1!+

b+ o'e.er" uarterly data i not a.ailable prior to 1!5;+ Thu" you 'ill need to u#ea$$ual data for t%e 199-19&'period a$d the 19&"-19''period+ (In the HOption

)hange your HSerie ele)tion &rom Huarterly to H,nnual to .ie' the data &or

thee year+%)+ Ober.e the )hange in peronal )onumption e2penditure" gro pri.ate dometi)

in.etment" and go.ernment pur)hae o& good and er.i)e+ Bou )an ignore the

)hange in e2port" import" and net e2port i& you 'ant in)e net e2port repreent amall per)ent o& 0DP+

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d+ Bou do $otneed to lit all of t%e data+ SummariLe 'hat ha happened (in per)entage

term" et)+% to the rele.ant pending )omponent and ho' thee )hange a&&e)ted real

0DP+ ut again" do not di)u ea)h period by loo-ing only at the &irt year and thelat year+ 9oo- at ea)h year@uarter o& the period o that you do not mi important

)hange+

e+ >hat )omponent ()omponent% o& pending )aued real 0DP to )hange in ea)hperiodA (,gain" the ame &a)tor 'ill not ne)earily )aue 0DP to )hange in ea)h

period+ Conumption pending )hange may )aue 0DP to )hange in one period"

in.etment pending )hange may )aue 0DP to )hange in another period" and)hange in go.ernment pending may )aue 0DP to )hange in yet another period+%

>hat )omponent ()omponent% o& pending (i& any% mo.ed in the oppoite dire)tion

a the )hange in real 0DP and" thu" o&&et the )hange in real 0DPA (Bou do not need

to pe)ulate a to the reaon &or thee )hange in pending M the 0reat Depreion)aue thi )hange" ill Clinton 'a preident at the time" et)+ M but you may i& you

'ant to+ o'e.er" thi i not the purpoe o& the paper+%

5+ I& you &eel that you need additional our)e &or 0DP data you may 'ant to loo- at the &ollo'ingInternet ite:

E)onomagi) http:@@'''+e)onomagi)+)om

Kedtat http:@@'''+&edtat+go.

Bou )an alo &ind hard )opie o& the data at the library i& you pre&er+

6+ On)e again" the paper hould be about 546 page in length" double4pa)ed" 'ith normal margin(about 1 in)h% and normal &ont iLe (uually iLe 1%+ (It )an be longer than 546 page i&

ne)eary" but hould be no longer than =4; page+% Bour paper mut be your o'n 'or-+ ,ny

paper that are .irtually identi)al 'ill re)ei.e a )ore o& Lero+ Bou hould prepare thi paper a

you 'ould any eay+ Bou hould ha.e an introdu)tion" e.eral paragraph preenting and

analyLing the data" and a )on)luion+ Bou hould alo note the our)e o& your in&ormation andmay in)lude table or graph or lin- to the our)e o& your data+

=+ Send me your paper .ia a D9 e4mail atta)hment or end to the ord do)ument+

;+ e ure to in)lude your name and the pro*e)t title on the paper+ (I ha.e re)ei.ed ome paper in

the pat that 'ere miing both o& thee+%

3+ I& you ha.e any uetion or problem regarding the pro*e)t or &inding the data" pleae )onta)tme+

PROJECT 1 0R,DIN0 RURIC

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