Measuring Economic Performance

If you want to know whether an economy is healthy, there are three key indicators to watch: Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and the Unemployment Rate. But what do these terms mean, and why do they matter? In this episode, middle and high school students will learn how these indicators measure economic performance—and how the state of the economy affects their daily lives (and their wallets).

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