GDP Explained Without Putting You to Sleep (We Promise!)
About this episode
Amanda Sinclair explains the significance of GDP for Canadian households and its implications for the economy.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) tells us about the health and size of Canada’s economy. But for those of us who don’t own or operate multi-million-dollar companies, why does it matter at all? In this episode, Amanda Sinclair, Assistant director for the National Economic Accounts at Statistics Canada, explains some surprising ways GDP can be useful and why, for certain Canadian households, the numbers don’t always seem to add up. Economic accounts statistics
People in this episode
Guest: Amanda Sinclair
Topics covered
- economy
- GDP
- household finance
- economic statistics
- Canada
Keywords
- Gross Domestic Product
- Canada economy
- economic accounts
- household finance
- GDP significance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Statistics Canada
Places: Canada
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