BLOOMBERG MARKETS CONCEPTS BMC
TESTBANK PRACTICE SCRIPT UPDATED
2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ GDP formula Answer: Consumption + Investment + Government
spending + (exports - imports)
⫸ Real GDP Growth Answer: nominal GDP growth - inflation
⫸ Inflation Answer: - General increase in the price of services, products
and goods, reducing the purchasing power of money
- Unit of money tomorrow buys less than the same unit of money would
buy today
- Dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow
⫸ Monthly PCE Report Answer: - Primary source of inflation data
- price changes in consumer goods and services
- shows what consumers are spending money on
- Personal Consumption Expenditures
⫸ Monthly CPI Index Answer: - Primary source of inflation data
- measures average change in prices paid by households for a basket of
goods and services
- Consumer Price Index
TESTBANK PRACTICE SCRIPT UPDATED
2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ GDP formula Answer: Consumption + Investment + Government
spending + (exports - imports)
⫸ Real GDP Growth Answer: nominal GDP growth - inflation
⫸ Inflation Answer: - General increase in the price of services, products
and goods, reducing the purchasing power of money
- Unit of money tomorrow buys less than the same unit of money would
buy today
- Dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow
⫸ Monthly PCE Report Answer: - Primary source of inflation data
- price changes in consumer goods and services
- shows what consumers are spending money on
- Personal Consumption Expenditures
⫸ Monthly CPI Index Answer: - Primary source of inflation data
- measures average change in prices paid by households for a basket of
goods and services
- Consumer Price Index