Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Most economists like talking about the very popular metric GDP (aka, gross domestic product) ...

GDP is a worthless calculation. It goes down as imports increase, it goes up as government spending does, and it increases not due to productivity, but if production of any kind has happened. In other ...

When it comes to measuring the strength of the economy, one of the most important metrics to watch is the gross domestic product, or GDP. This week, the Commerce Department announced the U.S. had ...