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Part 1: Expenditures Approach to Calculating GDP Analysis From the table it is evident that a country's real GDP is lower than the nominal value for the same country. Several factors accounts for the difference. Firstly, nominal GDP is greater than real GDP because it does not account for inflation. On the other hand real GDP accounts for the prevailing inflation rates. From the tabulation above, the US economy has achieved a steady growth in the last four quarters. More the country has not experienced high levels of inflation. The graph above suggests that the GDP growth rate has declined through the last four quarters. The country experienced the steepest decline during the 4th quarter of 2014. More so, both nominal and real GDP have declined at an identical rate. Despite the two variables having a positive correlation, there seems to have been an external factor that has forced the economy to have the above trend. Government policies, reduction in government spending, a declining global economy, and fall in global oil prices are some of the contributing factors. Inflation and a losing dollar may also be attributed to the slowed growth. As the dollar continues to decline in value, investment