Principles of Economics, 7th Edition

Published by South-Western College
ISBN 10: 128516587X
ISBN 13: 978-1-28516-587-5

Chapter 23 - Part VIII - Measuring a Nation's Income - Problems and Applications - Page 503: 2

Answer

When a new good is sold, the money from that transaction is counted in that year's GDP.

Work Step by Step

Counting the value of used goods into GDP would be double counting the value over time, which would make GDP a less informative measure of economic well-being.
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