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Understanding Potential GDP and the Output Gap


Abstract: The output gap is the difference between an economy's actual output and its potential output. Monetary policymakers use the output gap to help inform their policy decisions.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Publication Date: 2021-08-04