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What GDP Counts

GDP Does Not Go Down When Something Is Destroyed

GDP only counts new production. It has no line for what is lost. See what that means for a flood, a broken window and a war.

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In March, a flood destroys €10 billion of houses. Over that year, what does the destruction itself do to GDP?

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