How are federal government shutdowns reflected in the methodologies used for estimating GDP?
When there is a lapse in appropriations, some federal government agencies are closed and some employees[1] are furloughed.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Can imports increase more than the increase in the sum of personal consumption expenditures, business investment, and government spending (i.e. gross domestic purchases)?
Yes, imports can increase more than the overall increase in gross domestic purchases. Consider the following examples that illustrate how this can happen. In the first case, imports increase by the same amount as gross domestic purchases. In the second case, imports increase by more than gross domestic purchases.