Re:What to Worry About in This Surreal Bull Market
by gok on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @01:53PM
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Exports contribute to GDP but sales between foreign subsidiaries do not. So a Toyota made in Toyota-owned Kentucky factory contributes to the US GDP. This is in contrast to GNP; that US-made Toyota would count towards Japan's GNP.
The metric as designed is more flawed, because not all companies are public.