Economic Definition of government consumption expenditures and gross investment. Defined.
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Term government consumption expenditures and gross investment Definition: The official item in the National Income and Product Accounts maintained by the Bureau of Economic Analysis measuring government purchases undertaken by the government sector. Government consumption expenditures and gross investment averages between 15-20% of gross domestic product. This percentage tends to be ebb and flow a little with the political winds.
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