Gregs Final report inidicators

M2 -

• January 2009 – 11599.00 Billion[pic 1]
• January 2010 – 13786.96 Billion
• January 2011 – 15438.10 Billion
• January 2012 – 17092.09 Billion
• January 2013 – 18340.48 Billion
• January 2014 – 20494.40 Billion
• January 2015 – 22345.91 Billion
• January 2016 – 25010.53 Billion
• January 2017 – 20935.37 Billion

M2 refers the amount of liquid assets a country has along with assets that are easily converted to cash. This includes both M0 (the dollar value of physical cash and coins) and M1 (checking accounts, traveler’s checks, and demand deposits), along with savings accounts and money market accounts. The more money a country current has the better chance they have at withstanding slight recessions and unforeseeable circumstances. However, the higher the value doesn’t always mean good things, as it could also be an indication to the start of inflation. If economic growth in a country is not keeping the same pace as money supply, there will begin to be more money offered for the same amount of goods, causing inflation.

The significant drop of m2 in early 2017 can be linked to demonetization effort being led by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. On the 8th of November 2016 Modi announced that all RS500 and RS1000 notes would be demonetized in an effort to stop counterfeit activity and clean up the “black market”. These notes made up almost 86% of the total currency in circulation in India, and even larger percent of rural areas.

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/india/money-supply-m2

Birthrate, Infant Mortality, Life Expectancy –

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One of the most important factors in a country’s GDP is the country’s population statistics. As more people reach the working age, there is a greater amount of people making a living and generating money for a country. However, on the other hand, when there a majority of kids and elders, this puts a strain on the country by forcing to supply more medication and health support. By 2020 the median age in India is expected to be near 28 years. Much lower then compared to USA (37), Japan (48 years), and China (38 years).  This is good for India, because majority of the population are just reaching the beginning of their working career.

        The largest contributing factor to infant mortality is access to clean water and food. As India constantly improves its economic standing it is able to provide better services to its citizens. When looking at life expectancy, one of biggest changes has come in immunizations. As more people are beginning to have their kids immunized at an early age we are seeing a decrease in fatal diseases, resulting in an increase in life expectancy.

Mobile Phone Use

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The number of mobile phone user’s world wide, especially in first world countries, is growing rapidly for many reasons. The most prevalent and obvious would be for ease of access. As long as service is available you can be contacted be anyone or contact anyone you need to. Whether, this be for things such as calling a friend to make plans, or contacting emergency services for help. The growth in percent of mobile phones being smart phones is also continuing to grow. By having this technology in your pocket where ever you go, you always have the capability of looking up directions, reading news, surfing social media, among many others. This leads to the speed that information travels significantly improving.  

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