Goods and services that are not sold in markets, such as food produced and consumed at home, are generally not included in GDP. Can you think of how this might cause the numbers in the second column of Table to be misleading in a comparison of the economic well-being of the United States and India?Explain.

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Real GDP per Person (2007) 1 Literacy (% of population) Internet Usage (% of population) Expectancy 79 years 4 19 Indonesia 4 Bangladesh 0.3 Source: Human Deveopment Report 2009 United Nations. Data on real GDP, life expectancy, and literacy are for 2007. Data on Internet use is for 2005