Gross Domestic Product: Difference between revisions

=== Change in Private Inventories ===

Change in private inventories (CIPI), or inventory investment, is a measure of the value of the change in the physical volume of the inventories—additions less withdrawals—that businesses maintain to support their production and distribution activities. Inventory investment is one of the most volatile components of gross domestic product (GDP), giving it an important role in short run variations in GDP growth. Moreover, inventory movement plays a key role in the timing, duration, and magnitude of business cycles, as unanticipated buildups in inventories may signal future cutbacks in production, and unanticipated shortages in inventories may signal future pickups in production.