Aggregate demand for final goods consists of Government spending.
Here's why:
- Aggregate Demand: This is the total demand for all goods and services produced in an economy at a given time and price level.
- Components of Aggregate Demand:
- Consumption (C): Spending by households on goods and services.
- Investment (I): Spending by businesses on capital goods (equipment, machinery, etc.).
- Government Spending (G): Spending by the government on goods and services (e.g., infrastructure, defense).
- Net Exports (X - M): Exports (X) minus Imports (M).
Therefore, government spending is a key component of aggregate demand.
- Savings: Savings represent income that is not spent and therefore do not directly contribute to aggregate demand in the current period.
- Imports: Imports represent spending on goods and services produced in other countries, which reduces domestic aggregate demand.
- Taxes: Taxes are payments to the government and directly reduce disposable income (income available for spending), thus indirectly affecting aggregate demand.