nominal
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Since the 1950s, nominal GDP and yields have been correlated, albeit not tightly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
In 2022 the U.S. saw the biggest debt-to-GDP reduction in the history of the global economy, simply because the economy grew faster in nominal terms than the debt did.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The costs of the pots, racks and soil are nominal individually but add up fast at the scale he now operates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
And in aggregate, inflation-adjusted residential electricity prices are still only about 4% to 5% higher than in 2013, despite a roughly 50% nominal increase.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Radar observations of Chryse were made for the first time—because of the geometry of Earth and Mars—only a few weeks before the nominal landing date.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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