In the treatment of U.S. exports and imports, national income accountants

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In the calculation of GDP, national income accountants add exports and subtract imports. This is because exports contribute to the production of goods and services in the domestic economy, while imports represent spending on goods and services that were produced outside of the domestic economy. Therefore, imports are subtracted to avoid counting them twice in the calculation of GDP.

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