Grade 12 Study Guides T. Holomisa, E. M. J. C schaller, D. J. Brown, B. de Klerk


The multiplier effect and its link to the GDP



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2. The multiplier effect and its link to the GDP

The multiplier effect refers to the increase in final income arising from any new injection of spending. Every time there is an injection of new demand into the circular flow there is likely to be a multiplier effect. This is because an injection of extra income leads to more spending, which creates more income, and soon.


2.1 The tourism multiplier effect

Tourism not only creates jobs in the tourism industry, it also encourages growth in other sectors of industry. This is known as the tourism multiplier effect. Simply stated, this is how many times money spent by a tourist circulates through a country’s economy.
2.2 The multiplier effect and the GDP

The multiplier effect is an effect in which an increase in spending produces an increase in national income and consumption greater than the initial amount


© Via Afrika Publishers spent. Therefore the tourism multiplier affects GDP and is very important for South Africa because we need to grow the economy and create more jobs.
3. The concept strong and weak rand

Strong currency, also known as a hard currency, refers to a currency when it is worth more relative to other currencies. A weak currency, also known as a soft currency, is a currency whose value has depreciated significantly overtime against other currencies and will fluctuate erratically or depreciate against other currencies. A weak currency is often the result of political or fiscal instability in the country. The terms strong rand and weak rand are used in the foreign exchange market to describe the value and strength of the South African Rand against other currencies. When one unit of our currency trades for more units of another currency, it is known as a strong rand.
4. The relative strength and weakness of a currency at specific times

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