Interpreting Economic Growth Figures
An economic analyst reports that a country's total output value, measured in its own currency at current market prices, increased by 5% last year. However, they conclude that the country's actual economic growth was only 2%. Explain how both of these statements can be true simultaneously, identifying the economic principle that accounts for the difference.
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