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https://www.bea.gov/system/files/2020-04/GDP-Education-by-BE...

>Who calculates GDP?

>Economists at the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis estimate GDP using thousands of data points gathered by other federal agencies and some private data collectors.

I presume these economists would ignore outliers such as that example, especially ones that would result in unrealistic sales tax or other tax liabilities.

They have a spreadsheet showing sources here:

https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product#:~:text=...



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