The phrase "lower GDP" is correct and commonly used in written English.
Example sentence: The nation's lower GDP is largely due to the recent economic recession.
And why does IHS think the rules will lower GDP?
In the long run, lower GDP would likely mean lower cash levels of public spending.
Of the 12 participants, only the US would experience a lower GDP gain, the report said.
Take a supply shock, which tends to lower GDP without causing prices to fall.
Only two of China's 31 provinces have a lower GDP per person.
Paul, Minnesota SIR —Does a lower rate of female employment really translate into lower GDP?
Developing countries are generally set to post lower GDP growth than they did in 2011.
"In the long run, lower GDP would likely mean lower cash levels of public spending," it said.
For example, Finland and Canada have lower GDP per capita than the US but significantly outperform it.
Of 34 advanced economies, 28 had lower GDP per head in 2011 than they did in 2007.
This devaluation, coupled with lower GDP in the UK, has already cost LDCs $500m in trade (pdf), according to ODI estimates.
