Understanding National Accounts

Download or read book Understanding National Accounts written by Lequiller François and published by Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development. This book was released on 2006 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication explains the key concepts involved in national accounts, including definitions of GDP and GNI and how they are used, and how national accounting concepts are related to macroeconomics, as well as covering issues relating to volume and prices, international comparability, production, final uses, household accounts, business accounts, government accounts, and financial accounts. It also has chapter on how national accounts data are gathered and the history of the national accounts system. Previously published only in French, this manual has been revised and expanded to give a truly global perspective on national accounts, including chapters on national accounts systems in China, India and the United States.