United Nations System of National Accounts
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The United Nations System of National Accounts is an internationally agreed statistical framework that provides standardized concepts, definitions, classifications, and accounting rules for measuring a country’s economic activity and compiling national accounts such as GDP.
All labels observed (11)
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Target entity: United Nations System of National Accounts Context triple: [International Economic Accounts, methodologyBasedOn, United Nations System of National Accounts]
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International Economic Accounts
International Economic Accounts is a division of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis that produces statistics on the nation’s trade, investment, and financial transactions with the rest of the world.
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National Economic Accounts
The National Economic Accounts are a system of U.S. macroeconomic statistics that track aggregate measures like gross domestic product, income, and expenditure to assess overall economic performance.
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U.S. Federal Statistical System
The U.S. Federal Statistical System is the decentralized network of federal agencies responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating official national statistics on the economy, population, health, and other key aspects of American life.
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D.
Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
The Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is the international treaty that established the OECD as a forum for governments to collaborate on economic policy, development, and global standards.
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E.
Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
The Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories is an expert body that develops internationally accepted methodologies and guidelines for countries to estimate and report their greenhouse gas emissions and removals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: United Nations System of National Accounts Target entity description: The United Nations System of National Accounts is an internationally agreed statistical framework that provides standardized concepts, definitions, classifications, and accounting rules for measuring a country’s economic activity and compiling national accounts such as GDP.
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International Economic Accounts
International Economic Accounts is a division of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis that produces statistics on the nation’s trade, investment, and financial transactions with the rest of the world.
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B.
National Economic Accounts
The National Economic Accounts are a system of U.S. macroeconomic statistics that track aggregate measures like gross domestic product, income, and expenditure to assess overall economic performance.
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C.
U.S. Federal Statistical System
The U.S. Federal Statistical System is the decentralized network of federal agencies responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating official national statistics on the economy, population, health, and other key aspects of American life.
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D.
Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
The Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is the international treaty that established the OECD as a forum for governments to collaborate on economic policy, development, and global standards.
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E.
Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
The Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories is an expert body that develops internationally accepted methodologies and guidelines for countries to estimate and report their greenhouse gas emissions and removals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international standard
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national accounting system ⓘ statistical framework ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | SNA 2008 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
gross domestic product
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gross national income ⓘ input-output tables ⓘ sector accounts ⓘ supply and use tables ⓘ |
| coordinatingBody | United Nations Statistics Division ⓘ |
| definesAccountingRule |
accrual accounting
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consolidation rules ⓘ double-entry accounting ⓘ quadruple-entry accounting ⓘ time of recording ⓘ valuation at market prices ⓘ |
| definesClassification |
classification of assets
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classification of transactions ⓘ functional classifications of government expenditure ⓘ institutional sector classification ⓘ |
| definesConcept |
assets and liabilities
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capital stock ⓘ consumption of fixed capital ⓘ disposable income ⓘ final consumption expenditure ⓘ financial assets ⓘ gross capital formation ⓘ institutional sectors ⓘ net lending or net borrowing ⓘ non-financial assets ⓘ primary income ⓘ production boundary ⓘ rest of the world account ⓘ satellite accounts ⓘ saving ⓘ value added ⓘ |
| field |
economic statistics
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macroeconomics ⓘ national accounts ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | worldwide ⓘ |
| governs | compilation of national accounts statistics ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
SNA 1953
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SNA 1968 ⓘ SNA 1993 ⓘ SNA 2008 ⓘ |
| influenced | European System of Accounts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| latestEditionName |
United Nations System of National Accounts
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
System of National Accounts 2008
|
| latestMajorRevision | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisher |
European Commission
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International Monetary Fund ⓘ OECD ⓘ
surface form:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
United Nations ⓘ World Bank ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure international comparability of macroeconomic statistics
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to provide an internationally agreed standard for national accounts ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual
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Government Finance Statistics Manual ⓘ Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual ⓘ |
| scope |
institutional sectors of an economy
ⓘ
whole economy ⓘ |
| shortName |
SNA
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United Nations System of National Accounts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
System of National Accounts
|
| status | global standard for national accounts ⓘ |
| useBy |
central banks
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international organizations ⓘ ministries of finance ⓘ national statistical offices ⓘ |
| usedFor |
calculation of GDP
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calculation of GNI ⓘ economic research ⓘ international comparisons of economic performance ⓘ macroeconomic policy analysis ⓘ |
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