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Glossary of terms

The Glossary of terms shows definitions used in national accounts as well as references to where they are found in the 1993 SNA.
 
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TERMS
Account
Accrual accounting
Accumulation accounts
Acquisition - time of
Acquisitions
Actual final consumption of general government
Actual final consumption of households
Actual final consumption of NPISHs
Actual individual consumption
Actual social contributions
Additivity
Adjusted disposable income
Adjustment for the change in the net equity of households in pension fund reserves
Aggregates of the SNA
Allocation of primary income account
Analytical unit
Ancillary activity
Ancillary corporation
Antiques and other art objects
Assets
Autonomous pension funds