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International income accounting
 We know that in an economy there is a
continuous cycle of production, generation of
income and expenditure on the produced
goods and services. The process of production
leads to generation of income. The income
received by the factors of production leads to
rise in their demand for goods and services thus,
leads to rise in the total expenditure. This rise in
the expenditure then again leads to rise in the
production and so on
International income accounting
International income accounting
International income accounting
International income accounting
 In the study of circular flow we analysed that the
National Income can be estimated in the following
three ways.
1. Aggregate of all factor incomes
flowing from the firms to the
households (i.e. by aggregating
the rent, wages, interest and profit
earned in the economy)
3. Aggregate of all
expenditure incurred by
various sectors on the
final goods and services
produced by the firms.
2. Total market value (in
monetary terms) of all final
goods and services produced
by the firms during an
accounting year.
 Three methods of measuring National
Income.
 1. Value-Added/Product Method
 2. Income Method
 3. Expenditure Method
 Value-Added/Product Method of Measuring
National Income
 The value-added approach measures the
national income by estimating the contribution
made by each of the producing units in the
economy to the total production within the
domestic territory during an accounting year.
Value Added = Total Value of Output – Total Value of Intermediate
Consumption
 Total Value of Output
 Total value of output refers to the total market
value (in monetary terms) of all goods and
services produced by all firm during an
accounting year. Algebraically, the total value
of output is the product of quantity of output
sold by the firm and price charged per unit of
the output.
Value of Output = Quantity Sold × Price per unit
Change in Stock = Closing Stock – Opening Stock
Value of Output = Value of Sales + Value of Change in
Stock
 Having estimated GDPMP, we can arrive at National income (NNPFC) with
the help of some related aggregates in the following manner.
 GDPMP = GVAMP by the primary sector + GVAMP by the secondary sector
+ GVAMP by the territory sector
 GDPMP = GVA1 + GVA2 +............. + GVAn
 where,
 GVA1 represents Gross Value Added by the first firm
 GVA2 represents Gross Value Added by the second firm
 GVAn represents Gross Value Added by the nth firm
 GDPMP – Depreciation = NDPMP
 NDPMP – Net Indirect Taxes = NDPFC
 To summarise,
 Gross Value Added at Market Prices (GDPMP) – Depreciation – Net
Indirect Taxes + NFIA = National Income (NNPFC)
 Income Method of Measuring National Income
 According to the Income Method, national
income is estimated by aggregating all the
factor incomes (in the form of wages, rent,
interest and profits) paid to the owners of factors
of production (land, labour, capital and
enterprise) within the domestic territory in an
accounting year.
 The aggregate of all the factor incomes
generated within the domestic territory during
an accounting year gives an estimate of
NDPFC or Domestic Income.
 Having estimated the domestic
income (NDPFC), we can estimate national
income (NNPFC) in the following manner.
 NDPFC + Net Factor Income from
Abroad (NFIA) = NNPFC or National Income
 Expenditure Method of Measuring National
Income
 According to the Expenditure method,
National Income is measured in terms total
expenditure on final goods and services
produced in an economy during an
accounting year.
 The aggregate of expenditure incurred on
domestically produced goods and services during
an accounting year gives an estimate of GDPMP .
 Having estimated GDPMP we can estimate national
income (NNPFC) in the following manner.
 GDPMP – Depreciation = NDPMP
 NDPMP – Net Indirect Taxes = NDPFC
 NDPFC + NFIA = NNPFC (National Income)
 To summarise,
 GDPMP – Depreciation – Net Indirect Taxes + NFIA =
NNPFC
 Summary of the Three Methods of Estimating National
Income
 Value Added Method
 Gross value added at market price = GVAMP by the
primary sector + GVAMP by the secondary sector
+ GVAMP by the tertiary sector
 Income Method
 Compensation of employees + operating surplus +
Mixed income of self employed
 Expenditure Method
 Real National Income also known as National
Income at Constant Prices can be defined as
the total market value of all the final goods
and services produced in an economy during
an accounting year as estimated with
reference to the base year prices.
 Real GDP is treated as an index of economic growth. Rise
in the value of Real GDP implies a higher economic
growth rate (through increase in the volume of output),
which in turn, implies that incomes of the people has
increased, hence, an improvement in the standard of
living of people of the economy.
 Nominal National Income/National Income at Current Prices
 Nominal National Income or National Income at current prices
can be defined as the total market value of all the final goods
and services produced in an economy during an accounting
year, as estimated with reference to the current year prices.
Nominal National Income is also called the Monetary National
 The price indices are the tools to measure the changes in the price
between the base year and the current period. The following are the
three major price indices.
GNP Deflator
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
 GNP Deflator
 GNP deflator shows the movement/change in the price index between the base
year and the current year. That is, it shows the changes in the level of GNP due to
a change in the level of prices. If we calculate the value of Real GNP and
Nominal GNP for the same accounting year, the quantity of output is constant
and any difference in the values of Real GNP and Nominal GNP is due to the
difference in the prices between the two periods. GNP deflator reflects this
difference in the level of prices.
 Consumer Price Index (CPI)
 CPI represents the index of prices of a given set of commodities which are
brought by the representative consumer set. In other words, CPI shows the
movement in the retail prices of the goods and services. It represents the cost of
the commodity set in the current year as a percentage of the cost of the
commodity set in the base year. A percentage change in CPI is used as a
measure of inflation.
 Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
 Similar to CPI, WPI represents the index of wholesale prices (bulk prices) of the
given set of commodities. In other word, WPI represents the movement of
wholesale prices of the goods and services.
 GNP and Welfare- Can GNP be regarded as an index for country’s
welfare?
 1. Income Patterns- It is possible that even with the rise in the Real GNP, the
welfare of the people might not increase. The increase in the GNP may be
a result of the increase in the income of a few individuals.
 2. Composition of Output: To know whether with the rise in
Real GNP reflects a rise in the welfare of the economy, one need to
consider the composition of the output produced that has led to the rise
in the level of GNP.
 3. Non-Monetary Exchanges: GNP does not take into account those
transactions that are not expressed in monetary terms. In less developed
countries, there are various non-monetary exchanges, particularly in the
rural areas and household sector.
 4. Externalities: Externalities refer to the cost or benefit of an activity by an
economic agent for which it does not pay a price.
 An increase in the national income is associated with increased levels of
pollution, accidents, disasters, shortage and depletion of natural
resources, etc. These factors affect society’s welfare and lead to
ecological degradation. GNP fails to consider these costs or valuation of
such factors, consequently, does not reflect the loss in welfare due to the
externalities.
 5. Level of Population: If the level of population in the country is high, then
even with a high GNP, the per-capita consumption will remain low. This
implies that the level of people's welfare remains low.
 6. Contributors to GNP- It is possible that a large portion of GNP is
contributed by a small section of people (few industrialists) or by a small
geographical area.
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  • 2.  We know that in an economy there is a continuous cycle of production, generation of income and expenditure on the produced goods and services. The process of production leads to generation of income. The income received by the factors of production leads to rise in their demand for goods and services thus, leads to rise in the total expenditure. This rise in the expenditure then again leads to rise in the production and so on
  • 7.  In the study of circular flow we analysed that the National Income can be estimated in the following three ways. 1. Aggregate of all factor incomes flowing from the firms to the households (i.e. by aggregating the rent, wages, interest and profit earned in the economy) 3. Aggregate of all expenditure incurred by various sectors on the final goods and services produced by the firms. 2. Total market value (in monetary terms) of all final goods and services produced by the firms during an accounting year.
  • 8.  Three methods of measuring National Income.  1. Value-Added/Product Method  2. Income Method  3. Expenditure Method
  • 9.  Value-Added/Product Method of Measuring National Income  The value-added approach measures the national income by estimating the contribution made by each of the producing units in the economy to the total production within the domestic territory during an accounting year. Value Added = Total Value of Output – Total Value of Intermediate Consumption
  • 10.  Total Value of Output  Total value of output refers to the total market value (in monetary terms) of all goods and services produced by all firm during an accounting year. Algebraically, the total value of output is the product of quantity of output sold by the firm and price charged per unit of the output. Value of Output = Quantity Sold × Price per unit Change in Stock = Closing Stock – Opening Stock Value of Output = Value of Sales + Value of Change in Stock
  • 11.  Having estimated GDPMP, we can arrive at National income (NNPFC) with the help of some related aggregates in the following manner.  GDPMP = GVAMP by the primary sector + GVAMP by the secondary sector + GVAMP by the territory sector  GDPMP = GVA1 + GVA2 +............. + GVAn  where,  GVA1 represents Gross Value Added by the first firm  GVA2 represents Gross Value Added by the second firm  GVAn represents Gross Value Added by the nth firm  GDPMP – Depreciation = NDPMP  NDPMP – Net Indirect Taxes = NDPFC  To summarise,  Gross Value Added at Market Prices (GDPMP) – Depreciation – Net Indirect Taxes + NFIA = National Income (NNPFC)
  • 12.  Income Method of Measuring National Income  According to the Income Method, national income is estimated by aggregating all the factor incomes (in the form of wages, rent, interest and profits) paid to the owners of factors of production (land, labour, capital and enterprise) within the domestic territory in an accounting year.
  • 13.  The aggregate of all the factor incomes generated within the domestic territory during an accounting year gives an estimate of NDPFC or Domestic Income.  Having estimated the domestic income (NDPFC), we can estimate national income (NNPFC) in the following manner.  NDPFC + Net Factor Income from Abroad (NFIA) = NNPFC or National Income
  • 14.  Expenditure Method of Measuring National Income  According to the Expenditure method, National Income is measured in terms total expenditure on final goods and services produced in an economy during an accounting year.
  • 15.  The aggregate of expenditure incurred on domestically produced goods and services during an accounting year gives an estimate of GDPMP .  Having estimated GDPMP we can estimate national income (NNPFC) in the following manner.  GDPMP – Depreciation = NDPMP  NDPMP – Net Indirect Taxes = NDPFC  NDPFC + NFIA = NNPFC (National Income)  To summarise,  GDPMP – Depreciation – Net Indirect Taxes + NFIA = NNPFC
  • 16.  Summary of the Three Methods of Estimating National Income  Value Added Method  Gross value added at market price = GVAMP by the primary sector + GVAMP by the secondary sector + GVAMP by the tertiary sector  Income Method  Compensation of employees + operating surplus + Mixed income of self employed  Expenditure Method
  • 17.  Real National Income also known as National Income at Constant Prices can be defined as the total market value of all the final goods and services produced in an economy during an accounting year as estimated with reference to the base year prices.  Real GDP is treated as an index of economic growth. Rise in the value of Real GDP implies a higher economic growth rate (through increase in the volume of output), which in turn, implies that incomes of the people has increased, hence, an improvement in the standard of living of people of the economy.
  • 18.  Nominal National Income/National Income at Current Prices  Nominal National Income or National Income at current prices can be defined as the total market value of all the final goods and services produced in an economy during an accounting year, as estimated with reference to the current year prices. Nominal National Income is also called the Monetary National
  • 19.  The price indices are the tools to measure the changes in the price between the base year and the current period. The following are the three major price indices. GNP Deflator Consumer Price Index (CPI) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)  GNP Deflator  GNP deflator shows the movement/change in the price index between the base year and the current year. That is, it shows the changes in the level of GNP due to a change in the level of prices. If we calculate the value of Real GNP and Nominal GNP for the same accounting year, the quantity of output is constant and any difference in the values of Real GNP and Nominal GNP is due to the difference in the prices between the two periods. GNP deflator reflects this difference in the level of prices.  Consumer Price Index (CPI)  CPI represents the index of prices of a given set of commodities which are brought by the representative consumer set. In other words, CPI shows the movement in the retail prices of the goods and services. It represents the cost of the commodity set in the current year as a percentage of the cost of the commodity set in the base year. A percentage change in CPI is used as a measure of inflation.  Wholesale Price Index (WPI)  Similar to CPI, WPI represents the index of wholesale prices (bulk prices) of the given set of commodities. In other word, WPI represents the movement of wholesale prices of the goods and services.
  • 20.  GNP and Welfare- Can GNP be regarded as an index for country’s welfare?  1. Income Patterns- It is possible that even with the rise in the Real GNP, the welfare of the people might not increase. The increase in the GNP may be a result of the increase in the income of a few individuals.  2. Composition of Output: To know whether with the rise in Real GNP reflects a rise in the welfare of the economy, one need to consider the composition of the output produced that has led to the rise in the level of GNP.  3. Non-Monetary Exchanges: GNP does not take into account those transactions that are not expressed in monetary terms. In less developed countries, there are various non-monetary exchanges, particularly in the rural areas and household sector.  4. Externalities: Externalities refer to the cost or benefit of an activity by an economic agent for which it does not pay a price.  An increase in the national income is associated with increased levels of pollution, accidents, disasters, shortage and depletion of natural resources, etc. These factors affect society’s welfare and lead to ecological degradation. GNP fails to consider these costs or valuation of such factors, consequently, does not reflect the loss in welfare due to the externalities.  5. Level of Population: If the level of population in the country is high, then even with a high GNP, the per-capita consumption will remain low. This implies that the level of people's welfare remains low.  6. Contributors to GNP- It is possible that a large portion of GNP is contributed by a small section of people (few industrialists) or by a small geographical area.