Focus on Statistics

Integration of U.S. Macroeconomic Accounts: A Progress Report

By: Robert P. Parker

Robert P. Parker is Chief Statistician of the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

This article reviews the results of this joint agency effort to provide complete and integrated U.S. accounts. It discusses the new data prepared as a result of this effort and the proposed work plan to eliminate some of the major differences within the U.S. accounts and between the U.S. accounts and the new international guidelines.

 

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