Excerpt: As part of the recent comprehensive revision of the NIPA?s, BEA introduced an improved methodology for calculating depreciation. The improved methodology uses empirical evidence on the prices of used equipment and structures in resale markets, which has shown that depreciation for most types of assets approximates a geometric pattern. Previously, the depreciation estimates were derived using straight-line depreciation and assumed patterns of retirements.
Excerpt: IN this issue of the Survey Of Current Business, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) presents revised estimates of the national income and product accounts (NIPA?s) for 1998?2000 and the first quarter of 2001. As is usual in annual NIPA revisions, these estimates incorporate source data that are more complete, more detailed, and otherwise more appropriate than those that were previously incorporated. In addition, several methodological and presentational changes have been made.
Excerpt: Beginning with the upcoming comprehensive revision of the national income and product accounts (NIPA?s), BEA will feature gross domestic product (GDP), rather than gross national product (G), as the primary measure of U.S. production. This change in emphasis recognizes that GDP is more appropriate for many purposes for which an aggregate measure of the Nation?s production is used. GNP will remain a key aggregate in the NIPA?s and will continue to be published regularly.
Excerpt: The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently released revised estimates of State personal income for 1998?2000. These estimates incorporate the annual revision of the national income and product accounts (NIPA?s) that was released on July 31, 2001, and newly available State source data that are more complete, more detailed, and otherwise more appropriate than those that were previously available.
Excerpt: For the first time, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has simultaneously released quarterly and annual estimates of state personal income. It has released new estimates for the second quarter of 2004 and revised quarterly and annual estimates for 2001?2003 and for the first quarter of 2004. This article first discusses the new quarterly estimates and then the revised estimates.
Excerpt: Sino Kami Kami ang Consumer Product Safety Commission,isang malayang federal reulatory agency na binuo ng Kongreso noong 1972 sa pamamgitan ng Consumer Product Safety Act.
Excerpt: On September 30, 2003, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the capital flow table for 1997. This table supplements the 1997 benchmark input- output (I-O) accounts, which were published in the December 2002. The use table from the benchmark I-O accounts shows the materials and services input requirements for each industry. The capital flow table shows the structure of flows of new capital goods and services for each industry.