National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA)

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GAO Glossary of Terms and Definition (September 2005)

National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA)

(Economics Term)

The comprehensive set of accounts prepared and published by the Department of Commerce that measures the total value of goods and services (gross domestic product, or GDP) produced by the U.S. economy and the total income earned in producing that output.

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