Quarterly national accounts; changes 1988 -q1 2014

Table explanation

Description topics

Expenditure approach to GDP

This part of the table introduces the expenditure approach of Gross
Domestic Product (GDP).
The connection between GDP and expenditure components comes in to focus in
this part. The menu shows the supply and disposition of goods and services
scheme which contains the expenditure components of GDP.
More details data on the expenditure components could be found in de
last part: Additional details.

Final expenditure

The sum of the National final expenditure and the exports of goods and
services. This variable is by definition equal to the disposable final
expenditure (GDP and imports).

National final expenditure

Gross national final expenditure is the sum of the final consumption
expenditure, the gross fixed capital formation and the changes in
inventories.

Total

Gross national final expenditure is the sum of the final consumption
expenditure, the gross fixed capital formation and the changes in
inventories.

Changes in inventories

Changes in inventories including acquisitions less disposals of valuables
Inventories consist of all raw materials, semi-manufactured goods, work in
progress and final products, that producers havein stock at a certain
moment.
Changes in work in progress are in general considered to be changes in
inventories. However, work in progress in construction is seen as fixed
capital formation of the client and not as changes in inventories of the
construction industry. This concerns unfinished buildings and civil
engineering works.
Increases in inventories occur when goods are produced (or purchased) but
not yet sold (or used) in the year under review.
Decreases in inventories occur when goods are withdrawn from existing
inventories in order to be sold or used in the production process.
The assessment of the changes in inventories is done in such way that
gains or losses on inventories caused by price changes are avoided. With
this objective the initial and final stock of each good is valued at the
same price, namely raw materials at the average purchase price in the
period, final products at average sales price and work in progress at the
average cost price.
This valuation method prevents output and subsequently value added from
being influenced by changes in prices of stocks during the period under
review.
Acquisitions less disposals of valuables This transaction consists of the
acquisitions less disposals of precious stones, non-monetary gold,
antiques, art objects and jewellery, that are acquired and held primarily
as stores of value.
In the national accounts this transaction is mostly combined with
changes in inventories.

Production approach to GDP

The composition of GDP from the value added of all economic activities is
provided in this part.
Gross domestic product at market prices (GDP) is calculated as follows:
total value added at basic prices of industries
plus: balance of taxes and subsidies on products
plus:
VAT, taxes on imports, subsidies on re-exports cannot be attributed to
individual industries. Therefore, GDP at market prices cannot be broken
down completely by industry.

Gross value added at basic prices

Gross value added at basic prices of all economic activities.
Value added at basic prices by industry is equal to the difference between
output (basic prices) and intermediate consumption (purchaser prices).
Economic activities are classified conform the standard industrial
classification 2008 (NACE Rev. 2)used by the National Accounts.

Producers of goods

Gross value added at basic prices of good producers.
The good producers contains the Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Mining
and quarrying, the manufacturing, the energy and water supply and the
construction.

B-E Industry (no construction), energy

This category is made up of the categories:
B Mining and quarrying
C Manufacturing
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

C Manufacturing

Manufacturing

13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts

Manufacturing of textile-, leatherproducts

28 Man. of other machinery and equipment

28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.

31-33 Man. of other products and repair

This category is made up of the categories:
31 Manufacture of furniture
32 Manufacture of other products n.e.c.
33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment

Producers of commercial services

Gross value added at basic prices of producers of commercial services.
The commercial services producers contains the trade, repair, hotels and
restaurants, the transport, storage, post and telecommunication and the
financial and business activities.
This category is made up of the categories:
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
H Transportation and storage
I Accommodation and food service activities
J Information and communication
K Financial institutions
L Renting, buying and selling of real estate
M Consultancy, research and other specialised business services
N Renting and leasing of tangible goods and other business support
services

M-N Business services

This category is made up of the categories:
M Consultancy, research and other specialised business services
N Renting and leasing of tangible goods and other business support
services

N Renting and other business support

N Renting and leasing of tangible goods and other business support
services

Total

N Renting and leasing of tangible goods and other business support
services

77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods

77 Renting and leasing of motor vehicles, consumer goods, machines and
other tangible goods

78 Employment activities

78 Employment placement, provision of temporary employment and payrolling

79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc

79 Travel agencies, tour operators, tourist information and reservation
services

80-82 Security and other services

This category is made up of the categories:
80 Security and investigation
81 Facility management
82 Other business services

Producers of non-commercial services

Gross value added at basic prices of producers of non-commercial services.
The non-commercial services producers contains the economic activities
of the general government and the care and other service activities.
The activities of the general government are the public administration and
social security, the defence activities and the subsidized education.
The care and other services activities contains the health and social work
activities, the sewage and refuse disposal services, the recreational,
cultural and sporting activities, the private households with employed
persons and other service activities i.e.
This category is made up of the categories:
O Public administration, public services and compulsory social security
P Education
Q Human health and social work activities
R Culture, sports and recreation
S Other service activities
T Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and
service- producing activities of households for own use
U Extraterritorial organisations and bodies

R-U Culture, recreation, other services

This category is made up of the categories:
R Culture, sports and recreation
S Other service activities
T Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and
service- producing activities of households for own use
U Extraterritorial organisations and bodies

National net lending or net borrowing

This part of the table shows two approaches to the national net
lending or net borrowing.
The national net lending or borrowing shows the amount a country can
lend or has to borrow, given the current and capital transactions in the
national accounts. There are two approaches to this variable:
I. The approach through the surplus of national income
Scheme:
Gross domestic product (market prices)
Primary incomes received from the rest of the world (+)
Primary incomes paid to the rest of the world (-)
= Gross national income (market prices)
Current transfers received from the rest of the world (+)
Current transfers paid to the rest of the world (-)
= Gross disposable national income
Final consumption expenditure (-)
Adjustment for net equity in pension funds reserves (+)
=Gross national saving
Fixed capital formation incl. change in inventories (-)
=Surplus of the Nation on income
=Surplus of the Nation on current transactions with the rest of the world
Capital transfers received from the rest of the world (+)
Capital transfers paid to the rest of the world (-)
= National net lending and borrowing
II. The approach through the surplus of the nation on current transactions
with the rest of the world.
Scheme:
Net exports, the difference between exports and imports of
goods and services (+)
Net primary income from the rest of the world (+)
Net current transfers from the rest of the world (+)
=Surplus of the Nation on current transactions with the rest of the world
=Surplus of the Nation on income
Capital transfers received from the rest of the world (+)
Capital transfers paid to the rest of the world (-)
= National net lending and borrowing

Surplus of the nation on income approach

The approach of net lending or net borrowing through the surplus of
national income. Scheme:
Gross domestic product (market prices)
Primary incomes received from the rest of the world (+)
Primary incomes paid to the rest of the world (-)
= Gross national income (market prices)
Current transfers received from the rest of the world (+)
Current transfers paid to the rest of the world (-)
= Gross disposable national income
Final consumption expenditure (-)
Adjustment for net equity in pension funds reserves (+)
=Gross national saving
Fixed capital formation incl. change in inventories (-)
=Surplus of the Nation on income
=Surplus of the Nation on current transactions with the rest of the world
Capital transfers received from the rest of the world (+)
Capital transfers paid to the rest of the world (-)
= National net lending and borrowing.

Gross domestic product

GDP is the total amount of domestic generated goods and services
(expenditure approach). It is also the sum of value added in all branches
of economic activities (production approach) and the total generated
income in the Netherlands (income approach).
The volume changes of gross domestic products is the measure for
economic growth.

National net lending or net borrowing

The national net lending or borrowing shows the amount a country can
lend or has to borrow, given the current and capital transactions in the
national accounts.