Today, national income statistics are collected by all the countries of the world for a number of years. Raising national income is the important goal of all economic activity. Economic welfare of a country depends upon what goods and services are available for the consumption of its individuals. The changes in national income statistics show how the economy is developing and enables the government to lay down the appropriate economic policy necessary under the circumstances. With the help of national income statistics it is possible to chart cyclical movements, find out the inflationary gap, measure economic growth and development, and evaluate the country’s material standard of living in comparison with other countries. The following are the main uses of national income.
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