Source: United Nations, Measurement of National Income and the Construction of Social Accounts, 1947

Source: United Nations, Measurement of National Income and the Construction of Social Accounts, 1947

Circular Flow of Income: Point of Departure

Incorporating savings and investment

Incorporating depreciation

Incorporating foreign trade and capital flows

Incorporating government

Source: United Nations, A System of National Accounts. 1968

The four accounts expressed in balance sheet form (T-account)

Source: United Nations, A System of National Accounts. 1968

The four accounts expressed in matrix form

Source: United Nations, A System of National Accounts and Supporting Documents. 1953

Ecuador input-output table, 1975

Simplified diagrammatic representation of principal SAM interrelationships.

T1.3 refers to matrix entry at intersection of row 1 and column 3 (‘ factors’ and ‘production activities’ respectively) in the following table.

A simplified Social Accounting Matrix

OECD, Measuring Productivity: measurement of aggregate and industry-level productivity growth . 2001