Glossary
Glossary
Government consumption expenditures and gross investment
The value of services produced by government, measured as the purchases made by government on inputs of labor, intermediate goods and services, and investment expenditures. It is the sum of government consumption expenditures and government gross investment.
Imports of goods and services
Goods and services purchased by U.S. residents from foreign residents.
Income payments to the rest of the world
Consists of compensation paid to foreign residents, income payments on assets to the rest of the world (which includes interest and dividends paid to the rest of the world), and reinvested earnings on foreign direct investment in the United States.
Income receipts from the rest of the world
Consists of compensation paid to U.S. residents by foreigners, income receipts on assets from the rest of the world (which includes interest and dividends received from the rest of the world), and reinvested earnings on U.S. direct investment abroad (USDIA).
International investment position (IIP) of the United States
Majority-owned foreign affiliate (MOFA)
A foreign affiliate in which the combined ownership of all U.S. parents exceeds 50 percent.
Nonresidential fixed investment
Consists of purchases of both nonresidential structures and equipment and software.
Other current transfer payments to the rest of the world
Residential fixed investment
Consists of purchases of private residential structures and residential equipment that is owned by landlords and rented to tenants.
Sales of services through foreign affiliates of multinational companies
Services sold in international markets through the channel of direct investment. From the U.S. viewpoint, it consists of sales of services to foreigners by foreign affiliates of U.S. companies and U.S. purchases of services from other countries' U.S. affiliates. It is one of two channels in the delivery of services in international markets; the other is cross-border trade in services.
Taxes from the rest of the world
Undistributed profits
The portion of corporate profits that remains after taxes and dividends have been paid.