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.

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

Value of accumulated stocks of U.S.-owned assets abroad and the accumulated values of foreign-owned assets in the United States at a point in time; the net IIP is the former minus the latter.

Majority-owned foreign affiliate (MOFA)

A foreign affiliate in which the combined ownership of all U.S. parents exceeds 50 percent.

Other current transfer payments to the rest of the world

Payments consisting of U.S. government military and nonmilitary grants-in-cash and grants-in-kind to foreign governments.

Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment

Earnings from the rental of real property by persons who are not primarily engaged in the real estate business. It also includes the imputed net rental income of owner-occupants and the royalties received by persons from patents, copyrights, and rights to natural resources.

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

Includes some taxes on production and some current transfers. The source data do not permit the reliable separation of the taxes on income.

Undistributed profits

The portion of corporate profits that remains after taxes and dividends have been paid.