Description

Glossary of terms specific to the NIPAs per: https://www.bea.gov/national/pdf/glossary.pdf

Gross saving

A measure of the saving that is available to support the nation’s stock of fixed assets. It is equal to the sum of personal saving, undistributed corporate profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments, net government saving, and consumption of fixed capital. It is also equal to gross national income less the sum of personal consumption expenditures, government consumption expenditures, and current taxes and transfer payments to the rest of the world.

Gross national income (GNI)

The sum of incomes earned and costs incurred in production by labor and property supplied by U.S. residents. It is equal to gross domestic income plus income receipts from the rest of the world less income payments to the rest of the world. It is also equal to gross national product less the statistical discrepancy.