Gross output is an economic concept used in national accounts such as the United Nations System of National Accounts (UNSNA) and the US National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA). It is equal to the value of net output or GDP (also known as gross value added) plus intermediate consumption.
Gross output represents, roughly speaking, the total value of sales by producing enterprises (their turnover) in an accounting period (e.g. a quarter or a year), before subtracting the value of intermediate goods used up in production. This description is not quite accurate though, among other things because flows and imputations relating to government services and households are also included.
To obtain a measure of gross value added or Net output, the value of intermediate goods and services must be subtracted from gross output. Net value added is obtained by additionally subtracting consumption of fixed capital (depreciation).
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