Explanatory Notes on Main Statistical Indicators

Gross Domestic Product(GDP)refers to the final products at market prices produced by all reside nt units in a country(or a region)during a certain period of time.Gross domestic product is expressed in three differe nt forms,i.e.value,in come,and products respectively.GDP in its value form refers to the total value of all goods and services produced by all resident units during a certai n period of time,minus the total value of in put of goods and services of the n ature of non-fixed assets;in other term,it is the sum of the value-added of all reside nt units.GDP in the form of in come in eludes the income created by all resident units and distributed to reside nt and non-reside nt un its.