Economics terms starting with C

38 terms

  1. Capital account (international) Record of capital transfers between U.S. residents and foreign residents, such as debt forgiveness and migrants' transfers, and acquisitions and disposals…
  2. Capital accounts (international) See Capital account (international)
  3. Capital consumption adjustment See Capital consumption adjustment (CCAdj), (private)
  4. Capital consumption adjustment (CCAdj), (private) The difference between private capital consumption allowances (CCA) and private consumption of fixed capital (CFC).
  5. Capital consumption allowance See Capital consumption allowance (CCA), (private)
  6. Capital consumption allowance (CCA), (private) Consists of tax-return-based depreciation charges for corporations and nonfarm proprietorships and of historical-cost depreciation (calculated by BEA) for…
  7. Capital consumption allowances See Capital consumption allowance (CCA), (private)
  8. Capital expenditures Expenditures made to acquire, add to, or improve property, plant, and equipment (PP&E).
  9. Capital flows table Table that expands the fixed investment component of the input-output (I-O) use table to show the types of new equipment, new structures, and software…
  10. Capital transfers to the rest of the world (net) Cash or in-kind transfers to foreigners that are linked to the acquisition or disposition of a fixed asset.
  11. CCA See Capital consumption allowance (CCA), (private)
  12. CCAdj See Capital consumption adjustment (CCAdj), (private)
  13. CFC See Consumption of fixed capital (CFC)
  14. Chain dollar See Chained-dollar estimate
  15. Chained-dollar estimate A measure used to approximate the chained-type index level and is calculated by taking the current-dollar level of a series in the base period and…
  16. Chained-type index Index that is based on the linking (chaining) of indexes to create a time series.
  17. Change in private inventories The change in the physical volume of inventories owned by private business, valued at the average prices of the period.
  18. Commodity flow method Method used to estimate purchases of a commodity by intermediate or final users.
  19. Compensation of employees See Compensation of employees (paid)
  20. Compensation of employees (paid) Income accruing to employees as remuneration for their work for domestic production.
  21. Compensation of employees (received) Wage and salary disbursements and supplements to wages and salaries received by U.S.
  22. Consumption of fixed capital See Consumption of fixed capital (CFC)
  23. Consumption of fixed capital (CFC) The charge for the using up of private and government fixed capital located in the United States.
  24. Contribution for government social insurance Employer contributions for government social insurance as well as payments by employees, the self-employed, and other individuals who participate in…
  25. Contributions for government social insurance See Contribution for government social insurance
  26. Corporate profits See Corporate profits with IVA and CCAdj
  27. Corporate profits with IVA and CCAdj This measure-profits from current production-is the income that arises from current production, measured before income taxes, of organizations treated as…
  28. Cross-border trade in services Transactions in services between the residents of one country and the residents of another country. From the U.S.
  29. Current account (international) Record of transactions in goods, services, income, and unilateral current transfers between residents and nonresidents.
  30. Current dollar See Current-dollar estimate
  31. Current payments to the rest of the world The sum of imports of goods and services, income payments to the rest of the world, and current taxes and transfer payments to the rest of the world.
  32. Current receipts from the rest of the world The sum of exports of goods and services and income receipts from the rest of the world.
  33. Current surplus of government enterprises The current operating revenue and subsidies received by government enterprises from other levels of government less the current expenses of government…
  34. Current tax receipts Tax revenues received by government from all sources. It is the sum of personal current taxes, taxes on production and imports, taxes on corporate income…
  35. Current taxes and transfer payments to the rest of the world Payments consisting of business current transfer payments to the rest of the world (net), plus nonresident taxes paid by domestic corporations to foreign…
  36. Current transfer payments Payments consisting of government social benefits and other current transfer payments to the rest of the world.
  37. Current transfer receipts Government net transfer receipts from businesses and from persons. These receipts largely consist of deposit insurance premiums, net insurance…
  38. Current-dollar estimate The market value of an item. It reflects prices and quantities of the period being measured. Related terms: Chained-dollar estimate.