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1.	Gross Product by Industry, 1977-88: A Progress Report on Improving the Estimates Frank de Leeuw, Michael Mohr, Robert P. Parker Survey of Current Business: Vol. 71, No. 1 (January 1991) posted to Digital Library November 2007 This is the first article documenting the return of constant-dollar estimates by industry since their suspension in 1989. It was found that the revision to estimates had a minimal impact on final numbers, with growth rates for industries following the same general pattern. Changes to the methodology are also discussed.

2.	Gross National Product by Industry: 1987-89 Michael F. Mohr Survey of Current Business: Vol. 71, No. 4 (April 1991) posted to Digital Library November 2007 This article presents revised current- and constant-dollar estimates for gross national product by industry for 1987 and 1980 along with new estimates for 1989. These estimates extend and update the estimates presented in the January 1991 Survey of Current Business article ‘Gross Product by Industry, 1977-88: A Progress Report on Improving the Estimates.’ The first part of the article discusses the changes and impact of the revisions, while the second part provides a summary of the impact on gross product originating by industry.

3.	Gross Domestic Product as a Measure of U.S. Production Survey of Current Business: Vol. 71, No. 8 (August 1991) posted to Digital Library November 2007 This article introduces gross domestic product as the primary measure of U.S. production. The article briefly discusses the differences between GDP and GNP as well as explaining the reasoning for the switch to the new measure. A description of how the estimates of GNP and GDP differ is also included.

4.	A Preview of the Comprehensive Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: Definitional and Classificational Changes Robert P. Parker Survey of Current Business: Vol. 71, No. 9 (September 1991) posted to Digital Library November 2007 This article, the ninth comprehensive benchmark revision, describes the changes in methods for national income and product account estimation. Revisions include definitional and classificational changes, statistical changes, and new and redesigned tables.

5.	Alternative Measures of Change in Real Output and Prices Allan H. Young Survey of Current Business: Vol. 72, No. 4 (April 1992) posted to Digital Library November 2007 This article accompanies ‘Economy Theory and BEA’s Alternative Quantity and Price Indexes’ and describes BEA’s work on new measures of output incorporating fixed-weight measures. This article features GDP estimates dating from 1959-90, using 1987 prices for its measure of real output. Insight into the fixed-weight index is also provided.

6.	Economic Theory and BEA's Alternative Quantity and Price Indexes Jack E. Triplett Survey of Current Business: Vol. 72, No. 4 (April 1992) posted to Digital Library November 2007 This article describes the BEA’s new alternative price and quantity indexes for the major components of the national income and product accounts. The article describes the index number theory underlying these assumptions and discusses the interpretation of them.

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