Dr Chalmers argued national income growth, for every individual, would have been $4,600 higher in 2020 if productivity had kept pace with the 60-year average.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11865395/Treasurer-Jim-Chalmers-says-Australia-productivity-problem.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

If they cashed their paycheck and put a few hundred dollars aside to buy a television or some other appliance, but didn’t get around to doing it, then they have saved this money from the standpoint of the national income accounts.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/02/savings-taxes-and-share-buybacks/

Since the outbreak of war, the IMF has allowed Russia to be in violation of its own membership –which require member states to disclose transparent, verifiable, and comprehensive national income statistics.

Source: https://fortune.com/2023/03/06/imf-naively-parroted-putin-fake-statisticsand-botched-economic-forecast-russia-ukraine/

The growth or decline of the economy is mainly measured via GDP and gross national income.

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609180261/statistics-estonia-downturn-accelerated-again-in-q3-2023

The national debt now stands at 86% of Ireland’s gross national income, which is down from pre-pandemic levels.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2023/02/03/irish-national-debt-stands-at-44000-euro-per-person-figures-show/