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Q.Distinguish between:
Output method of measuring national income and Income method of measuring national income.

Maharashtra MsbshseMaharashtra HSC (MSBSHSE) Board 2023Subjective· 2mImportance★★★★★
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The output method measures national income from the production side (net value of final goods and services), whereas the income method measures it from the distribution side (total factor incomes). Since production generates income, both give the same total.

National income can be viewed at three stages of the circular flow — production, income and expenditure — so it can be measured in more than one way. Two of these are contrasted below.

BasisOutput (product) methodIncome method
MeaningAdds the net money value of all final goods and services produced in the economy in a yearAdds the incomes received by all factors of production in a year
Angle of measurementProduction sideDistribution / income side
Items includedValue added by agriculture, industry and servicesRent, wages and salaries, interest and profit (plus mixed income)
Also calledProduct method / value-added methodFactor-income method / distributive-shares method

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