DOUBLE COUNTING: The act of including the value of intermediate goods more than once in the value of gross domestic product. Because the value, or price, of final goods includes the cost, or value, of all intermediate goods used, including market transactions for intermediate separately in the measurement of gross domestic product would lead to double counting.

     See also | gross domestic product | final goods | intermediate good | current production | value | household sector | business sector | consumption expenditures | investment expenditures | government purchases | net exports |

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