Estimation of National Income in Pakistan

Abstract

The following note is a description of the method of estimating national income in Pakistan. Such description is not currently available in a general publication, and it is presented here for the benefit of research workers who make use of Pakistan national income data. It is emphasized that this note is a description only, and no attempt is made to analyze the data or to comment on the appropriateness of the methods or the implications of the method for the vahdity of the estimates. For aid in presentation a table of national income estimates is also included ( see page 88).