National income accounting refers to a series of statistical measures of aggregate national INCOME or output. These statistical measures are estimated and published by the Department of Commerce on a monthly basis and are used by economists, business analysts, and government officials to forecast future changes in the economy.

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit economic research organization whose mission is to provide unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community.

The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (NASDAQ) is the world’s largest electronic stock market. Created by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) in 1971, NASDAQ is a computerized market system allowing 11,000 traders at 790 firms to buy and sell shares of stock.

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