Actual Dimensions of International, European Union and Romanian Experience in the Use of Satellite Accounts

Satellite accounts can respond to specific data requirements. They extend the central accounting framework by adding non-monetary information. Using alternative concepts may give rise to partial complementary aggregates, the purpose of which is to supplement the central system. Changes in some concepts and aggregates of the central framework may be introduced, but this is not the primary intention, nor is it intended to give a different picture of the overall economic process. In the case of Romania, the introduction and use of satellite accounts still represent a nice “future step”.