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REAL HOLDING GAIN

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French Equivalent: Gain réel de détention

Definition:
A real holding gain is the value of the additional command over real resources accruing to the holder of an asset as a result of a change in its price relatively to the prices of goods and services in general in the economy.

Source Publication:
SNA 12.64.

Cross References:
Holding gains

Hyperlink:
http://esa.un.org/unsd/sna1993/introduction.asp

Statistical Theme: National accounts

Created on Tuesday, September 25, 2001

Last updated on Tuesday, November 20, 2001