82 national accounts explanations and definitions for 1980 to 1995 were compiled according the recommendations of un statistical office in 1968 united nations a system studies methods series f no 2 new york 1950 1979 which originally previous 1954 adjusted onwards are based on sna93 prepared by five international organizations imf world bank oecd eurostat 1993 commission european communities monetary fund organization economic cooperation development brussels luxembourg paris washington dc gross domestic product at market prices definition differs from that it excludes net taxes imports includes other revenue components received exporters sum value added all resident producer units before deduction provisions consumption fixed capital this is equal private general government expenditure formation plus exports