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Household (national accounts)

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Definition

Individuals or groups of individuals considered in terms of their function as consumers or, where applicable, as entrepreneurs producing market goods or financial and non-financial market services.

Note

Households are one of the six institutional sectors. The others are: non-financial enterprises, financial enterprises (SF), public administrations (APU), non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and the rest.