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Glossary of the 1993 SNA - Definition of Term

TermCatastrophic losses
DefinitionThe volume changes recorded as catastrophic losses in the “other changes in the volume of assets account” are unanticipated losses resulting from large scale, discrete, and recognisable events that may destroy assets within any of the categories of assets.
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It is acknowledged that this glossary uses descriptions of the OECD glossary of statistical terms, the Glossary of the System of National Accounts 1993 and the UN classifications registry.
 
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