Gross value added is calculated at the level of branches of the economy as the value of output of goods and services less the value of intermediate consumption.

UNESCO: Belarus: Report: Part I: Descriptive Section

The indicators of the production of GDP are re-valued at constant prices with the double deflation method where the value added at constant prices is the difference between the value of output and the value of intermediate consumption at constant prices.

UNESCO: Belarus: Report: Part I: Descriptive Section

The first is that a company's subsidiaries in tax havens may add value by providing important intermediate inputs used by its operations elsewhere.

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Data of uncertain value today may represent a records, analysis or intermediate work product that can provide important insight in the future.

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