The System of National Accounts is a comprehensive, accounting framework within which economic data can be presented on the operation of the
nation’s economy in much the same way as business accounts describe the
operation of an enterprise. It is based on a set of
internationally agreed concepts, definitions, classifications and accounting
rules within which economic data can be presented.
The Jamaican System of National Accounts is based on the
United Nations System of National Accounts 1993 (1993 SNA). The classification
of industries used in the accounts is the Jamaica Industrial Classification (JIC
2005). This is a local adaptation of the United Nations International Standard
Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (ISIC Rev.3).