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This Joint Committee Print, dated December 8, 1982, gathers studies that the Central Intelligence Agency's Directorate of Intelligence prepared for the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress. It gives estimates of Soviet gross national product for 1950 to 1980, with indexes of industrial production, agricultural production and consumption, and explains the methods and data behind them. The foreword says official Soviet statistics inflate growth and that the CIA measures offer a more accurate picture. The document contains no UFO material.
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Approved for Rele administrative organs of social organizations. Average annual man-hours worked by police were assumed to be the same as for state administration. Military Personnel Scope and Coverage All uniformed personnel of the armed forces—includ- ing border guards, internal security, construction troops, and railroad troops—are included in this activity. It should be noted that substantial definition- al differences complicate any comparison of the activ- ities of US and Soviet armed forces. Description of the Index Separate indexes are computed in established prices and factor-cost prices. The index in established prices is the sum of wages, social security payments, and outlays for subsistence, all computed in 1970 prices. The index takes account of changes in the mix of conscripts, officers, and noncommissioned officers. For the factor-cost index, the conscript costs are replaced by an estimate that attempts to allow for the opportunity cost of conscripts. For this we have used a minimum industrial wage, which is slightly higher than expenditures on military pay and subsistence. Other Branches The index for this sector is assumed to be equal to the index for total GNP. Approved for Release: 2019/07/19 C05210421 ase: 2019/07/19 C05210421 116
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