Glossary:Non-financial corporations sector
The non-financial corporations sector is an institutional sector in national accounts. Institutional sectors within national accounts bring together economic units with broadly similar characteristics and behaviour.
The non-financial corporations sector consists of institutional units which are independent legal entities and market producers, and whose principal activity is the production of goods and non-financial services. It may be divided into three subsectors covering: public non-financial corporations; national private non-financial corporations; foreign controlled non-financial corporations.
The other institutional sectors in national accounts are:
- financial corporations;
- government;
- households
- non-profit institutions serving households.