Average donor dependency--the share of a nonprofit's surplus coming from contributions as opposed to sale of goods or investment performance--rose sharply from 75% to 94% this year.

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The real change came in donor dependency, which measures the share of a nonprofit's surplus coming from contributions as opposed to sale of goods or services or investment performance.

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In our global economy, the massive consumer surplus generated by free services is primarily spent on the consumption of imported goods.

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Among those that did not: Isource Metals, a dot-com-flavored bi-monthly aimed at metalworkers, and Surplus News, which was supposed to bring together buyers and sellers of excess goods.

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But they may be having second thoughts now that Chavalit has rescinded the gasoline levy -- that tax and new surcharges on luxury goods were meant to help Thailand meet its commitment to the IMF for a budget surplus of 1% of 1998 GDP.

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Unlike the goods and services prices index, the GDP deflator measures change In compensation of employees, operating surplus (including mixed income), and consumption of fixed assets arisen from changes in prices and nominal net taxes.

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The production of valuable goods and services is maximized with strong property rights when little is wasted in efforts to seize the surplus of others or to prevent others from seizing our surplus.

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