What are Intermediate Goods? Definition, Example - Byju's

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Intermediate goods are referred to as goods that are used by businesses for producing goods or services. These goods are also known as producer goods. CommerceListofCommerceArticlesIntermediateGoods Previous Next IntermediateGoods Intermediategoodsarereferredtoasgoodsthatareusedbybusinessesforproducinggoodsorservices.Thesegoodsarealsoknownasproducergoods. Inotherwords,intermediategoodsareusedforproducingfinalgoodsorconsumergoods.Itcanalsobesaidthattheyactasinputsinothergoodsandconstitutethefinalgoodsasingredients. Intermediategoodscanbeproducedbyacompanyforthecreationoffinalgoodsorfinishedgoods,ortheycanbesoldbythecompanytosomeotherbusinessthatdealswiththeproductionoffinalgoods. Thesegoodsarealsoknownassemi-finishedgoods.Intermediategoodscanbeusedinthreeways,whichareasfollows: Producingandusingforself Producingintermediategoodsandsellingthemtootherbusinesses Beingpurchasedbycompaniesforaspecificuseorforcreatingotherintermediateproducts Intermediategoodscanbecomeapartofthefinalproduct,ortheymaygetchangedbeyondrecognitionduringtheproductionprocessofcreatingfinishedgoods. PointsonIntermediateGoods Theyarepurchasedbyoneproductionunitfromanotherproductionunit.Thesegoodsstaywithintheproductionboundary. Thesegoodshavederiveddemand,astheirdemanddependsonthedemandforthefinalgoods. Thevalueofthesegoodsisaddedwiththevalueofthefinalgoods. IntermediateGoodsandGrossDomesticProduct Intermediategoodsarenotincludedinthecalculationofacountry’sGDP.ThereasonfornotincludingthemintheGDPisbecauseitwillleadtocountingthevalueofthegoodstwice,andthenormistocountthepriceoffinalgoodsonlyonce. HowtoClassifyGoodsasIntermediateandFinalGoods Thebestwaytoclassifygoodsasintermediateorfinalgoodsisdoneonthebasisoftheuseofthatproductandnotonthebasisoftheproductitself. Anycommoditybasedonitsnatureofusecanbeeitherclassifiedasafinalgoodoranintermediategood. Thiscanbeunderstoodbetterwiththehelpofanexample. Saltisusedformakingbreadandsaltusedfordirectconsumptionalso.Here,saltisanexampleofhowitbecomesanintermediategoodandafinalgoodaswell. Here,thesaltusedinthepreparationofbreadactsasanintermediategoodwhilesaltusedfordirectconsumptionisclassifiedasafinalgood. ThisexplainstheconceptofIntermediateGoods.Itwillhelpstudentstodevelopagoodunderstandingofthetypesofgoodsineconomics.ToreadmoresuchinterestingconceptsoneconomicsforClass12,staytunedtoBYJU’S. OtherImportantTopics: ConsumerProtectionAct WhatisDemand? CircularFlowofIncome ConsumerEquilibrium CentralProblemsofanEconomy COMMERCERelatedLinks DifferenceBetweenBalanceOfTradeAndBalanceOfPayment WhatIsDecentralisation StatementOfCashFlows WhatIsSocialResponsibility ClassificationOfExpenditure PriceElasticityOfDemandFormula StatementOfOwnersEquity ReconstitutionOfAPartnershipFirm ShareholdersExamples OpenMarketOperations LeaveaCommentCancelreply YourMobilenumberandEmailidwillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked* * SendOTP DidnotreceiveOTP? RequestOTPon VoiceCall * * Website * Grade/Exam Class1 Class2 Class3 Class4 Class5 Class6 Class7 Class8 Class9 Class10 Class11 Class12 IAS CAT BankExam * * PostComment JoinBYJU'SLearningProgram Grade/Exam Class1 Class2 Class3 Class4 Class5 Class6 Class7 Class8 Class9 Class10 Class11 Class12 IAS CAT BankExam GATE Submit × RegisterForFree Share Share Share CallUs RegisterwithBYJU'S&DownloadFreePDFs * SendOTP * * * * * Grade Class1 Class2 Class3 Class4 Class5 Class6 Class7 Class8 Class9 Class10 Class11 Class12 IAS CAT BankExam DownloadNow



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