{"iri":"https://lexicon.financial/business/bea/CommodityFlowMethod","label":"Commodity flow method","definition":"Method used to estimate purchases of a commodity by intermediate or final users. The method generally begins with an estimate of the total supply of a commodity available for domestic uses; it then either attributes a fixed percentage of supply to an intermediate or final use , or it adjusts for intermediate purchases and attributes the residual to final uses .","license":"https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright","source":"bea","source_url":"https://www.bea.gov/help/glossary/commodity-flow-method"}