Zu Zeiten der Inflation war der Zweck der Berechnung des realen Volkseinkommens (R), zu verhindern, dass wir uns übertrieben über Nachrichten freuen, wonach das Geldeinkommen deutlich gestiegen sei.
During inflationary times, the purpose of calculating the figure for real national income, R, was that it stopped us from becoming overexcited by reports that money income had increased substantially.