Even for officials as highly competent as those at the BEA, it is impossible to keep track of all of the stocks and flows in the international economy. Everyone knows that errors and omissions are large, especially when it comes to financial transactions.
即使是BEA这样有能力的机构官员，也无法追踪国际经济的所有存量和流量。所有人都知道错误和遗漏很大，特别是金融交易。统计机构资金不足加剧了测算问题，但并非造成问题的原因。