Definition: Gross operating surplus

Category: Purchasing power parities

Surplus or deficit accruing from production before taking any account of: 
(a) consumption of fixed capital; 
(b) any interest, rent or similar charges payable on financial or tangible non-produced assets borrowed or rented by the enterprise; or 
(c) any interest, rent or similar charges receivable on financial or tangible non-produced assets owned by the enterprise. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=KS-RA-12-023&mode=view