2015 Trade Gap is $531.5 Billion

The U.S. international trade deficit increased in 2015 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $508.3 billion in 2014 to $531.5 billion in 2015, as exports decreased more than imports. As a percentage of U.S.

December 2015 Trade Gap is $43.4 Billion

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in December 2015 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $42.2 billion in November (revised) to $43.4 billion in December, as exports decreased and imports increased.

Real Disposable Income Rises in December

Personal income increased 0.3 percent in December, the same increase as in November. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.2 percent in December after increasing 0.5 percent in November.

GDP Increases in Fourth Quarter

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 2.0 percent.

Industry in Focus: How Health Care and Social Assistance Fared in Third Quarter

Health care is an industry that many of us experience firsthand, whether receiving treatment for an illness or injury or simply getting an annual check-up. In the third quarter of 2015, health care and social assistance was the second-leading contributor to the 2 percent increase in the U.S.

Retail Trade Led Growth in the Third Quarter Gross Domestic Product by Industry

Retail trade; health care and social assistance; and agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the third quarter of 2015.

American Samoa's Economy Grows in 2014

American Samoa’s economy grew 1.6 percent in 2014, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported today.

The estimate is for real GDP, which is adjusted to remove price changes. For comparison, real GDP for the United States (excluding U.S. territories) increased 2.4 percent in 2014.

November 2015 Trade Gap is $42.4 Billion

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in November 2015 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $44.6 billion in October (revised) to $42.4 billion in November, as exports decreased less than imports.

Value of U.S. Assets Decreased More than U.S. Liabilities in Third Quarter 2015

The U.S. net international investment position was -$7,269.8 billion (preliminary) at the end of the third quarter of 2015 as the value of U.S. liabilities exceeded the value of U.S. assets. At the end of the second quarter, the net investment position was -$6,743.1 billion (revised).

Real PCE Increases in November

Personal income increased 0.3 percent in November after increasing 0.4 percent in October. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.5 percent in November after increasing 0.6 percent in October.

GDP Increases in Third Quarter

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.0 percent in the third quarter of 2015, according to the “third” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate was revised down 0.1 percentage point from the “second” estimate released in November.

State Personal Income: Third Quarter 2015

State personal income grew 1.3 percent on average in the third quarter of 2015, the same pace as in the second quarter. Personal income grew in every state with third-quarter personal income growth rates ranging from 0.6 percent in Alaska to 2.2 percent in Nebraska and South Dakota.