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April 2013
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Volume 93 Number 4
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Director's Message (PDF)
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Articles
GDP and the Economy: Third Estimates for the Fourth Quarter of 2012 (PDF)
Real GDP rose 0.4 percent after rising 3.1 percent in the third quarter. Inventory investment, federal government spending, and exports all turned down. In contrast, business investment turned up, and consumer spending accelerated.
  • GDP growth
  • Contributions to growth
Government Receipts and Expenditures for the Fourth Quarter of 2012 (PDF)
Net government saving increased $36.0 billion to –$1,191.2 billion. Net federal government saving increased $20.5 billion to –$1,066.7 billion. Net state and local government saving increased $15.5 billion to –$124.5 billion.
  • Government receipts and expenditures
  • Chart: Government receipts and expenditures
Real Inventories, Sales, and Inventory-Sales Ratios for Manufacturing and Trade for the Fourth Quarter of 2012 (PDF)
Updated statistics, including statistics on inventories for manufacturing by stage of fabrication.
  • Real Inventories
BEA Briefing
A Guide to the Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts
 (PDF)
These accounts bring together statistics from BEA’s national income and product accounts and the Federal Reserve Board’s flow of funds accounts, providing new views of the U.S. economy.
  • Appendix: Additional Detail About the Charts
  • Integrated macro accounts
U.S. International Transactions for the Fourth Quarter of 2012 and for 2012 (PDF)
The U.S. current-account deficit decreased $2.0 billion to $110.4 billion in the fourth quarter. In the financial account, net financial inflows decreased $9.9 billion to $58.4 billion. In 2012, the current-account deficit increased $9.1 billion to $475.0 billion.
  • Tables
  • International transactions
The International Investment Position of the United States at the End of the Fourth Quarter of 2012 and 2012 (PDF)
The position was –$4,416.2 billion for the fourth quarter, reflecting a decrease in the value of foreign-owned assets in the United States and an increase in the value of U.S.-owned assets abroad. In 2012, the position was –$4,416.2 billion.
  • Spreadsheet: Investment position data
Regional Quarterly Report (PDF)
State personal income grew 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 after growing 0.6 percent in the third quarter. In 2012, state personal income grew 3.5 percent after growing 5.2 percent in 2011.
  • Tables: Personal income
  • Interactive: Personal income
  • Maps: Personal income

Upcoming in the Survey...

Upcoming Comprehensive Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts. A preview of the statistical changes.

Annual Industry Accounts. Advance statistics on GDP by industry for 2012.

International Economic Accounts. A progress report on modernizing these accounts to align them with international guidelines.

Charts, Tables, and More

National Data

In This Issue
  • Selected NIPA Tables  (PDF)
  • NIPA-Related Table  (PDF)
  • Historical Measures  (PDF)
  • Charts  (PDF)
Interactive Data
  • National Income and Product Accounts
  • Fixed Assets Tables
  • Underlying Detail

Industry Data

In This Issue
  • Industry Table  (PDF)
Interactive Data
  • GDP-by-Industry Accounts
  • Input-Output Accounts

International Data

In This Issue
  • Transactions Tables  (PDF)
  • Investment Tables  (PDF)
  • Charts  (PDF)
Interactive Data
  • International Transactions Accounts
  • Direct Investment and MNC Data

Regional Data

In This Issue
  • State and Regional Tables  (PDF)
  • Local Area Tables  (PDF)
  • Charts  (PDF)
Interactive Data
  • GDP by State
  • GDP by Metropolitan Area
  • State Quarterly Personal Income
  • State Annual Personal Income and Employment
  • Local Area Personal Income and Employment
  • GDP and Personal Income Mapping

More Information

In This Issue
  • Additional Information About the NIPA Estimates  (PDF)
  • Suggested Reading  (PDF)
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