Survey of Current Business : Volume 93 Number 1: January 2013

April 2013

Bureau of Economic Analysis

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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Industry Table (PDF)

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Additional Information About the NIPA Estimates (PDF)
Suggested Reading (PDF)