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April 2012
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Volume 92 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 2011 (PDF)
Real GDP rose 3.0 percent after rising 1.8 percent in the third quarter. Inventory investment turned up, and consumer spending and residential investment picked up. Federal government spending turned down, and state and local government spending decreased more.
Government Receipts and Expenditures for the Fourth Quarter of 2011 (PDF)
Net government saving increased $67.3 billion to –$1,176.6 billion. Net federal government saving rose $65.6 billion to          –$1,095.1 billion. Net state and local government saving rose $1.7 billion to –$81.5 billion.
Real Inventories, Sales, and Inventory-Sales Ratios for Manufacturing and Trade for the Fourth Quarter of 2011 (PDF)
Updated statistics, including statistics on inventories for manufacturing by state of fabrication.
Research Spotlight
Estimates of Categories of Personal Consumption Expenditures Adjusted for Net Foreign Travel Spending (PDF)
BEA research separates spending by nonresidents traveling in the United States from spending by U.S. residents, providing a more detailed look at consumer spending.
U.S. International Transactions for the Fourth Quarter of 2011 and for 2011  (PDF)
The U.S. current-account deficit rose $16.5 billion to $124.1 billion in the fourth quarter, as the surplus on income declined and the deficit on goods and services increased. In 2011, the current-account deficit increased $2.5 billion to $473.4 billion.
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Regional Quarterly Report  (PDF)
State personal income growth ranged from 0.5 percent in Wisconsin to 1.5 percent in North Dakota in the fourth quarter of 2011. In 2011, growth ranged from 3.4 percent in Maine to 8.1 percent in North Dakota.
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Annual Industry Accounts. Advance statistics on GDP by industry for 2011.

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

Local Area Personal Income.  Annual revision of these statistics for 2008–2010.

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 Table  (PDF)
  • Charts  (PDF)
Interactive Data
  • GDP by State
  • GDP by Metropolitan Area
  • GDP by State Interactive Map
  • Local Area Personal Income
  • Annual State Personal Income
  • Quarterly State Personal Income
  • Personal Income and Employment Interactive Map

More Information

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