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May 2009
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Volume 89 Number 5
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Director's Message (PDF • 195 KB)
Taking Account (PDF • 72 KB)
Articles
GDP and the Economy: Advance Estimates for the First Quarter of 2009 (PDF • 158 KB)
Real GDP declined 6.1 percent after declining 6.3 percent in the fourth quarter. While consumer spending turned up sharply, business investment fell more than in the fourth quarter, as did inventory investment.
Preview of the 2009 Comprehensive Revision of the NIPAs: Statistical Changes (PDF • 196 KB)
The fourth in a series of articles about the upcoming comprehensive revision, which is scheduled to be released July 31.
Returns for Domestic Nonfinancial Business (PDF • 155 KB)
Aggregate rates of return for nonfinancial corporations and industries and various Q ratios. In 2008, the profitability of nonfinancial corporations decreased for the second straight year.
Annual Industry Accounts: Advance Statistics on GDP by Industry for 2008 (PDF • 561 KB)
The slowdown in economic growth in 2008 reflected downturns in durable-goods and nondurable-goods manufacturing, retail trade, and finance and insurance.
Local Area Personal Income for 2007 (PDF • 473 KB)
Counties with populations of less than 100,000 fared the best in 2007; average growth accelerated to 7.5 percent from 5.0 percent in 2006. In larger counties, growth decelerated.
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NIPA Translation of the Federal Budget. A look at federal government estimates based on the proposed budget of the U.S. government.

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States. Statistics for new investment by type of investment and investor and by country and industry for 2008.

Charts, Tables, and More

National Data

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  • Selected NIPA Tables  (PDF • 2907 KB)
  • NIPA-Related Table  (PDF • 352 KB)
  • Historical Measures  (PDF • 1357 KB)
  • Charts  (PDF • 228 KB)

Industry Data

In This Issue
  • Industry Table  (PDF • 172 KB)

International Data

In This Issue
  • Transactions Tables  (PDF • 553 KB)
  • Investment Tables  (PDF • 396 KB)
  • Charts  (PDF • 41 KB)

Regional Data

In This Issue
  • State and Regional Tables  (PDF • 435 KB)
  • Local Area Table  (PDF • 435 KB)
  • Charts  (PDF • 204 KB)

More Information

In This Issue
  • Additional Information About the NIPA Estimates  (PDF • 165 KB)
  • Suggested Reading  (PDF • 123 KB)
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