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June 2009
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Volume 89 Number 6
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Director's Message (PDF • 284 KB)
Taking Account (PDF • 58 KB)
Articles
GDP and the Economy: Preliminary Estimates for the First Quarter of 2009 (PDF • 223 KB)
Real GDP fell 5.7 percent after falling 6.3 percent in the fourth quarter. Consumer spending turned up sharply, and business investment fell more than in the fourth quarter. Corporate profits increased $42.6 billion after decreasing $250.3 billion.
Government Receipts and Expenditures: First Quarter of 2009 (PDF • 93 KB)
Net government saving decreased $231.5 billion to –$904.6 billion. Net federal government saving decreased $254.8 billion to –$830.4 billion. Net state and local government saving increased $23.2 billion to –$74.2 billion
NIPA Translation of the Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Budget (PDF • 959 KB)
Each year BEA prepares federal government estimates that are based on the proposed budget of the U.S. government. This analysis is often used to gauge the effects of the federal budget on U.S. economic activity.
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  • Treatment of Financial Stabilization Programs
U.S. Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts, 2005–2008 (PDF • 335 KB)
The travel and tourism industry in 2008 shrank for the first time in 7 years, decreasing 1.8 percent after increasing 1.7 percent in 2007 and 2.9 percent in 2006. Employment also declined.
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BEA Briefing:
A Primer on BEA’s Industry Accounts (PDF • 2952 KB)
This introduction to the BEA industry accounts—which include the GDP by industry accounts and the benchmark and annual input-output accounts—looks at the computer and electronic products industry to show what kind of information is readily available.
Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: New Investment in 2008 (PDF • 347 KB)
Outlays by foreign investors to acquire or to establish U.S. businesses rose 3 percent to $260.4 billion in 2008, the third largest on record after rising to $251.9 billion in 2007. The 2008 increase occurred despite a falloff of worldwide mergers and acquisitions and amid a slowing U.S. economy.
Gross Domestic Product by State for 2005–2008 (PDF • 2561 KB)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) slowed in 38 states and all 8 BEA regions in 2008. The economy was weakest in the Great Lakes region and strongest in the Rocky Mountain region.

Upcoming in the Survey...

Annual Revision of the International Transactions Accounts. A summary of the major sources of the revisions to these accounts for 2006–2008.

Direct Investment Positions for 2008. U.S. direct investment abroad and foreign direct investment in the United States by country and industry.

Charts, Tables, and More

National Data

In This Issue
  • Selected NIPA Tables  (PDF • 2916 KB)
  • NIPA-Related Table  (PDF • 155 KB)
  • Historical Measures  (PDF • 522 KB)
  • Charts  (PDF • 233 KB)

Industry Data

In This Issue
  • Industry Table  (PDF • 151 KB)

International Data

In This Issue
  • Transactions Tables  (PDF • 784 KB)
  • Investment Tables  (PDF • 287 KB)
  • Charts  (PDF • 69 KB)

Regional Data

In This Issue
  • State and Regional Tables  (PDF • 435 KB)
  • Local Area Table  (PDF • 435 KB)
  • Charts  (PDF • 184 KB)

More Information

In This Issue
  • Additional Information About the NIPA Estimates  (PDF • 144 KB)
  • Suggested Reading  (PDF • 57 KB)
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