Director's Message (PDF •
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Taking Account (PDF •
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Real GDP fell 5.5 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 rose $48.1 billion.
Real Inventories, Sales, and Inventory-Sales Ratios for Manufacturing and Trade for the First Quarter of 2009 (PDF •
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These statistics, including those for inventories for manufacturing by stage of fabrication, have been updated.
The net international investment position was –$3,469.2 billion; in 2007, it was –$2,139.9 billion. U.S.-owned assets abroad rose $1,609.3 billion to $19,888.2 billion, and foreign-owned assets in the United States rose $2,938.6 to $23,357.4 billion.
The U.S. direct investment abroad position grew 8 percent after growing 18 percent in 2007. Foreign direct investment in the United States position also grew 8 percent after growing 15 percent in 2007.
Annual Revision of the U.S. International Accounts (PDF •
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Each year, statistics on U.S. international transactions are revised to incorporate updated data and various statistical improvements. The main improvement this year was a new treatment of disaster-related insurance losses.
Financial Derivatives (PDF •
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Statistics on transactions in financial derivatives by type of contract and by area or country for 2006–2008 and statistics on fair values of financial derivatives for 2007–2008.
How BEA Aligns and Augments Source Data From the U.S. Treasury Department for Inclusion in the International Transactions Accounts (PDF •
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Each year, the estimates of financial-account flows in these accounts, which are based on Treasury Department data, are adjusted to align the estimates with balance-of-payments concepts and to close the gaps in coverage.
U.S. International Transactions: First Quarter of 2009 (PDF •
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The U.S. current-account deficit decreased $53.4 billion to $101.5 billion, the smallest deficit since the fourth quarter of 2001. In the financial account, net financial inflows decreased $41.2 billion to $47.1 billion.
Regional Quarterly Report:
State Personal Income and More... (PDF • 185 KB)
State Personal Income and More... (PDF • 185 KB)
Personal income declined in 37 states in the first quarter of 2009. In all states, private sector earnings declined. Finance, durable-goods manufacturing, and construction were particularly weak.
Upcoming in the Survey...
2009 Comprehensive Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts. Initial results of the revision scheduled to be released on July 31, 2009.
Operations of U.S. Multinational Companies. A look at the value added, employment, and capital expenditures of nonbank U.S. multinational companies in 2007.
National Data
In This Issue
- Selected NIPA Tables (PDF • 2919 KB)
- NIPA-Related Table (PDF • 113 KB)
- Historical Measures (PDF • 334 KB)
- Charts (PDF • 145 KB)
Industry Data
In This Issue
- Industry Table (PDF • 342 KB)
International Data
As a result of the annual revision of the U.S. international transactions accounts, tables F.2–F.4 and sections G and H are not included in this issue. See “Annual Revision of the U.S. International Accounts” and “U.S. International Transactions: First Quarter of 2009.” See also “The International Investment Position at Yearend 2008” and “Direct Investment Positions for 2008: Country and Industry Detail.”
In This Issue
- Transactions Table (PDF • 104 KB)
- Investment Tables (Unavailable this month)
- Charts (Unavailable this month)
Regional Data
In This Issue
- State and Regional Tables (PDF • 200 KB)
- Local Area Table (PDF • 200 KB)
- Charts (PDF • 553 KB)
More Information
In This Issue
- Additional Information About the NIPA Estimates (PDF • 106 KB)
- Suggested Reading (PDF • 81 KB)
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