Survey of Current Business : Volume 92 Number 7: July 2012

July 2012

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Volume 92 Number 7

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GDP and the Economy: Third Estimates for the First Quarter of 2012 (PDF)

Real GDP rose 1.9 percent after rising 3.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011. Consumer spending and residential investment picked up, while inventory investment slowed.

Real Inventories, Sales, and Inventory-Sales Ratios for Manufacturing and Trade for the First Quarter of 2012 (PDF)

These statistics, including those for inventories for manufacturing by state of fabrication, have been updated.

The International Investment Position of the United States at Yearend 2011 (PDF)

The net international investment position was –$4,030.3 billion; in 2010, it was –$2,473.6 billion. U.S.-owned assets abroad increased $834.0 billion to $21,132.4 billion, and foreign-owned assets in the United States increased $2,390.6 billion to $25,162.6 billion.

Direct Investment Positions for 2011: Country and Industry Detail (PDF)

The U.S. direct investment abroad position grew 10 percent after growing 8 percent in 2010. The foreign direct investment in the United States position grew 13 percent after growing 9 percent.

Annual Revision of the U.S. International Transactions Accounts (PDF)

Each year, statistics on U.S. international transactions are revised to incorporate revised data and statistical improvements. Several changes were introduced this year to align the accounts with the updated international guidelines.

How BEA Aligns and Augments Source Data From the U.S. Treasury Department for Inclusion in the U.S. International Transactions Accounts (PDF)

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 close the gaps in coverage.

U.S. International Transactions: First Quarter of 2012 (PDF)

The current-account deficit increased $18.7 billion to $137.3 billion. In the financial account, net financial inflows increased $93.3 billion to $156.7 billion.

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U.S. International Transactions and Positions in Financial Derivatives (PDF)

Statistics on transactions in financial derivatives by type of contract and by area and country for 2009–2011.

Gross Domestic Product by State: Advance Statistics for 2011 and Revised Statistics for 1997–2010 (PDF)

Real GDP increased in 43 states and the District of Columbia in 2011. In 2011, real GDP increased 1.5 percent. In the eight BEA regions, real GDP slowed.

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Regional Quarterly Report (PDF)

Personal income rose in 47 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2012; it fell in Kansas and Mississippi and was unchanged in Oklahoma. Growth ranged from 2.3 percent in North Dakota to –0.3 percent in Mississippi.

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Industry Table (PDF)

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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 International Accounts” and U.S. International Transactions: First Quarter of 2012. See also “The International Investment Position of the United States at Yearend 2011” And “Direct Investment Positions for 2011: Country and Industry Detail.

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Transactions Table (PDF)

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