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August 2006 - Volume 86 - Number 8

Director's Message

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Taking Account

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GDP and the Economy: Advance Estimates for the Second Quarter of 2006

Real GDP increased 2.5 percent after increasing 5.6 percent. The deceleration primarily reflected downturns in consumer spending for durable goods and in business investment in equipment and software. Real disposable personal income increased 1.0 percent after increasing 1.7 percent. | Icon for P D F document. PDF version (154 kb)
  • Gross Domestic Product: Revisions and Source Data | Icon for P D F document. PDF version (154 kb)

Annual Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts: Annual Estimates for 2003-2005 and Quarterly Estimates for 2003:I-2006:I

For 2003-2005, real GDP growth averaged 3.2 percent, 0.3 percentage point less than in the previous estimates. For 2003:I-2006:I, real GDP growth averaged 3.6 percent, 0.2 percentage point less than in the previous estimates. | Icon for P D F document. PDF version ( 842 kb)

National Income and Product Accounts Tables

The revised annual, quarterly, and monthly estimates from the annual NIPA revision are presented in these tables. Advance estimates for the second quarter of 2006 and for June 2006 are included.

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Icon for P D F document. PDF: Summary NIPA Table (572 kb) Icon for P D F document. PDF: Foreign Transactions Tables (420 kb)
Icon for P D F document. PDF: Domestic Product and Income Tables (2344 kb) Icon for P D F document. PDF: Saving and Investment Tables (860 kb)
Icon for P D F document. PDF: Personal Income and Outlays Tables (1566 kb) Icon for P D F document. PDF: Income and Employment by Industry Tables (776 kb)
Icon for P D F document. PDF: Government Current Receipts and Expenditures Tables (1319 kb) Icon for P D F document. PDF: Supplemental Tables (1053 kb)

GDP and Other Major NIPA Series for 1929-2006: II

Historical estimates of GDP and its components in current dollars, in chained dollars, and in chain-type quantity and price indexes are presented as part of the annual NIPA revision. This series includes estimates of national income and personal income. | Icon for P D F document. PDF version (2101 kb)

U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Companies: Operations in 2004

Growth in the current-dollar value added of majority-owned nonbank affiliates picked up, increasing 8 percent after increasing 3 percent in 2003. Employment of these affiliates continued to decline, decreasing 2 percent after decreasing 3 percent in 2002 and in 2003. | Icon for P D F document. PDF version (813 kb)

Looking Ahead . . .

Fixed Assets and Consumer Durable Goods. Updated estimates that incorporate the results of the annual NIPA revision will be published in the September Survey.
Metropolitan Area Personal Income. Prototype accelerated estimates for 2005 will also be published in the September Survey.

BEA Current and Historical Data

International Data

Regional Data

Appendixes

  • Additional information about the NIPA estimates | Icon for P D F document. PDF version (126 kb)
  • Suggested reading | Icon for P D F document. PDF version (88 kb)

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