Survey of Current Business : Volume 92 Number 8: August 2012

August 2012

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Volume 92 Number 8

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GDP and the Economy: Advance Estimates for the Second Quarter of 2012 (PDF)

Real GDP increased 1.5 percent after increasing 2.0 percent in first quarter. Consumer spending, business investment, and residential investment slowed. Inventory investment turned up.

Annual Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts Annual Estimates for 2009–2011 and Quarterly Estimates for 2009:I–2012:I (PDF)

Details of the 2012 annual revision, which incorporated newly available source data, new methodologies, and new presentations.

National Income and Product Accounts Tables (PDF)

Annual, quarterly, and monthly statistics from the annual NIPA revision, including advance estimates for the second quarter of 2012 and preliminary estimates for June 2012.

GDP and Other Major NIPA Series for 1929–2012:II (PDF)

Historical statistics on GDP and its components in current dollars, chained dollars, and chain-type quantity and price indexes, including statistics on national income and personal income.

U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Companies: Operations in 2010 (PDF)

The current-dollar value added of these affiliates rose 9.6 percent to $649.3 billion. Employment by these affiliates fell 0.4 percent.

Regional Price Parities for States and Metropolitan Areas for 2006–2010 (PDF)

Three sets of regional price parities, which show price level differences across geographic areas, are presented for states, state metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and metropolitan areas.

An Examination of Revisions to the Quarterly Estimates of State Personal Income (PDF)

A statistical analysis of the patterns and magnitudes of the revisions to state personal income estimates as the estimates move through the revision cycle.

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National Data

In This Issue

As a result of the annual revision of the U.S. national income and product accounts (NIPAs), the tables in sections A, B, and C and the NIPA charts in section D are not included in this issue. See “National Income and Product Accounts Tables” and “GDP and Other Major NIPA Series” in this issue.

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Industry Table (PDF)

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