September 12, 2022
At the end of September, BEA will update five years of U.S. gross domestic product and related statistics, as well as GDP statistics for industries and for each state.
These updates are part of a cycle the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis follows to continue refining its statistics as more information becomes available. The annual updates incorporate data that only become available yearly, such as from the Census Bureau’s annual…
September 7, 2022
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in July 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $80.9 billion in June (revised) to $70.6 billion in July, as exports increased and imports decreased. The previously published June deficit was $79.6 billion. The goods deficit decreased $8.2 billion in July to $91.1 billion. The services surplus increased $2.1 billion in…
September 1, 2022
Real gross domestic product for American Samoa decreased 1.7 percent in 2021 after increasing 5.0 percent in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. These statistics were developed under the Statistical Improvement Program, funded by the Office of Insular Affairs of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
August 26, 2022
Personal income increased $47.0 billion, or 0.2 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $23.7 billion, or 0.1 percent, in July. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 5.0 percent in July, the same rate as in June.
August 25, 2022
Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the second quarter of 2022, following a decrease of 1.6 percent in the first quarter. The second-quarter decrease was revised up 0.3 percentage point from the “advance” estimate released in July. The smaller decrease in the second quarter, compared to the first quarter, primarily reflected an upturn in exports and a smaller decrease in federal government spending…