June 24, 2025

U.S. International Transactions, 1st Quarter 2025 and Annual Update

The U.S. current-account deficit widened by $138.2 billion, or 44.3 percent, to $450.2 billion in the first quarter of 2025, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised fourth-quarter deficit was $312.0 billion. The first-quarter deficit was 6.0 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 4.2 percent in the fourth quarter.

Principal Federal Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product
Q1 2025 (2nd)
-0.2%
Personal Income
April 2025
+0.8%
International Trade in Goods and Services
April 2025
-$61.6 B
International Transactions
Q1 2025
-$450.2 B

Noteworthy

The Latest

September 2022 Trade Gap is $73.3 Billion

November 3, 2022 | The BEA Wire

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in September 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $65.7 billion in August (revised) to $73.3 billion in September, as imports increased and exports decreased. The goods deficit increased $6.6 billion in September to $92.7 billion. The services surplus decreased $1.0 billion in September to $19.5 billion.

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, September 2022

November 3, 2022 | News Release

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in September 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $65.7 billion in August (revised) to $73.3 billion in September, as imports increased and exports decreased. The goods deficit increased $6.6 billion in September to $92.7 billion. The services surplus decreased $1.0 billion in September to $19.5 billion.

Gross Domestic Product for Guam, 2021

November 2, 2022 | News Release

Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Guam increased 1.1 percent in 2021 after decreasing 11.4 percent in 2020. The increase in real GDP reflected increases in personal consumption expenditures, government spending, and private fixed investment. These increases were partly offset by a decline in exports of goods and services. Imports, a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP, increased.

Gross Domestic Product for Guam, 2021

November 2, 2022 | The BEA Wire

Real gross domestic product for Guam increased 1.1 percent in 2021 after decreasing 11.4 percent in 2020, according to statistics released today by 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.

Personal Income and Outlays, September 2022

October 28, 2022 | The BEA Wire

Personal income increased $78.9 billion, or 0.4 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $113.0 billion, or 0.6 percent, in September. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation and personal income receipts on assets. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 3.1 percent in September, compared with 3.4 percent in August.

Personal Income and Outlays, September 2022

October 28, 2022 | News Release

Personal income increased $78.9 billion, or 0.4 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $113.0 billion, or 0.6 percent, in September. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation and personal income receipts on assets. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 3.1 percent in September, compared with 3.4 percent in August.

Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2022 (Advance Estimate)

October 27, 2022 | The BEA Wire

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.6 percent in the third quarter of 2022, in contrast to a decrease of 0.6 percent in the second quarter. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in exports and consumer spending that were partly offset by a decrease in housing investment.

Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2022 (Advance Estimate)

October 27, 2022 | News Release

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.6 percent in the third quarter of 2022, in contrast to a decrease of 0.6 percent in the second quarter. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in exports and consumer spending that were partly offset by a decrease in housing investment.

Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2021

October 6, 2022 | News Release

State personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased 12.7 percent in 2021 after decreasing 1.9 percent in 2020. The percent change in PCE across all 50 states and the District of Columbia ranged from 16.3 percent in Utah to 9.4 percent in New York.

Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2021

October 6, 2022 | The BEA Wire

State personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased 12.7 percent in 2021 after decreasing 1.9 percent in 2020. The percent change in PCE across all 50 states and the District of Columbia ranged from 16.3 percent in Utah to 9.4 percent in New York.