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

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March 2021 Trade Gap is $74.4 Billion

May 4, 2021 | The BEA Wire

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in March 2021 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $70.5 billion in February (revised) to $74.4 billion in March, as imports increased more than exports. The previously published February deficit was $71.1 billion. The goods deficit increased $3.6 billion in March to $91.6 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.3…

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, March 2021

May 4, 2021 | News Release

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in March 2021 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $70.5 billion in February (revised) to $74.4 billion in March, as imports increased more than exports. The previously published February deficit was $71.1 billion. The goods deficit increased $3.6 billion in March to $91.6 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.3 billion…

Personal Income and Outlays, March 2021

April 30, 2021 | The BEA Wire

Personal income increased $4.21 trillion, or 21.1 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $616.0 billion, or 4.2 percent, in March. Economic impact payments established by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which was enacted on March 11, 2021, were distributed. In addition to presenting estimates for March 2021, these highlights provide comparisons to February 2020, the last month before the onset of the COVID-19…

Personal Income and Outlays, March 2021

April 30, 2021 | News Release

Personal income increased $4.21 trillion, or 21.1 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $616.0 billion, or 4.2 percent, in March. Economic impact payments established by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which was enacted on March 11, 2021, were distributed.

Gross Domestic Product, First Quarter 2021

April 29, 2021 | The BEA Wire

Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2021, reflecting the continued economic recovery, reopening of establishments, and continued government response related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first quarter, government assistance payments, such as direct economic impact payments, expanded unemployment benefits, and Paycheck Protection Program loans, were distributed to households and…

Gross Domestic Product, First Quarter 2021 (Advance Estimate)

April 29, 2021 | News Release

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2021, reflecting the continued economic recovery, reopening of establishments, and continued government response related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first quarter, government assistance payments, such as direct economic impact payments, expanded unemployment benefits, and Paycheck Protection Program loans, were distributed to households and…

New Data on the Sources of Economic Growth

April 12, 2021 | The BEA Wire

BEA and the Bureau of Labor Statistics have updated and expanded their joint data set showing sources of growth or decline in industries and how those sources affect the U.S. economy overall. New detail was added about the contributions of information technology and other types of capital assets.

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2021

April 7, 2021 | News Release

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in February 2021 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $67.8 billion in January (revised) to $71.1 billion in February, as exports decreased more than imports. The previously published January deficit was $68.2 billion. The goods deficit increased $2.8 billion in February to $88.0 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.5…

February 2021 Trade Gap is $71.1 Billion

April 7, 2021 | The BEA Wire

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in February 2021 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $67.8 billion in January (revised) to $71.1 billion in February, as exports decreased more than imports. The previously published January deficit was $68.2 billion. The goods deficit increased $2.8 billion in February to $88.0 billion. The services surplus decreased $0…

Gross Domestic Product for the CNMI, 2019

April 6, 2021 | News Release

The estimates of GDP for the CNMI show that real GDP—GDP adjusted to remove price changes—decreased 11.2 percent in 2019 after decreasing 19.3 percent in 2018 (table 1.3).