Bureau of Economic Analysis

Did you know that each year BEA regional economic statistics, such as annual personal income and per capita personal income are used to allocate billions of dollars in federal funds to states and local governments?  In fiscal year 2015, nearly $400 billion in federal funds were distributed under programs using BEA statistics in federal funding formulas.

How much do U.S. residents spend on travel to Greece? How much does the U.S. export in movies and television programming to Vietnam? You can answer these questions next week when the Bureau of Economic Analysis expands the geographic detail it publishes on U.S. imports and exports of services. On October 24, we will publish annual statistics on international trade in services with 90 countries and areas, up from 49.

Anyone interested in economic growth in, let’s say, West Virginia can check state GDP data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Want to zoom in on a metro area, such as Charleston, W.Va., and its surroundings? BEA has gross domestic product by metropolitan areas, too.

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in August 2016 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $39.5 billion in July (revised) to $40.7 billion in August, as imports increased more than exports. The previously published July deficit was $39.5 billion. The goods deficit decreased less than $0.1 billion in August to $60.3 billion. The services surplus decreased $1.2…

U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis NEWS U.S. Department of Commerce * Washington, DC 20230 U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES August 2016 The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that the goods and services deficit was $40.7 billion in August, up $1.2 billion from $39.5 billion in July,…

Growth in state personal consumption expenditures (PCE) – the measure of goods and services purchased by or on behalf of households – decelerated to 3.6 percent in 2015 from 4.4 percent in 2014. In 2015, growth in PCE was largely concentrated in the Far West and Rocky Mountain regions.

Growth in state personal consumption expenditures (PCE) – the measure of goods and services purchased by or on behalf of households – decelerated to 3.6 percent on average in 2015 from 4.4 percent in 2014 (Table 1), according to statistics released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In 2015, PCE growth ranged from 1.5 percent in Wyoming to 5.0 percent in Florida.

Personal income increased 0.2 percent in August after increasing 0.4 percent in July. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.1 percent in August after increasing 0.5 percent in July.

Personal income increased $39.3 billion (0.2 percent) in August according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $31.9 billion (0.2 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $6.2 billion (less than 0.1 percent). Real DPI increased 0.1 percent in August and Real PCE decreased 0.1 percent. The PCE price index increased 0.1 percent.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 1.4 percent in the second quarter of 2016, according to the “third” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate was 0.3 percentage point higher than the “second” estimate released in August. In the first quarter, real GDP rose 0.8 percent.