November 16, 2017 | The BEA Wire
November 16, 2017 | News Release
Personal income grew in 2016 in 2,285 counties, fell in 795, and was unchanged in 33, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. On average, personal income rose 2.5 percent in 2016 in the metropolitan portion of the United States and rose 1.0 percent in the nonmetropolitan portion. Personal income growth in 2016 ranged from -40.8 percent in Kenedy County, Texas to 27.1 percent in Tillman County, Oklahoma.
November 3, 2017 | The BEA Wire
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in September 2017 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $42.8 billion in August (revised) to $43.5 billion in September, as imports increased more than exports. The previously published August deficit was $42.4 billion. The goods deficit increased $0.6 billion in September to $65.4 billion. The services surplus decreased $…
November 3, 2017 | News Release
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
September 2017
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 $43.5 billion in September, up $0.7 billion
from $42.8 billion in…
November 2, 2017 | The BEA Wire
Mining; professional, scientific, and technical services; and health care and social assistance were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the second quarter of 2017. Overall, 17 of 22 industry groups contributed to the 3.1 percent increase in real GDP in the second quarter.
November 2, 2017 | News Release
Mining; professional, scientific, and technical services; and health care and social assistance were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the second quarter of 2017. According to gross domestic product (GDP) by industry statistics released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, 17 of 22 industry groups contributed to the overall 3.1 percent increase in real GDP in the second quarter.
October 30, 2017 | The BEA Wire
Personal income increased 0.4 percent in September after increasing 0.2 percent in August. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.4 percent in September after increasing 0.1 percent in August.
October 30, 2017 | News Release
Personal income increased $66.9 billion (0.4 percent) in September according to estimates released today
by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $53.0 billion (0.4 percent)
and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $136.0 billion (1.0 percent).
Real DPI decreased less than 0.1 percent in September and Real PCE increased 0.6 percent. The PCE price
index increased 0.4 percent.
October 27, 2017 | The BEA Wire
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 3.0 percent in the third quarter of 2017, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter of 2017, real GDP increased 3.1 percent.
GDP highlights
The increase in real GDP reflected increases in consumer spending, inventory investment, business investment, and exports. A notable offset to these increases was a decrease in housing…
October 27, 2017 | News Release
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.0 percent in the third quarter of
2017 (table 1), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the
second quarter, real GDP increased 3.1 percent.
The Bureau emphasized that the third-quarter advance estimate released today is based on source data
that are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency (see “Source Data for…
