May 5, 2015 | 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
March 2015
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.
May 4, 2015 | The BEA Wire
The Bureau of Economic Analysis launched today a new data tool on its website that gives users a snapshot of statistics on trade and investment between the United States and another country by simply clicking on a world map.
These fast facts at your fingertips can include:
April 30, 2015 | The BEA Wire
Personal income increased less than 0.1 percent in March after rising 0.4 percent in February. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, rose 0.2 percent in March after rising 0.3 percent in February.
Current-dollar disposable personal income (DPI), after-tax income, increased less than 0.1 percent in March after rising 0.5 percent in February.
Real DPI, income adjusted for taxes and…
April 30, 2015 | News Release
Personal income increased $6.2 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $1.6 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, in March, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $53.4 billion, or 0.4 percent.
April 29, 2015 | The BEA Wire
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.2 percent in the first quarter of 2015, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2014, real GDP increased 2.2 percent. In the first quarter, the dollar strengthened against major currencies, imports and exports were delayed because of labor disputes in key ports, energy prices declined, and several regions experienced severe weather…
April 29, 2015 | News Release
Real gross domestic product -- the value of the production of goods and services in the United
States, adjusted for price changes -- increased at an annual rate of 0.2 percent in the first quarter of 2015,
according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
April 23, 2015 | The BEA Wire
Nondurable goods manufacturing was the leading contributor to U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2014. Both private goods- and services-producing sectors contributed to the increase, while the government sector decreased. Overall, 15 of 22 industry groups contributed to the 2.2 percent increase in real GDP.
April 23, 2015 | News Release
Nondurable goods manufacturing; professional, scientific, and technical services; and mining were the leading contributors to U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to statistics on the breakout of GDP by industry released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Both the private goods- and services-producing sectors contributed to the increase, while the government sector decreased. Overall, 15 of 22 industry…
April 21, 2015 | The BEA Wire
When a disaster strikes, understanding the economic impact on the affected community is a key to developing a recovery plan. BEA’s regional input-output modeling, RIMS II, provides disaster recovery officials a tool to model the impact on an affected community.
April 2, 2015 | The BEA Wire
The Economics and Statistics Administration’s family of statistical agencies – the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and U.S. Census Bureau – are announcing an important new initiative that will lead to an acceleration of key trade data as well as improved accuracy of the advance estimate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). GDP is widely considered the most important measure of the U.S. economy.
