Bureau of Economic Analysis

On August 7th, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will premiere a new report on consumer spending, “Personal Consumption Expenditures by State.” This represents a major advancement in the level of information available on consumer spending behaviors at the sub-national level. Why is it important? Because consumer spending is a major driver of the U.S. economy’s overall health.

NOTE: See the navigation bar at the right side of the news release text for a link to an important note about recent changes to goods and services that were implemented in June as part of BEA's comprehensive restructuring of the International Economic Accounts. Also see links to data tables, contact personnel and their telephone numbers, and supplementary materials.

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Is consumer spending growing faster in North Dakota or North Carolina? How do consumers in different regions respond to economic downturns? Which state has the fastest growing consumer market for motor vehicles?

On August 7, new BEA data on consumer spending broken out by state will help businesses, consumers, and policymakers answer those questions. The statistics will cover the years from 1997 to 2012.

Personal income rose 0.4 percent in June and in May. Wages and salaries rose 0.4 percent in June and in May.

Current-dollar disposable personal income (DPI), after-tax income, rose 0.4 percent in June and in May.

Real DPI, income adjusted for taxes and inflation, increased 0.2 percent in June and in May.

Personal income increased $56.7 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $51.5 billion, or 0.4 percent, in June, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $51.7 billion, or 0.4 percent. In May, personal income increased $57.4 billion, or 0.4 percent, DPI increased $55.0 billion, or 0.4 percent, and PCE increased $39.8 billion, or 0.3 percent, based on revised…

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has released additional statistics on U.S. direct investment abroad – or “outward direct investment” – and on foreign direct investment in the United States – or “inward direct investment” for 2013 and revised statistics for 2011 and 2012.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 4.0 percent in the second quarter of 2014, according to the “advance” estimate released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP decreased 2.1 percent (revised).

Second-quarter highlights The upturn in real GDP growth was mainly driven by upturns in exports and in private nonfarm inventory investment as well as an acceleration in consumer spending, notably for…

National Income and Product Accounts Gross Domestic Product: Second Quarter 2014 (Advance Estimate) Annual Revision: 1999 through First Quarter 2014

How much did the harsh winter weather affect the U.S. economy in the first quarter of this year?

We know that the economy, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), contracted at an annual rate of 2.9 percent over January, February and March, the first quarterly decline in three years. But how were different industries affected and was weather a factor? New data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis provide…

Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 2.9 percent in the first quarter of 2014. Both private services- and goods-producing industries contributed to the decrease, while the government sector increased slightly.