Bureau of Economic Analysis

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in 2012. Leading industry contributors were durable-goods manufacturing, finance and insurance, and wholesale trade. Durable-goods manufacturing was the largest contributor to U.S. real GDP by state growth in 2012.

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The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in April 2013 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $37.1 billion (revised) in March to $40.3 billion in April as imports increased more than exports. The previously published March deficit was $38.8 billion. The goods deficit increased $3.2 billion from March to $58.6 billion in April; the services surplus increased $0.1…

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Personal income remained flat in April after increasing 0.3 percent in March. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, remained flat in April after increasing 0.2 percent in March.

Current-dollar disposable personal income (DPI), after-tax income, decreased 0.1 percent in April after increasing 0.2 percent in March.

Real DPI, income adjusted for taxes and inflation, increased 0.1 percent in April after…

Personal income decreased $5.6 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $16.1 billion, or 0.1 percent, inApril, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $20.5 billion, or 0.2 percent. In March, personal income increased $36.2 billion, or 0.3 percent, DPI increased $25.4 billion, or 0.2 percent, and PCE increased $14.2 billion, or 0.1 percent, based…

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.4 percent in the first quarter of 2013 after increasing 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The first-quarter growth rate was revised down 0.1 percentage point from the advance estimate released in April.

GDP highlights The following contributed to the acceleration in growth:

Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the first quarter of 2013 (that is, from the fourth quarter to the first quarter), according to the "second" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real GDP increased 0.4 percent. The GDP estimate released today is based…

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The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in March 2013 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $43.6 billion (revised) in February to $38.8 billion in March as imports decreased more than exports. The previously published February deficit was $43.0 billion. The goods deficit decreased $4.6 billion from February to $56.1 billion in March; the services surplus…