June 24, 2025

U.S. International Transactions, 1st Quarter 2025 and Annual Update

The U.S. current-account deficit widened by $138.2 billion, or 44.3 percent, to $450.2 billion in the first quarter of 2025, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised fourth-quarter deficit was $312.0 billion. The first-quarter deficit was 6.0 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 4.2 percent in the fourth quarter.

Principal Federal Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product
Q1 2025 (2nd)
-0.2%
Personal Income
April 2025
+0.8%
International Trade in Goods and Services
April 2025
-$61.6 B
International Transactions
Q1 2025
-$450.2 B

Noteworthy

The Latest

Gross Domestic Product for the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2022

June 17, 2024 | News Release

Real gross domestic product (GDP) for the U.S. Virgin Islands decreased 1.3 percent in 2022 after increasing 3.7 percent in 2021. The decrease in real GDP reflected declines in exports, private fixed investment, government spending, and personal consumption expenditures that were partly offset by an increase in inventory investment. Imports, a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP, decreased.

Gross Domestic Product for the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2022

June 17, 2024 | The BEA Wire

Real gross domestic product for the U.S. Virgin Islands decreased 1.3 percent in 2022 after increasing 3.7 percent in 2021, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

GDP for 2022

The decrease in real GDP reflected declines in exports, private fixed investment, government spending, and personal consumption expenditures that were partly offset by an increase in inventory investment. Imports, a…

A New Look at U.S. International Services Traders

June 12, 2024 | The BEA Wire

U.S. firms in the finance and insurance sector led both U.S. exports and imports of services in 2022, according to a new Bureau of Economic Analysis article that presents a profile of companies that export and/or import services.

We’re More Than GDP: Key International Stats Come From Our Surveys

June 7, 2024 | The BEA Wire

A blog from BEA Director Vipin Arora

Here is a fact that may surprise you: The Bureau of Economic Analysis conducts 17 surveys. Yes, the home of gross domestic product, personal consumption expenditure prices, and the current account is also in the big leagues when it comes to running surveys. Not just any surveys, but some of the most unique ones around—collecting information that ranges from direct investment and the activities of…

Marine Economy Satellite Account, 2022

June 6, 2024 | The BEA Wire

The Marine Economy Satellite Account statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show the marine economy accounted for $476.2 billion, or 1.8 percent, of current-dollar U.S. gross domestic product in 2022, an increase from $424.2 billion, or 1.8 percent, in 2021. The marine economy accounted for 1.7 percent, or $776.9 billion, of current-dollar gross output.

Marine Economy Satellite Account, 2022

June 6, 2024 | News Release

The Marine Economy Satellite Account statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show the marine economy accounted for $476.2 billion, or 1.8 percent, of current-dollar U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022, an increase from $424.2 billion, or 1.8 percent, in 2021. The marine economy accounted for 1.7 percent, or $776.9 billion, of current-dollar gross output.

April 2024 Trade Gap is $74.6 Billion

June 6, 2024 | The BEA Wire

The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased from $68.6 billion in March (revised) to $74.6 billion in April, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $5.9 billion to $99.2 billion, and the services surplus decreased $0.1 billion to $24.7 billion. 

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April 2024

June 6, 2024 | News Release

The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased in April 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $68.6 billion in March (revised) to $74.6 billion in April, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $5.9 billion in April to $99.2 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.1 billion in April to $24.7 billion.

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, Annual Revision

June 6, 2024 | News Release

The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased in April 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $68.6 billion in March (revised) to $74.6 billion in April, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $5.9 billion in April to $99.2 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.1 billion in April to $24.7 billion.

Coming Soon: More International Investment Position Data, Quarterly Detail on Prices, Exchange Rates

June 3, 2024 | The BEA Wire

BEA will begin publishing on June 26 new quarterly detail for the U.S. international investment position (IIP), a statistical balance sheet that presents the dollar value of U.S. financial assets and liabilities with respect to other countries at the end of each quarter and year.  The IIP statistics are published in BEA news releases and interactive data tables in March, June, September, and December.