August 22, 2025

Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises, 2023

Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises decreased 0.4 percent to 43.9 million workers in 2023 (preliminary) from 44.1 million workers in 2022 (revised), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on the operations and finances of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates.

Principal Federal Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product
Q2 2025 (Adv)
+3.0%
Personal Income
June 2025
+0.3%
International Trade in Goods and Services
June 2025
-$60.2 B
International Transactions
Q1 2025
-$450.2 B

Noteworthy

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Gross Domestic Product for Puerto Rico, 2021

| The BEA Wire

Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Puerto Rico increased 4.0 percent in 2021 after decreasing 6.2 percent in 2020, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The increase in real GDP in 2021 primarily reflected an increase in personal consumption expenditures. Private fixed investment also increased. These increases were partly offset by decreases in exports, private inventory investment, and…

Producto interior bruto para Puerto Rico, 2021

| The BEA Wire

El producto interior bruto real (PIB) para Puerto Rico creció 4.0 por ciento en 2021, luego de decrecer 6.2 por ciento en 2020, de acuerdo con las estadísticas difundidas hoy por el Negociado de Análisis Económico de EE. UU.

Producto interior bruto para Puerto Rico, 2021

| News Release

El producto interior bruto real (PIB) para Puerto Rico creció 4.0 por ciento en 2021, luego de decrecer 6.2 por ciento en 2020. El crecimiento en el PIB real en 2021 reflejó principalmente un crecimiento en los gastos de consumo personal. La inversión bruta en capital fijo también creció. Estos crecimientos se contrarrestaron parcialmente con los decrecimientos en las exportaciones, en la inversión privada en inventarios y en el gasto de…

Gross Domestic Product for Puerto Rico, 2021

| News Release

Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Puerto Rico increased 4.0 percent in 2021 after decreasing 6.2 percent in 2020. The increase in real GDP in 2021 primarily reflected an increase in personal consumption expenditures. Private fixed investment also increased. These increases were partly offset by decreases in exports, private inventory investment, and government spending. Imports, which is a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP,…

Personal Income and Outlays, June 2023

| The BEA Wire

Personal income increased $69.5 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in June. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes— increased $67.5 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of personal consumption expenditures, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $109.4 billion (0.6 percent) and consumer spending increased $100.4 billion (0.5 percent). Personal saving…

Personal Income and Outlays, June 2023

| News Release

Personal income increased $69.5 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in June. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes— increased $67.5 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of personal consumption expenditures, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $109.4 billion (0.6 percent) and consumer spending increased $100.4 billion (0.5 percent). Personal saving was…

Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2023 (Advance)

| The BEA Wire

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the second quarter of 2023, according to the "advance" estimate. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.0 percent. The increase in the second quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and business investment that were partly offset by a decrease in exports. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, decreased.

Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2023 (Advance Estimate)

| News Release

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the second quarter of 2023, according to the "advance" estimate. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.0 percent. The increase in the second quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and business investment that were partly offset by a decrease in exports. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, decreased.

Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2022

| The BEA Wire

The U.S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, increased $212.2 billion to $6.58 trillion at the end of 2022 from $6.37 trillion at the end of 2021, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The increase reflected a $172.8 billion increase in the position in Europe, primarily in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. By industry, manufacturing affiliates had the largest…

Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2022

| News Release

The U.S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, increased $212.2 billion to $6.58 trillion at the end of 2022 from $6.37 trillion at the end of 2021, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The increase reflected a $172.8 billion increase in the position in Europe, primarily in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. By industry, manufacturing affiliates had the largest…