August 8, 2016 | News Release
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August 8, 2016 | The BEA Wire
Estimates of gross domestic product for American Samoa show that real GDP–GDP adjusted to remove price changes–increased 1.1 percent in 2015 after increasing 1.3 percent in 2014. For comparison, real GDP for the United States (excluding the territories) increased 2.6 percent in 2015 after increasing 2.4 percent in 2014.
August 8, 2016 | The BEA Wire
This is a guest blog by the Department of Interior
Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia’aina announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has released gross domestic product (GDP) data for 2015 for American Samoa.
August 5, 2016 | The BEA Wire
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in June 2016 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $41.0 billion in May (revised) to $44.5 billion in June, as imports increased more than exports. The previously published May deficit was $41.1 billion. The goods deficit increased $3.8 billion in June to $66.0 billion. The services surplus increased $0.3 billion to $21.5…
August 5, 2016 | News Release
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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U.S. Department of Commerce * Washington, DC 20230
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
June 2016
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.
August 2, 2016 | The BEA Wire
Personal income increased 0.2 percent in June, the same increase as in May. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.3 percent in June after increasing 0.2 percent in May.
August 2, 2016 | News Release
Personal income increased $29.3 billion (0.2 percent) in June according to estimates released today
by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $24.6 billion (0.2 percent)
and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $53.0 billion (0.4 percent).
Real DPI increased 0.1 percent in June and Real PCE increased 0.3 percent. The PCE price index
increased 0.1 percent.
July 29, 2016 | The BEA Wire
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its annual update of GDP and related statistics today, adjusting its picture of U.S. economic activity during the past three years to reflect newly available data.
July 29, 2016 | The BEA Wire
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 1.2 percent in the second quarter of 2016, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 0.8 percent (revised).
July 29, 2016 | News Release
Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 1.2 percent in the second quarter of 2016
(table 1), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first
quarter, real GDP increased 0.8 percent (revised).
The Bureau emphasized that the second-quarter advance estimate released today is based on source
data that are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency (see “Source…
