September 29, 2025

U.S. International Investment Position, 2nd Quarter 2025

The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$26.14 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2025, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Assets totaled $39.56 trillion, and liabilities were $65.71 trillion. At the end of the first quarter, the net investment position was -$24.65 trillion (revised).

Principal Federal Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product
Q2 2025 (3rd)
+3.8%
Personal Income
August 2025
+0.4%
International Trade in Goods and Services
July 2025
-$78.3 B
International Transactions
Q2 2025
-$251.3 B

Noteworthy

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First Official County GDP Stats Coming Dec. 12

| The BEA Wire

The size of every county’s economy with industry detail will be officially released for the first time by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on Dec. 12.  

BEA will estimate annual gross domestic product, or GDP, for the years 2001 through 2018 for more than 3,000 counties. The data will include contributions to GDP by 34 industries, such as manufacturing, retail trade, and health and social assistance.

Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2017

| The BEA Wire

Majority-owned U.S. affiliates (MOUSAs) of foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) employed 7.4 million workers in the United States in 2017, a 2.8 percent increase from 7.2 million in 2016, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2017

| News Release

Majority-owned U.S. affiliates (MOUSAs) of foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) employed 7.4 million workers in the United States in 2017, a 2.8 percent increase from 7.2 million in 2016, according to statistics on MOUSA operations and finances released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Local Area Personal Income: 2018

| The BEA Wire

In 2018, personal income increased in 3,019 counties, decreased in 91, and was unchanged in 3, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Personal income increased 5.7 percent in the metropolitan portion of the United States and increased 4.8 percent in the nonmetropolitan portion. In metropolitan counties, the percent change in personal income ranged from −3.2 percent in Lynn County, Texas to 17.5…

Local Area Personal Income, 2018

| News Release

In 2018, personal income increased in 3,019 counties, decreased in 91, and was unchanged in 3, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Personal income increased 5.7 percent in the metropolitan portion of the United States and increased 4.8 percent in the nonmetropolitan portion. In metropolitan counties, the percent change in personal income ranged from −3.2 percent in Lynn County, Texas to 17.5…

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State: Second Quarter 2019

| The BEA Wire

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2019. The percent change in real GDP in the second quarter ranged from 4.7 percent in Texas to 0.5 percent in Hawaii.

Gross Domestic Product by State: Second Quarter 2019

| News Release

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2019, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The percent change in real GDP in the second quarter ranged from 4.7 percent in Texas to 0.5 percent in Hawaii.

Gross Domestic Product for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), 2018

| News Release

The estimates of GDP for the CNMI show that real GDP—GDP adjusted to remove price changes—decreased 19.6 percent in 2018 after increasing 25.5 percent in 2017 (see Table 1.3). For comparison, real GDP for the United States (excluding the territories) increased 2.9 percent in 2018 after increasing 2.4 percent in 2017.

Northern Mariana Islands GDP Decreases in 2018

| The BEA Wire

The estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) show that real GDP—GDP adjusted to remove price changes—decreased 19.6 percent in 2018 after increasing 25.5 percent in 2017.  For comparison, real GDP for the United States (excluding the territories) increased 2.9 percent in 2018 after increasing 2.4 percent in 2017.

September 2019 Trade Gap is $52.5 Billion

| The BEA Wire

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in September 2019 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $55.0 billion in August (revised) to $52.5 billion in September, as imports decreased more than exports. The previously published August deficit was $54.9 billion. The goods deficit decreased $2.7 billion in September to $71.7 billion. The services surplus decreased $…