February 19, 2026

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December and Annual 2025 and Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State, 2024

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December and Annual 2025

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in December 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $53.0 billion in November (revised) to $70.3 billion in December, as imports increased and exports decreased. The goods deficit increased $15.7 billion in December to $99.3 billion. The services surplus decreased $1.6 billion in December to $29.0 billion.

Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State, 2024

Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) by state increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.3 percent in Massachusetts to –0.2 percent in Montana. Real PCE for the nation increased 2.9 percent in 2024.

Real personal income increased in 46 states and the District of Columbia in 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.5 percent in California to –2.2 percent in North Dakota. Real personal income for the nation increased 2.9 percent in 2024.

Principal Federal Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product
Q3 2025 (Updated)
+4.4%
Personal Income
November 2025
+0.3%
International Trade in Goods and Services
December 2025
-$70.3 B
International Transactions
Q3 2025
-$226.4 B

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State: Third Quarter 2018

| The BEA Wire

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2018. The percent change in real GDP in the third quarter ranged from 5.8 percent in Washington to 0.0 percent in West Virginia.   Wholesale trade, information services, finance and insurance, and retail trade were the leading contributors to the increase in real GDP nationally. Information services and retail trade were the…

Gross Domestic Product by State: Third Quarter 2018

| News Release

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2018. The percent change in real GDP in the third quarter ranged from 5.8 percent in Washington to 0.0 percent in West Virginia.

Wholesale Trade Led Growth in the Third Quarter

| The BEA Wire

Wholesale trade; information; and finance and insurance were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the third quarter of 2018. Overall, 19 of 22 industry groups contributed to the 3.4 percent increase in real GDP in the third quarter.

Gross Domestic Product by Industry: Third Quarter 2018

| News Release

Wholesale trade; information; and finance and insurance were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the third quarter of 2018. According to gross domestic product (GDP) by industry statistics released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, 19 of 22 industry groups contributed to the overall 3.4 percent increase in real GDP in the third quarter.

Personal Income and Outlays, December 2018; Personal Income, January 2019

| News Release

Personal income decreased 0.1 percent in January after increasing 1.0 percent in December, the largest increase since December 2012. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.3 percent in January after increasing 0.5 percent in December.

New Dates Set for GDP, Personal Income, and International Trade

| The BEA Wire

Bureau of Economic Analysis data on U.S. gross domestic product, personal income and outlays, and international trade in goods and services that were delayed by the recent lapse in federal funding will be released in late February and early March.

November 2018 Trade Gap is $49.3 Billion

| The BEA Wire

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in November 2018 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $55.7 billion in October (revised) to $49.3 billion in November, as imports decreased more than exports. The previously published October deficit was $55.5 billion. The goods deficit decreased $6.7 billion in November to $71.6 billion. The services surplus decreased $0…

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, November 2018

| News Release

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in November 2018 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $55.7 billion in October (revised) to $49.3 billion in November, as imports decreased more than exports. The previously published October deficit was $55.5 billion. The goods deficit decreased $6.7 billion in November to $71.6 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.3…

New Data About Foreign Investment in States, Local Areas

| The BEA Wire

New research statistics about foreign direct investment in states, metro areas, and counties are available through a cooperative effort between the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

BEA and BLS combined their data to provide information about each state or local area’s employment at companies with foreign ownership, including:

U.S. Net International Investment Position Third Quarter 2018

| The BEA Wire

The U.S. net international investment position decreased to −$9,627.2 billion (preliminary) at the end of the third quarter of 2018 from −$8,845.1 billion (revised) at the end of the second quarter. The $782.1 billion decrease reflected net financial transactions of −$24.6 billion and net other changes in position, such as price and exchange-rate changes, of −$757.5 billion.