March 31, 2020 | News Release
The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was –$10.99 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2019, according to statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $29.32 trillion and liabilities were $40.31 trillion. At the end of the third quarter, the net investment position was –$10.98 trillion.
March 27, 2020 | The BEA Wire
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced today that Deputy Director Mary Bohman is the acting Director of the Bureau, overseeing the production of official economic statistics that provide a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of the U.S. economy.
March 27, 2020 | The BEA Wire
Personal income increased 0.6 percent in February, the same increase as in January. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.5 percent in February, also the same increase as in January.
March 27, 2020 | News Release
Personal income increased 0.6 percent in February, the same increase as in January. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.5 percent in February, also the same increase as in January.
March 26, 2020 | The BEA Wire
Real gross domestic product increased 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the “third” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate is the same as in the “second” estimate released in February. In the third quarter, real GDP also increased 2.1 percent.
March 26, 2020 | News Release
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the “third” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate is the same as in the “second” estimate released in February. In the third quarter, real GDP also increased 2.1 percent.
March 24, 2020 | The BEA Wire
State personal income increased 4.4 percent in 2019, after increasing 5.6 percent in 2018. In 2019, increases in earnings, property income (dividends, interest, and rent), and transfer receipts contributed to personal income growth in all states and the District of Columbia. The percent change in personal income across all states ranged from 6.1 percent in Colorado to 2.8 percent in West Virginia.
March 24, 2020 | News Release
State personal income increased 4.4 percent in 2019, after increasing 5.6 percent in 2018. In 2019, increases in earnings, property income (dividends, interest, and rent), and transfer receipts contributed to personal income growth in all states and the District of Columbia. The percent change in personal income across all states ranged from 6.1 percent in Colorado to 2.8 percent in West Virginia.
March 19, 2020 | The BEA Wire
The U.S. current account deficit, which reflects the combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows between U.S. residents and residents of other countries, widened by $7.4 billion, or 1.5 percent, to $498.4 billion in 2019. The widening mainly reflected an expanded deficit on secondary income and a reduced surplus on services that were partly offset by a reduced deficit on goods. The 2019 deficit was 2.3 percent of current…
March 19, 2020 | The BEA Wire
The U.S. current account deficit, which reflects the combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows between U.S. residents and residents of other countries, narrowed by $15.6 billion, or 12.4 percent, to $109.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019. The narrowing mainly reflected a reduced deficit on goods that was partly offset by an expanded deficit on secondary income. The fourth quarter deficit was 2.0 percent of…
