Bureau of Economic Analysis

Personal income increased 0.6 percent in October after increasing 0.4 percent in September. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.5 percent in October—the same increase as in September.

Personal income increased $98.6 billion (0.6 percent) in October according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $86.5 billion (0.6 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $38.1 billion (0.3 percent). Real DPI increased 0.4 percent in October and Real PCE increased 0.1 percent. The PCE price index increased 0.2 percent. Excluding food and energy, the…

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Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 3.2 percent in the third quarter of 2016, according to the “second” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate was 0.3 percentage point higher than the “advance” estimate released in October. In the second quarter, real GDP rose 1.4 percent.

Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the third quarter of 2016 (table 1), according to the "second" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 1.4 percent. The GDP estimate released today is based on more complete source data than were available for the "advance" estimate issued last month. In the advance estimate, the increase in real GDP was 2.9…

The Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Treasury Department are preparing to implement a change in early 2017 that will simplify how certain cross-border investments by or into private funds are reported on BEA surveys of direct investment and the Treasury International Capital, or TIC, surveys of portfolio investment.

Personal income grew in 2015 in 2,552 counties, fell in 548, and was unchanged in 13. On average, personal income rose 4.7 percent in 2015 in the metropolitan portion of the United States and rose 2.7 percent in the nonmetropolitan portion. Personal income growth in 2015 ranged from -30.3 percent in Sully County, South Dakota to 35.0 percent in Loving County, Texas.

Personal income grew in 2015 in 2,552 counties, fell in 548, and was unchanged in 13, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. On average, personal income rose 4.7 percent in 2015 in the metropolitan portion of the United States and rose 2.7 percent in the nonmetropolitan portion. Personal income growth in 2015 ranged from -30.3 percent in Sully County, South Dakota to 35.0 percent in Loving County, Texas…

Detailed statistics on the worldwide activities of U.S. multinational enterprises in 2014, including the finances and operations of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates, will be available from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on Dec. 16.

In a show of collaboration between the United States and Europe, BEA is unveiling a new data tool that aims to make it easier to access, compare and visualize economic data between the two regions.