Bureau of Economic Analysis
Annual Update of GDP, Industry, and State Statistics Starts Sept. 25
Release of the annual update of gross domestic product and related statistics, including GDP by industry, begins Sept. 25. Updates of state and county statistics start Sept. 26.
Regular annual updates enable the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis to refine our estimates as more complete source data become available. They are also a time to bring in improvements in methodology and presentation. This year, we'll introduce data on business investment in data centers.
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U.S. Current-Account Deficit Increases in First Quarter 2016
The U.S. current-account deficit—a net measure of transactions between the United States and the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income (investment income and compensation), and secondary income (current transfers)—increased to $124.7 billion (preliminary) in the first quarter of 2016 from $113.4 billion (revised) in the fourth quarter of 2015. As a percentage of U.S. GDP, the deficit increased to 2.7 percent from 2.5 percent.…
U.S. International Transactions, 1st quarter 2016 and Annual Revisions
Current Account Balance The U.S.
Information Industry Group Led Growth Across States in the Fourth Quarter
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 41 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to statistics on the geographic breakout of GDP released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Real GDP by state growth, at an annual rate, ranged from 3.0 percent in Indiana to –3.4 percent in Wyoming. Information; construction; and professional, scientific, and technical services were the leading contributors to…
Gross Domestic Product by State, 4th quarter and Annual 2015
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 41 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to statistics on the geographic breakout of GDP released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Real GDP by state growth, at an annual rate, ranged from 3.0 percent in Indiana to –3.4 percent in Wyoming. Information; construction; and professional, scientific, and technical services were the leading contributors to…
April 2016 Trade Gap is $37.4 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in April 2016 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $35.5 billion in March (revised) to $37.4 billion in April, as imports increased more than exports. The previously published March deficit was $40.4 billion. The goods deficit increased $1.4 billion from March to $58.8 billion in April. The services surplus decreased $0.5…
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, 2015 Annual Revision
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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services
Annual Revision for 2015
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April 2016
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BEA Moves Ahead on Second Phase to Combat Potential for Residual Seasonality in GDP
The Bureau of Economic Analysis is moving ahead on the second phase of a three-pronged plan to refine its estimates of gross domestic product by reducing potential sources of “residual” seasonality. That’s when seasonal patterns remain in data even after they are adjusted for seasonal variations.
Personal Income Rises in April
Personal income increased 0.4 percent in April, the same increase as in March. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.5 percent in April after increasing 0.4 percent in March.
Personal Income and Outlays, April 2016
Personal income increased $69.8 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $63.5 billion, or 0.5 percent, in April, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $119.2 billion, or 1.0 percent.