August 22, 2025

Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises, 2023

Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises decreased 0.4 percent to 43.9 million workers in 2023 (preliminary) from 44.1 million workers in 2022 (revised), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on the operations and finances of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates.

Principal Federal Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product
Q2 2025 (Adv)
+3.0%
Personal Income
June 2025
+0.3%
International Trade in Goods and Services
June 2025
-$60.2 B
International Transactions
Q1 2025
-$450.2 B

Noteworthy

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U.S. International Transactions, 3rd quarter 2015

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Virgin Islands' Economy Shrinks in 2014

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The Virgin Islands economy continued to contract in 2014, although at a much slower rate than in the previous three years, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported today.

The estimates of Gross Domestic Product for the U.S. Virgin Islands show that real GDP —  adjusted to remove price changes — decreased 0.6 percent in 2014. For comparison, real GDP for the U.S. (excluding the territories) increased 2.4 percent in 2014.

Travel and Tourism Spending Decelerated in the Third Quarter of 2015

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Real spending (output) on travel and tourism decelerated in the third quarter of 2015, increasing at an annual rate of 4.3 percent after increasing 8.4 percent (revised) in the second quarter of 2015. Real gross domestic product (GDP) also decelerated, increasing 2.1 percent (second estimate) in the third quarter after increasing 3.9 percent.

Gross Domestic Product for U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), 2014

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Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts, 3rd quarter 2015

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Real spending (output) on travel and tourism decelerated in the third quarter of 2015, increasing at an annual rate of 4.3 percent after increasing 8.4 percent (revised) in the second quarter of 2015. Real gross domestic product (GDP) also decelerated, increasing 2.1 percent (second estimate) in the third quarter after increasing 3.9 percent.

Second Quarter Growth in Service Industries Widespread Across States

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Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 46 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2015. Overall, U.S. real GDP by state grew at an annual rate of 3.8 percent in the second quarter of 2015 after increasing 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2015. Finance and insurance; professional, scientific, and technical services; and wholesale trade were the leading contributors to real U.S. economic growth in the second…

Gross Domestic Product by State, 2nd Quarter 2015

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Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released–for the first time–gross domestic product (GDP) by state for 21 industry sectors on a quarterly basis.1 These new statistics supplement BEA's national quarterly GDP by industry statistics first released in April 2014. These new data provide timely information on how specific industries contribute to accelerations, decelerations, and turning points in economic growth at the state level…

GDP by State Statistics for Second Quarter of 2015 to be Released December 10

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New statistics on the economic performance of all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the second quarter of 2015 will be released Thursday, Dec. 10 at 8:30 a.m. eastern time by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

October 2015 Trade Gap is $43.9 Billion

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The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in October 2015 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $42.5 billion in September (revised) to $43.9 billion in October, as exports decreased more than imports. The previously published September deficit was $40.8 billion.  The goods deficit increased $2.1 billion from September to $63.1 billion in October. The…

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, October 2015

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U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis NEWS U.S. Department of Commerce * Washington, DC 20230 U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES OCTOBER 2015 The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.