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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Coming Soon: Webinar for BE–10 Survey Respondents—What Private Funds Need to Know

| The BEA Wire

Take part in a webinar, co-hosted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Association for Corporate Growth, on Thursday, July 16, at 2 p.m., where you’ll receive an overview of the BE–10 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad and learn more about how it applies to private funds.

BEA's API Expands Access to All Regional Data

| The BEA Wire

Developers, your requests have been heard. All regional data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis are now accessible through our application programming interface, or API. This includes industry detail for certain estimates, back-year estimates under the SIC industry structure and every statistic currently available in our interactive data tables.

May 2015 Trade Gap is $41.9 Billion

| The BEA Wire

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in May 2015 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $40.7 billion in April (revised) to $41.9 billion in May, as exports decreased more than imports. The previously published April deficit was $40.9 billion. The goods deficit increased $1.2 billion from April to $61.5 billion in May. The services surplus increased less than…

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

| News Release

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 MAY 2015 The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today…

Real Personal Income for States, 2013

| The BEA Wire

Real personal income across all regions rose by an average of 0.8 percent in 2013. This growth rate reflects the year-over-year change in nominal personal income across all regions adjusted by the change in the national personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index. On a nominal basis, personal income across all regions grew an average of 2.0 percent in 2013. In 2013, the U.S. PCE price index grew 1.2 percent.

Real Personal Income for Metropolitan Areas, 2013

| The BEA Wire

Real personal income across all regions rose by an average of 0.8 percent in 2013. This growth rate reflects the year-over-year change in nominal personal income across all regions adjusted by the change in the national personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index. On a nominal basis, personal income across all regions grew an average of 2.0 percent in 2013. In 2013, the U.S. PCE price index grew 1.2 percent.

Real Personal Income for States and Metropolitan Areas, 2013

| News Release

Real personal income across all regions rose by an average of 0.8 percent in 2013. This growth rate reflects the year-over-year change in nominal personal income across all regions adjusted by the change in the national personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index. On a nominal basis, personal income across all regions grew an average of 2.0 percent in 2013. In 2013, the U.S. PCE price index grew 1.2 percent.

Value of U.S. Assets Increased More than U.S. Liabilities in First Quarter 2015

| The BEA Wire

The U.S. net international investment position was -$6,794.0 billion (preliminary) at the end of the first quarter of 2015 as the value of U.S. liabilities exceeded the value of U.S .assets. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2014, the net investment position -$7,019.7 billion (revised).

U.S. International Investment Position, 1st quarter 2015, Year 2014, and Annual Revisions

| News Release

First Quarter of 2015

The U.S. net international investment position at the end of the first quarter of 2015 was -$6,794.0 billion (preliminary) as the value of U.S. liabilities exceeded the value of U.S. assets (chart 1, table 1). At the end of the fourth quarter of 2014, the net investment position was -$7,019.7 billion (revised).

BEA to Release 2013 Statistics on Real Personal Income for States and Metro Areas July 1

| The BEA Wire

The Bureau of Economic Analysis will publish real personal income statistics for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and all metropolitan areas on Wednesday, July 1 at 8:30 a.m. eastern time.

The report provides annual statistics for 2013. These statistics use regional price parities in combination with the personal consumption expenditure price index to adjust BEA’s personal income data for differences in price levels across the…