Bureau of Economic Analysis

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For the first time, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will soon start producing on a regular basis quarterly estimates of economic activity generated by 22 industries.

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in January 2014 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $39.0 billion in December (revised) to $39.1 billion in January as imports increased more than exports. The previously published December deficit was $38.7 billion. The goods deficit increased $0.7 billion from December to $59.3 billion in January; the services surplus…

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 January 2014 Goods and Services The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.

Personal income increased 0.3 percent in January after remaining flat in December, in part reflecting increases in Medicaid and other government social benefits due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Excluding all special factors, personal income rose 0.2 percent in January, following a decrease of 0.1 percent in December.

Current-dollar disposable personal income (DPI), after-tax income, increased 0.4 percent in January after…

Personal income increased $43.9 billion, or 0.3 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $45.2 billion, or 0.4 percent, in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $48.1 billion, or 0.4 percent.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the “second” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate was 0.8 percentage point less than the “advance” estimate released in January. In the third quarter, the growth rate was 4.1 percent.

Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 (that is, from the third quarter to the fourth quarter), according to the "second" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 4.1 percent. The GDP estimate released today is based…

BEA is releasing several new statistical products this year, part of an ongoing effort to better measure the dynamic U.S. economy and give businesses, policymakers and ordinary Americans additional tools to make informed decisions. Each report will be released at 8:30 a.m. eastern time on the date indicated.

REAL PERSONAL INCOME FOR STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREAS

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in December 2013 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $34.6 billion in November (revised) to $38.7 billion in December as exports decreased and imports increased. The previously published November deficit was $34.3 billion. The goods deficit increased $4.6 billion from November to $58.8 billion in December; the services…

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