Bureau of Economic Analysis
New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2024
Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $151.0 billion in 2024, according to preliminary statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Expenditures decreased $24.9 billion, or 14.2 percent, from $176.0 billion (revised) in 2023 and were below the annual average of $277.2 billion for 2014–2023. As in previous years, acquisitions of existing U.S. businesses accounted for most of the expenditures.
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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, March 2020
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in March 2020 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $39.8 billion in February (revised) to $44.4 billion in March, as exports decreased more than imports. The previously published February deficit was $39.9 billion. The goods deficit increased $4.6 billion in March to $65.6 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.1 billion…
Personal Income and Outlays, March 2020
Personal income decreased 2.0 percent in March after increasing 0.6 percent in February. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, decreased 3.1 percent in March after increasing 0.5 percent in February.
Personal Income and Outlays: March 2020
Personal income decreased 2.0 percent in March after increasing 0.6 percent in February. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, decreased 3.1 percent in March after increasing 0.5 percent in February.
Gross Domestic Product, First Quarter 2020
Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2019, real GDP increased 2.1 percent.
Gross Domestic Product, 1st Quarter 2020 (Advance Estimate)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2019, real GDP increased 2.1 percent.
Gross Domestic Product by State: 4th Quarter 2019
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2019. The percent change in real GDP in the fourth quarter ranged from 3.4 percent in Washington and Utah to -0.1 percent in West Virginia.
Gross Domestic Product by State: 4th Quarter and Annual 2019
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2019. The percent change in real GDP in the fourth quarter ranged from 3.4 percent in Washington and Utah to -0.1 percent in West Virginia.
Gross Domestic Product by Industry: Fourth Quarter 2019
Retail trade, finance and insurance, and utilities were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2019. Overall, 17 of 22 industry groups contributed to the 2.1 percent increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter.
Gross Domestic Product by Industry: Fourth Quarter and Year 2019
Retail trade, finance and insurance, and utilities were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2019. Overall, 17 of 22 industry groups contributed to the 2.1 percent increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter.
February 2020 Trade Gap is $39.9 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in February 2020 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $45.5 billion in January (revised) to $39.9 billion in February, as imports decreased more than exports. The previously published January deficit was $45.3 billion. The goods deficit decreased $5.9 billion in February to $61.2 billion. The services surplus decreased $0…