Bureau of Economic Analysis

Personal income increased $14.1 billion, or 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $21.7 billion, or 0.2 percent, in July, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $16.3 billion, or 0.1 percent. In June, personal income increased $38.2 billion, or 0.3 percent, DPI increased $27.3 billion, or 0.2 percent, and PCE increased $64.0 billion, or 0.6 percent, based on revised…

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.5 percent in the second quarter of 2013 after increasing 1.1 percent in the first quarter, according to the “second” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The second-quarter growth rate was revised up 0.8 percentage point from the advance estimate released in July.

GDP growth highlights The second-quarter acceleration reflected the following:

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 2.5 percent in the second quarter of 2013 (that is, from the first quarter to the second quarter), according to the "second" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 1.1 percent. The GDP estimate released today is based…

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The estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) for the U.S. Virgin Islands show that real GDP—adjusted to remove price changes—decreased 13.2 percent in 2012 after decreasing 6.6 percent in 2011.

In contrast, real GDP for the United States (excluding the territories) increased 2.8 percent in 2012 after increasing 1.8 percent in 2011.

The decline in the Virgin Islands economy reflected decreases in exports of goods and…

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in June 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $44.1 billion in May (revised) to $34.2 billion in June as exports increased and imports decreased. The previously published May deficit was $45.0 billion. The goods deficit decreased $9.7 billion from May to $53.2 billion in June; the services surplus increased $0.2…

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Personal income increased $45.4 billion, or 0.3 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $33.6 billion, or 0.3 percent, in June, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $59.4 billion, or 0.5 percent. In May, personal income increased $49.5 billion, or 0.4 percent, DPI increased $38.2 billion, or 0.3 percent, and PCE increased $19.3 billion, or 0.2 percent, based on…

Personal income increased 0.3 percent in June after increasing 0.4 percent in May. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.5 percent in June after increasing 0.3 percent in May.

Current-dollar disposable personal income (DPI), after-tax income, increased 0.3 percent in June, the same increase as in May.

Real DPI, income adjusted for taxes and inflation, fell 0.1 percent in June after…

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