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BEA 05-06

Gross Domestic Product: Fourth Quarter 2004 "preliminary" estimates

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Virginia H. Mannering:  (202)       606-5304                                  BEA 05-06
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        GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT:  FOURTH QUARTER 2004 (PRELIMINARY)
                                         

    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 3.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2004,
according to preliminary estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.  In the third quarter,
real GDP increased 4.0 percent. 

    The GDP estimates released today are based on more complete source data than were available for
the advance estimates issued last month.  In the advance estimates, the increase in real GDP was 3.1
percent (see "Revisions" on page 3).

    The major contributors to the increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter were personal
consumption expenditures (PCE), equipment and software, and private inventory investment.  Imports,
which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.
    
    The small deceleration in real GDP growth in the fourth quarter primarily reflected an
acceleration in imports of goods and decelerations in PCE for durable goods and in exports of goods that
were partly offset by an upturn in private inventory investment.

    Final sales of computers contributed 0.56 percentage point to the fourth-quarter change in real
GDP after contributing 0.18 percentage point to the third-quarter change.  Motor vehicle output
contributed 0.84 percentage point to the fourth-quarter change in real GDP after contributing 0.34
percentage point to the third-quarter change.  

    The price index for gross domestic purchases, which measures prices paid by U.S. residents,
increased 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter, 0.1 percentage point more than the advance estimate; this
index increased 1.9 percent in the third quarter.  Excluding food and energy prices, the price index for
gross domestic purchases increased 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 1.7
percent in the third.   



FOOTNOTE.--Quarterly estimates are expressed at seasonally adjusted annual rates, unless otherwise
specified.  Quarter-to-quarter dollar changes are differences between these published estimates.  Percent
changes are calculated from unrounded data and are annualized. "Real" estimates are in chained (2000)
dollars.  Price indexes are chain-type measures.

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    Real personal consumption expenditures increased 4.2 percent in the fourth quarter, compared
with an increase of 5.1 percent in the third.  Real nonresidential fixed investment increased 14.0 percent,
compared with an increase of 13.0 percent.  Nonresidential structures increased 1.2 percent, in contrast
to a decrease of 1.1 percent.  Equipment and software increased 18.0 percent, compared with an increase
of 17.5 percent.  Real residential fixed investment increased 2.1 percent, compared with an increase of
1.6 percent.

    Real exports of goods and services increased 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with an
increase of 6.0 percent in the third.  Real imports of goods and services increased 11.4 percent,
compared with an increase of 4.6 percent.

    Real federal government consumption expenditures and gross investment increased 1.7 percent in
the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 4.8 percent in the third.  National defense decreased 0.3
percent, in contrast to an increase of 10.1 percent.  Nondefense increased 6.3 percent, in contrast to a
decrease of 5.3 percent.  Real state and local government consumption expenditures and gross
investment increased 0.8 percent, in contrast to a decrease of 1.7 percent.

    The real change in private inventories added 0.60 percentage point to the fourth-quarter change in
real GDP after subtracting 0.97 percentage point from the third-quarter change.  Private businesses
increased inventories $51.0 billion in the fourth quarter, following increases of $34.5 billion in the third
quarter and $61.1 billion in the second.

    Real final sales of domestic product -- GDP less change in private inventories -- increased 3.2
percent in the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 5.0 percent in the third.


Gross domestic purchases

    Real gross domestic purchases -- purchases by U.S. residents of goods and services wherever
produced -- increased 5.0 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 3.9 percent in the
third. 


Current-dollar GDP

    Current-dollar GDP -- the market value of the nation's output of goods and services -- increased
6.0 percent, or $174.0 billion, in the fourth quarter to a level of $11,988.9 billion.  In the third quarter,
current-dollar GDP increased 5.5 percent, or $157.4 billion.


Revisions

    The preliminary estimate of the fourth-quarter increase in real GDP is 0.7 percentage point, or
$17.6 billion, higher than the advance estimate issued last month.  The upward revision to the
percentage change in real GDP primarily reflected upward revisions to exports of goods, to private
nonfarm inventory investment, and to equipment and software that were partly offset by an upward
revision to imports of goods and a downward revision to personal consumption expenditures for durable
goods.


                                            Advance         Preliminary
                                       (Percent change from preceding quarter)

Real GDP...............................       3.1               3.8
Current-dollar GDP.....................       5.3               6.0
Gross domestic purchases price index...       2.7               2.8


2004 GDP

    Real GDP increased 4.4 percent in 2004 (that is, from the 2003 annual level to the 2004 annual
level), compared with an increase of 3.0 percent in 2003.

    The major contributors to the increase in real GDP in 2004 were personal consumption
expenditures (PCE), equipment and software, exports, residential fixed investment, private inventory
investment, and federal government spending.  Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of
GDP, increased in 2004.
    
    The acceleration in real GDP in 2004 primarily reflected an acceleration in exports, an upturn in
private inventory investment, and accelerations in equipment and software and in PCE that were partly
offset by an acceleration in imports.

    The price index for gross domestic purchases increased 2.4 percent in 2004, compared with an
increase of 2.0 percent in 2003.

    Current-dollar GDP increased 6.6 percent, or $729.5 billion, in 2004.  Current-dollar GDP
increased 4.9 percent, or $517.0 billion, in 2003.

    During 2004 (that is, measured from the fourth quarter of 2003 to the fourth quarter of 2004), real
GDP increased 3.9 percent.  Real GDP increased 4.4 percent during 2003.  The price index for gross
domestic purchases increased 2.9 percent during 2004, compared with an increase of 1.8 percent during
2003.


                                   

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              Next release -- March 30, 2005, at 8:30 A.M. EST for:
              Gross Domestic Product: Fourth Quarter 2004 (Final)
              Corporate Profits: Fourth Quarter 2004





                                    Table 1.--Real Gross Domestic Product and Related Measures: Percent Change From Preceding Period
                                                             [Quarters seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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                                       2002   2003   2004r  I 01  II 01 III 01  IV 01   I 02  II 02 III 02  IV 02   I 03  II 03 III 03  IV 03   I 04  II 04 III 04r IV 04r
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       Gross domestic product (GDP).    1.9    3.0    4.4    -.5    1.2   -1.4    1.6    3.4    2.4    2.6     .7    1.9    4.1    7.4    4.2    4.5    3.3    4.0    3.8

Personal consumption expenditures...    3.1    3.3    3.8    1.7    1.0    1.8    7.0    1.8    2.8    2.9    2.5    2.7    3.9    5.0    3.6    4.1    1.6    5.1    4.2
  Durable goods.....................    6.5    7.4    6.6    6.7    -.3    3.1   37.4   -8.5    4.4   14.0   -2.4    -.1   20.6   16.5    3.9    2.2    -.3   17.2    3.1
  Nondurable goods..................    2.6    3.7    4.6     .5    -.1    2.4    4.9    3.8     .8    -.6    5.3    5.0    1.6    6.9    5.1    6.7     .1    4.7    6.1
  Services..........................    2.6    2.2    2.8    1.1    1.8    1.2    2.3    3.3    3.5    2.4    2.2    2.1    1.8    1.9    2.8    3.3    2.7    3.0    3.4

Gross private domestic investment...   -2.4    4.4   13.2  -13.6   -7.6  -10.5  -22.7   16.8     .3    4.1    -.5    -.8    3.5   22.4   13.9   12.3   19.0    2.4   13.4
  Fixed investment..................   -4.9    5.1   10.2   -2.6   -8.7   -4.5  -10.6   -4.3   -3.5     .2    -.8    2.4   10.9   18.0   10.5    4.5   13.9    8.8    9.7
    Nonresidential..................   -8.9    3.3   10.6   -4.2  -13.6   -6.8  -13.3   -9.7   -9.6   -1.1   -3.2    -.1   11.8   15.7   11.0    4.2   12.5   13.0   14.0
      Structures....................  -17.8   -5.6    1.3   -8.3   -4.0    6.0  -33.2  -18.5  -22.6  -16.0   -6.6  -13.0   14.5   -1.3    7.9   -7.6    6.9   -1.1    1.2
      Equipment and software........   -5.5    6.4   13.5   -2.8  -16.9  -11.4   -4.2   -6.3   -4.5    4.6   -2.0    4.5   11.0   21.7   12.0    8.0   14.2   17.5   18.0
    Residential.....................    4.8    8.8    9.6    2.2    5.6    1.8   -3.7    9.3   11.3    2.8    4.2    7.5    9.1   22.4    9.6    5.0   16.5    1.6    2.1
  Change in private inventories.....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....

Net exports of goods and services...  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....
  Exports...........................   -2.3    1.9    8.5   -5.3  -12.7  -18.2  -10.8    4.7   11.0    3.1   -4.2   -1.5   -1.6   11.3   17.5    7.3    7.3    6.0    2.4
    Goods...........................   -4.1    2.2    8.8   -5.4  -17.1  -20.0   -8.8   -1.9   14.0    2.9  -10.2    4.0    -.8   10.1   16.1    9.1    6.0    9.5    1.9
    Services........................    1.8    1.4    7.8   -5.0    -.7  -13.7  -15.3   21.7    4.5    3.5   10.5  -12.7   -3.4   14.1   20.6    3.4   10.2   -1.8    3.5
  Imports...........................    3.4    4.4    9.9   -3.7  -12.6  -10.3   -3.4   12.5   11.4    5.4    9.6   -2.0    2.5    2.8   17.1   10.6   12.6    4.6   11.4
    Goods...........................    3.7    4.7   10.8   -3.4  -16.9   -8.6   -2.0   10.1   15.3    5.9    8.2   -1.8    5.1     .0   18.4   12.7   13.0    5.0   15.3
    Services........................    1.9    3.1    5.6   -5.0   12.8  -18.3  -10.4   24.7   -5.8    2.8   16.6   -2.6   -9.4   17.9   11.1    1.2   10.6    2.8   -7.0

Government consumption expenditures
 and gross investment...............    4.4    2.8    2.0    5.3    7.9   -1.5    8.5    4.7    4.4    2.1    4.0     .2    7.2     .1    1.6    2.5    2.2     .7    1.2
  Federal...........................    7.5    6.6    4.7    8.1    9.1     .0    8.8    8.2   12.8    2.9    9.1     .3   22.1   -3.3    4.8    7.1    2.7    4.8    1.7
    National defense................    7.7    9.0    7.3    7.0    4.3    2.4   12.5    5.8   11.5    3.4   13.5   -2.7   38.4   -7.7   11.6   10.6    1.9   10.1    -.3
    Nondefense......................    7.1    2.4    -.4   10.1   18.0   -3.9    2.3   12.6   15.0    1.9    1.6    6.2   -3.9    5.8   -7.5     .2    4.4   -5.3    6.3
  State and local...................    2.8     .7     .4    4.0    7.2   -2.3    8.4    2.9     .3    1.7    1.4     .1    -.4    2.2    -.1     .0    1.9   -1.7     .8

Addenda:
  Final sales of domestic product...    1.4    3.1    4.0    1.6    1.0    -.4    3.8     .3    1.8    2.0     .7    2.4    5.2    6.8    3.7    3.3    2.5    5.0    3.2
  Gross domestic purchases..........    2.5    3.3    4.8    -.4     .7    -.8    2.2    4.4    2.8    2.9    2.4    1.7    4.4    6.4    4.7    5.0    4.2    3.9    5.0
  Final sales to domestic
   purchasers.......................    2.1    3.4    4.4    1.5     .5     .2    4.3    1.4    2.2    2.4    2.3    2.2    5.4    5.9    4.2    3.9    3.5    4.9    4.5
  Gross national product (GNP)......    1.7    3.3  .....   -1.1    1.5   -2.5    3.9    1.4    2.1    3.0    1.4    1.7    4.4    7.6    5.5    3.9    1.9    4.0  .....
  Disposable personal income........    3.1    2.3    3.5    1.3   -1.7   11.5   -5.6   10.8    2.7   -1.7     .2    1.8    4.3    8.2    1.4    2.4    2.8    2.9    8.1

  Current-dollar measures:
    GDP.............................    3.5    4.9    6.6    2.8    4.4     .2    3.6    4.5    4.2    3.9    2.7    4.9    5.3    8.8    5.7    7.4    6.6    5.5    6.0
    Final sales of domestic product.    3.1    5.1    6.2    4.9    4.2    1.2    5.5    1.7    3.3    3.7    2.7    5.3    6.3    8.4    5.4    6.1    5.8    6.5    5.4
    Gross domestic purchases........    4.0    5.4    7.3    2.2    3.0     .2    3.1    5.3    5.6    4.4    4.3    5.7    4.8    8.1    5.9    8.6    7.9    5.9    8.0
    Final sales to domestic
     purchasers.....................    3.6    5.5    6.9    4.3    2.8    1.2    4.9    2.6    4.7    4.2    4.3    6.0    5.8    7.7    5.7    7.4    7.1    6.9    7.3
    GNP.............................    3.4    5.2  .....    2.1    4.6    -.8    6.0    2.4    3.9    4.3    3.4    4.6    5.6    9.0    7.0    6.8    5.2    5.6  .....
    Disposable personal income......    4.6    4.2    5.8    4.6     .8   12.1   -5.0   11.8    5.7     .2    1.5    5.1    5.0    9.9    2.6    5.8    6.0    4.2   10.9
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  r Revised.  Revisions include changes to series affected by the
introduction of revised wage and salary estimates for the third
quarter of 2004.
  See "Explanatory Note" at the end of the tables.

                                                Table 2.--Contributions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product
                                                             [Quarters seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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                                       2002   2003   2004r  I 01  II 01 III 01  IV 01   I 02  II 02 III 02  IV 02   I 03  II 03 III 03  IV 03   I 04  II 04 III 04  IV 04r
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Percent change at annual rate:

    Gross domestic product..........    1.9    3.0    4.4    -.5    1.2   -1.4    1.6    3.4    2.4    2.6     .7    1.9    4.1    7.4    4.2    4.5    3.3    4.0    3.8

Percentage points at annual rates:

  Personal consumption expenditures.   2.14   2.29   2.65   1.07    .67   1.20   4.71   1.32   1.98   2.02   1.74   1.84   2.72   3.58   2.50   2.90   1.10   3.57   2.89

    Durable goods...................    .56    .63    .56    .55   -.03    .26   2.81   -.79    .37   1.16   -.21   -.01   1.64   1.38    .33    .19   -.02   1.37    .27
      Motor vehicles and parts......    .22    .22    .12    .36   -.17    .16   2.24  -1.34    .13   1.09   -.50   -.22    .86    .53   -.07   -.23   -.24    .98   -.03
      Furniture and household
       equipment....................    .26    .27    .34    .23    .16    .15    .39    .41    .20    .04    .20    .07    .51    .62    .28    .32    .22    .33    .18
      Other.........................    .08    .15    .11   -.03   -.03   -.06    .18    .14    .04    .03    .08    .14    .27    .23    .12    .10    .00    .06    .11

    Nondurable goods................    .51    .73    .91    .09   -.03    .47    .95    .76    .15   -.12   1.03    .97    .31   1.38   1.01   1.33    .03    .94   1.21
      Food..........................    .18    .37    .46    .24    .05    .09    .18    .26    .29   -.02    .31    .62    .26    .57    .25    .77    .22    .42    .61
      Clothing and shoes............    .12    .12    .18   -.06    .05    .04    .27    .25   -.01   -.12    .30   -.02    .23    .27    .11    .43   -.15    .16    .23
      Gasoline, fuel oil, and other
       energy goods.................    .02    .01    .01    .05   -.33    .11    .24    .00   -.14   -.01    .21    .01   -.29    .10    .33   -.04   -.29    .05    .20
      Other.........................    .17    .23    .26   -.14    .21    .23    .27    .24    .01    .03    .21    .37    .12    .43    .32    .17    .25    .30    .16

    Services........................   1.08    .93   1.17    .43    .73    .47    .95   1.36   1.46    .98    .93    .87    .77    .83   1.15   1.39   1.10   1.26   1.41
      Housing.......................    .29    .15    .19    .31    .28    .21    .26    .42    .33    .19    .13    .12    .11    .16    .09    .23    .21    .25    .24
      Household operation...........    .03    .06    .10   -.25   -.35    .03   -.15    .09    .24    .01    .16    .01   -.11    .08    .29    .13   -.03    .05    .21
        Electricity and gas.........    .04    .03    .03   -.24   -.44    .00   -.07    .11    .19    .04    .19   -.04   -.19    .01    .25    .05   -.13   -.01    .19
        Other household operation...   -.01    .04    .07   -.02    .09    .02   -.08   -.02    .05   -.03   -.03    .05    .08    .07    .04    .07    .09    .06    .02
      Transportation................   -.08   -.02    .03    .05   -.06   -.22   -.17    .01   -.04   -.10   -.01    .05   -.07   -.02   -.01    .05    .08    .04    .11
      Medical care..................    .66    .46    .44    .45    .49    .70    .67    .74    .63    .59    .55    .39    .40    .40    .36    .38    .52    .59    .49
      Recreation....................    .07    .09    .09    .15   -.03    .02    .07    .13    .05    .04    .11    .08    .13    .07    .11    .17    .01    .08   -.04
      Other.........................    .11    .20    .32   -.28    .39   -.25    .28   -.03    .24    .25   -.02    .23    .31    .15    .31    .43    .32    .24    .40

  Gross private domestic investment.   -.37    .66   2.00  -2.44  -1.28  -1.76  -3.95   2.34    .05    .61   -.06   -.10    .54   3.16   2.04   1.86   2.85    .40   2.13

    Fixed investment................   -.80    .76   1.55   -.43  -1.51   -.75  -1.81   -.71   -.55    .02   -.13    .35   1.55   2.59   1.57    .69   2.07   1.37   1.52
      Nonresidential................  -1.02    .33   1.04   -.52  -1.76   -.83  -1.63  -1.13  -1.06   -.12   -.33   -.01   1.10   1.50   1.07    .42   1.21   1.27   1.40
        Structures..................   -.57   -.15    .03   -.29   -.14    .19  -1.27   -.59   -.70   -.45   -.17   -.33    .32   -.03    .18   -.19    .16   -.03    .03
        Equipment and software......   -.45    .48   1.01   -.24  -1.62  -1.02   -.35   -.53   -.36    .33   -.16    .32    .78   1.53    .89    .61   1.05   1.30   1.37
          Information processing
           equipment and software...   -.18    .45    .62   -.08   -.93   -.53   -.21   -.29    .04    .38   -.15    .59    .51   1.04    .61    .62    .55    .30    .66
            Computers and peripheral
             equipment..............    .09    .24    .22    .16   -.22   -.26    .19    .18    .03    .25    .08    .25    .30    .39    .25    .06    .22    .18    .41
            Software................   -.10    .07    .18    .01   -.30   -.07   -.19   -.14   -.03    .11   -.16    .12    .07    .28    .14    .24    .13    .10    .29
            Other...................   -.16    .14    .21   -.25   -.42   -.20   -.21   -.33    .04    .02   -.08    .23    .14    .36    .22    .33    .20    .02   -.04
          Industrial equipment......   -.08    .00    .06    .01   -.48   -.27   -.21    .24   -.21    .02   -.05    .09   -.02    .04   -.06    .08    .03    .31    .09
          Transportation equipment..   -.17   -.04    .15   -.22   -.03   -.27    .26   -.39   -.38   -.09    .00   -.31    .25    .14    .14   -.20    .28    .41    .47
          Other equipment...........   -.02    .06    .19    .05   -.19    .05   -.19   -.10    .18    .02    .04   -.06    .03    .31    .20    .10    .20    .28    .15
      Residential...................    .22    .43    .50    .10    .25    .08   -.18    .42    .51    .13    .20    .36    .44   1.09    .50    .27    .86    .09    .12

    Change in private inventories...    .42   -.10    .45  -2.01    .23  -1.02  -2.14   3.05    .60    .59    .07   -.45  -1.01    .57    .47   1.17    .78   -.97    .60
      Farm..........................   -.01    .02    .04    .00   -.28    .09   -.23    .37   -.47    .24    .02    .06   -.07    .06    .19    .06   -.10    .07   -.08
      Nonfarm.......................    .44   -.12    .41  -2.01    .51  -1.11  -1.91   2.69   1.07    .36    .05   -.51   -.94    .52    .29   1.10    .88  -1.04    .68

  Net exports of goods and services.   -.70   -.43   -.59   -.04    .49   -.56   -.66  -1.10   -.46   -.43  -1.69    .14   -.50    .64   -.66   -.76  -1.06   -.10  -1.43

    Exports.........................   -.24    .18    .81   -.59  -1.45  -2.04  -1.11    .43    .99    .29   -.42   -.15   -.15   1.02   1.55    .70    .70    .59    .24
      Goods.........................   -.29    .14    .59   -.43  -1.43  -1.60   -.63   -.13    .87    .19   -.72    .25   -.06    .64   1.00    .60    .41    .64    .13
      Services......................    .05    .04    .23   -.16   -.02   -.44   -.48    .56    .13    .10    .30   -.40   -.10    .39    .56    .10    .30   -.06    .11

    Imports.........................   -.46   -.61  -1.40    .56   1.94   1.48    .45  -1.53  -1.45   -.72  -1.27    .29   -.34   -.39  -2.22  -1.46  -1.77   -.69  -1.67
      Goods.........................   -.42   -.54  -1.27    .43   2.23   1.02    .21  -1.04  -1.59   -.65   -.91    .22   -.58    .00  -1.96  -1.43  -1.52   -.62  -1.85
      Services......................   -.04   -.07   -.14    .12   -.28    .47    .25   -.49    .14   -.06   -.36    .06    .24   -.39   -.26   -.03   -.25   -.07    .18

  Government consumption expenditures
   and gross investment.............    .79    .52    .37    .92   1.35   -.28   1.48    .85    .81    .40    .75    .05   1.35    .03    .31    .48    .41    .13    .22

    Federal.........................    .46    .43    .32    .46    .52    .00    .51    .49    .78    .19    .58    .04   1.40   -.23    .33    .48    .18    .33    .12
      National defense..............    .30    .38    .33    .25    .16    .09    .46    .23    .45    .14    .54   -.11   1.49   -.36    .50    .47    .09    .45   -.02
        Consumption expenditures....    .25    .33    .25    .26    .06    .03    .45    .22    .29    .04    .63   -.16   1.39   -.40    .42    .29    .16    .38   -.19
        Gross investment............    .06    .05    .08   -.01    .10    .06    .02    .00    .16    .11   -.09    .05    .10    .03    .09    .19   -.08    .07    .17
      Nondefense....................    .16    .06   -.01    .20    .36   -.09    .05    .27    .33    .05    .04    .15   -.09    .13   -.18    .00    .10   -.12    .14
       Consumption expenditures.....    .14    .05   -.02    .15    .26    .01    .04    .19    .23    .12    .07    .14   -.23    .23   -.18   -.01   -.01   -.05    .09
       Gross investment.............    .02    .01    .02    .05    .10   -.10    .01    .07    .10   -.07   -.03    .00    .13   -.10    .01    .01    .11   -.07    .04

    State and local.................    .33    .09    .05    .46    .83   -.28    .97    .36    .03    .21    .17    .02   -.05    .26   -.02    .00    .23   -.20    .10
        Consumption expenditures....    .21    .07    .05    .24    .24    .39    .38    .10    .16    .11    .14    .02    .04    .01    .08    .02    .00    .12    .10
        Gross investment............    .12    .02    .00    .22    .59   -.67    .59    .26   -.13    .09    .02    .00   -.09    .25   -.10   -.02    .23   -.32    .00

Addenda:
    Goods...........................    .41   1.41   2.38  -1.57   -.41  -1.89    .88   1.38    .31   1.54  -1.05   1.39   1.32   5.45   1.90   2.65    .82   2.67   2.01
    Services........................   1.69   1.35   1.54   1.04    .98    .93   1.58   1.94   2.39   1.29   1.71    .54   2.11    .67   1.77   1.76   1.30   1.59   1.70
    Structures......................   -.24    .29    .51    .03    .66   -.44   -.87    .09   -.32   -.23    .08    .00    .67   1.29    .52    .07   1.19   -.25    .09
    Motor vehicle output............    .39    .19    .20   -.69   1.03   -.20    .69    .25    .35    .62    .22   -.46    .11    .84    .11    .30   -.58    .34    .84
    Final sales of computers........    .08    .31    .20    .42   -.13   -.21    .19   -.02    .10    .31    .23    .25    .28    .64    .26    .00    .00    .18    .56
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  r Revised.
  See "Explanatory Note" at the end of the tables.

                                      Table 3.--Gross Domestic Product and Related Measures: Level and Change From Preceding Period
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                                               Billions of current dollars                                      Billions of chained (2000) dollars
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                                                        Seasonally adjusted                                    Seasonally adjusted                Change from preceding
                                                          at annual rates                                        at annual rates                          period
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                                       2004r   IV 03     I 04    II 04   III 04    IV 04r    2004r   IV 03     I 04    II 04   III 04    IV 04r    2004r  III 04    IV 04r
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     Gross domestic product....... 11,733.5 11,270.9 11,472.6 11,657.5 11,814.9 11,988.9 10,841.6 10,580.7 10,697.5 10,784.7 10,891.0 10,993.3    460.3    106.3    102.3

Personal consumption expenditures.  8,229.1  7,914.9  8,060.2  8,153.8  8,282.5  8,419.9  7,632.3  7,466.8  7,543.0  7,572.4  7,667.8  7,746.2    276.7     95.4     78.4

  Durable goods...................    993.5    971.1    976.3    975.5  1,007.0  1,015.2  1,098.8  1,069.7  1,075.5  1,074.7  1,118.3  1,127.0     68.2     43.6      8.7
    Motor vehicles and parts......    447.7    444.1    438.4    432.5    458.4    461.5    465.8    463.5    456.7    449.6    478.9    478.0     13.7     29.3      -.9
    Furniture and household
     equipment....................    351.1    338.0    345.0    348.6    353.8    356.9    439.1    414.6    425.6    433.3    445.4    452.1     45.6     12.1      6.7
    Other.........................    194.7    189.0    193.0    194.4    194.7    196.7    198.5    194.0    196.9    196.8    198.5    201.9     12.0      1.7      3.4

  Nondurable goods................  2,377.2  2,250.1  2,316.6  2,354.6  2,387.2  2,450.5  2,208.6  2,152.0  2,187.3  2,188.0  2,213.2  2,246.0     96.2     25.2     32.8
    Food..........................  1,149.3  1,091.8  1,120.3  1,137.5  1,157.0  1,182.5  1,042.4  1,008.6  1,028.4  1,034.3  1,045.4  1,061.6     47.3     11.1     16.2
    Clothing and shoes............    326.2    314.4    325.0    322.9    325.2    331.7    352.0    338.2    351.2    346.5    351.6    358.9     21.8      5.1      7.3
    Gasoline, fuel oil, and other
     energy goods.................    246.7    210.7    229.7    243.2    245.4    268.3    198.6    203.3    202.1    195.0    196.3    200.9      1.3      1.3      4.6
    Other.........................    655.1    633.1    641.5    651.0    659.6    668.1    616.8    602.1    606.6    613.4    621.4    625.9     27.2      8.0      4.5

  Services........................  4,858.4  4,693.6  4,767.3  4,823.8  4,888.2  4,954.2  4,338.4  4,256.7  4,291.7  4,320.0  4,352.4  4,389.3    118.1     32.4     36.9
    Housing.......................  1,239.0  1,202.8  1,215.4  1,232.7  1,247.3  1,260.5  1,094.9  1,080.3  1,086.0  1,091.5  1,097.9  1,104.1     18.8      6.4      6.2
    Household operation...........    452.0    438.1    445.6    447.6    453.5    461.5    410.7    406.0    409.3    408.4    409.7    415.4     10.5      1.3      5.7
      Electricity and gas.........    178.0    171.2    175.7    174.3    177.4    184.5    150.6    150.6    151.9    148.8    148.5    153.2      3.4      -.3      4.7
      Other household operation...    274.1    266.8    270.0    273.3    276.1    277.0    260.0    255.2    257.1    259.7    261.4    262.0      7.0      1.7       .6
    Transportation................    301.7    296.5    297.8    300.5    302.6    305.9    280.9    276.7    278.1    280.1    281.3    284.1      3.2      1.2      2.8
    Medical care..................  1,391.6  1,334.0  1,356.8  1,379.1  1,404.4  1,426.0  1,228.5  1,198.3  1,207.9  1,221.0  1,236.1  1,248.8     44.2     15.1     12.7
    Recreation....................    335.1    323.4    330.8    333.0    337.4    339.2    299.3    294.1    298.3    298.5    300.6    299.6      9.0      2.1     -1.0
    Other.........................  1,139.0  1,098.8  1,120.9  1,130.9  1,143.1  1,161.2  1,023.1  1,000.3  1,011.2  1,019.4  1,025.7  1,036.1     32.4      6.3     10.4

Gross private domestic investment.  1,926.9  1,758.8  1,819.7  1,920.7  1,947.0  2,020.4  1,843.6  1,714.1  1,764.5  1,842.9  1,853.9  1,913.1    214.8     11.0     59.2

  Fixed investment................  1,882.5  1,755.2  1,783.5  1,861.7  1,915.4  1,969.5  1,793.6  1,702.7  1,721.4  1,778.3  1,816.1  1,858.5    166.3     37.8     42.4
    Nonresidential................  1,220.2  1,146.3  1,158.8  1,198.5  1,238.5  1,285.2  1,228.2  1,161.0  1,173.0  1,207.9  1,245.3  1,286.7    117.4     37.4     41.4
      Structures..................    278.0    268.2    266.0    275.5    281.2    289.4    240.5    242.4    237.7    241.7    241.0    241.8      3.1      -.7       .8
      Equipment and software......    942.2    878.1    892.8    923.1    957.3    995.8    998.3    925.6    943.7    975.5  1,015.6  1,058.5    119.1     40.1     42.9
        Information processing
         equipment and software...    484.2    454.7    468.5    480.9    486.3    500.8    571.7    526.6    547.0    565.4    575.6    598.7     79.3     10.2     23.1
          Computers and peripheral
           equipment..............    111.0    104.5    104.4    108.8    111.1    119.8    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....
          Software................    182.4    170.5    176.8    180.0    182.9    190.0    192.4    178.5    185.6    189.5    192.7    201.7     21.2      3.2      9.0
          Other...................    190.7    179.7    187.4    192.2    192.2    191.0    204.7    190.4    200.2    206.2    206.8    205.4     25.3       .6     -1.4
        Industrial equipment......    150.7    139.5    143.1    145.0    155.2    159.5    144.6    136.8    139.0    139.7    148.5    151.1      7.0      8.8      2.6
        Transportation equipment..    149.5    140.0    134.5    143.2    153.0    167.3    136.8    127.8    122.7    130.0    141.0    153.6     15.2     11.0     12.6
        Other equipment...........    157.8    144.0    146.6    153.9    162.7    168.1    151.1    139.3    142.1    147.5    155.2    159.5     19.9      7.7      4.3
    Residential...................    662.3    609.0    624.6    663.2    677.0    684.3    560.2    535.9    542.5    563.6    565.9    568.9     49.0      2.3      3.0

  Change in private inventories...     44.4      3.5     36.2     59.0     31.6     50.9     46.6      8.6     40.0     61.1     34.5     51.0     47.4    -26.6     16.5
    Farm..........................     -1.1      -.9      1.0     -2.4      -.2     -2.6      3.4      3.5      5.1      3.0      3.8      1.7      3.1       .8     -2.1
    Nonfarm.......................     45.5      4.5     35.2     61.4     31.8     53.5     43.4      4.6     34.5     58.8     30.4     49.7     44.5    -28.4     19.3

Net exports of goods and services.   -607.0   -502.8   -546.8   -591.3   -611.8   -677.9   -584.3   -528.3   -550.1   -580.3   -583.2   -623.4    -65.8     -2.9    -40.2

  Exports.........................  1,174.8  1,099.2  1,134.3  1,167.6  1,189.5  1,207.8  1,119.8  1,076.2  1,095.4  1,114.8  1,131.1  1,137.8     88.0     16.3      6.7
    Goods.........................    820.3    761.3    790.3    812.2    833.4    845.4    785.5    750.6    767.2    778.4    796.3    800.0     63.8     17.9      3.7
    Services......................    354.5    337.9    344.1    355.4    356.1    362.4    334.1    325.4    328.1    336.2    334.6    337.6     24.2     -1.6      3.0

  Imports.........................  1,781.8  1,602.0  1,681.2  1,758.9  1,801.2  1,885.7  1,704.0  1,604.5  1,645.5  1,695.1  1,714.3  1,761.2    153.7     19.2     46.9
    Goods.........................  1,491.2  1,326.4  1,399.2  1,470.1  1,506.9  1,588.8  1,448.5  1,353.2  1,394.1  1,437.4  1,454.9  1,507.6    141.2     17.5     52.7
    Services......................    290.5    275.6    282.0    288.8    294.4    297.0    257.0    251.7    252.4    258.9    260.7    256.0     13.7      1.8     -4.7

Government consumption expenditures
 and gross investment.............  2,184.4  2,100.0  2,139.5  2,174.3  2,197.2  2,226.5  1,946.9  1,923.7  1,935.8  1,946.5  1,949.9  1,955.6     37.5      3.4      5.7

  Federal.........................    810.2    767.5    793.3    804.4    817.4    825.6    721.9    701.2    713.3    718.1    726.6    729.7     32.3      8.5      3.1
    National defense..............    548.0    513.6    534.1    541.2    557.0    559.8    485.0    465.7    477.6    479.9    491.5    491.1     33.2     11.6      -.4
      Consumption expenditures....    477.6    450.2    465.2    473.6    487.1    484.4    415.1    401.4    408.5    412.5    422.1    417.3     24.8      9.6     -4.8
      Gross investment............     70.5     63.4     69.0     67.6     69.8     75.4     70.6     64.6     69.9     67.7     69.8     74.9      9.0      2.1      5.1
    Nondefense....................    262.1    253.9    259.1    263.2    260.4    265.8    236.6    235.2    235.4    237.9    234.7    238.3     -1.0     -3.2      3.6
      Consumption expenditures....    227.0    221.1    225.9    226.6    225.9    229.8    201.5    202.0    201.8    201.5    200.2    202.5     -2.5     -1.3      2.3
      Gross investment............     35.1     32.8     33.2     36.5     34.5     36.0     35.2     33.2     33.6     36.8     34.6     36.0      1.7     -2.2      1.4

  State and local.................  1,374.2  1,332.6  1,346.3  1,369.9  1,379.8  1,400.9  1,224.9  1,222.5  1,222.4  1,228.3  1,223.2  1,225.7      5.1     -5.1      2.5
      Consumption expenditures....  1,099.7  1,066.3  1,079.8  1,091.8  1,105.5  1,121.8    973.7    970.9    971.5    971.5    974.6    977.1      4.7      3.1      2.5
      Gross investment............    274.5    266.2    266.4    278.0    274.3    279.1    251.3    251.6    251.0    257.1    248.6    248.6       .4     -8.5       .0

Residual..........................    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    -41.8    -26.7    -31.3    -35.6    -44.5    -55.4    .....    .....    .....

Addenda:
  Final sales of domestic product. 11,689.0 11,267.4 11,436.4 11,598.5 11,783.3 11,938.0 10,793.4 10,569.6 10,655.8 10,722.3 10,854.7 10,940.7    413.5    132.4     86.0
  Gross domestic purchases........ 12,340.4 11,773.7 12,019.4 12,248.8 12,426.6 12,666.8 11,419.1 11,104.3 11,241.9 11,358.1 11,467.4 11,608.9    523.4    109.3    141.5
  Final sales to domestic
   purchasers..................... 12,296.0 11,770.1 11,983.2 12,189.8 12,395.1 12,615.9 11,370.6 11,093.2 11,200.1 11,295.5 11,430.9 11,556.1    476.4    135.4    125.2

  Gross domestic product.......... 11,733.5 11,270.9 11,472.6 11,657.5 11,814.9 11,988.9 10,841.6 10,580.7 10,697.5 10,784.7 10,891.0 10,993.3    460.3    106.3    102.3
  Plus: Income receipts from
   the rest of the world..........    .....    371.8    373.8    388.0    406.8    .....    .....    350.7    349.6    359.8    375.5    .....    .....     15.7    .....
  Less: Income payments to
   the rest of the world..........    .....    284.6    300.3    351.9    368.6    .....    .....    268.0    280.3    325.8    339.9    .....    .....     14.1    .....
  Equals: Gross national product..    ..... 11,358.1 11,546.1 11,693.6 11,853.0    .....    ..... 10,663.3 10,766.7 10,818.7 10,926.5    .....    .....    107.8    .....

  Net domestic product............ 10,326.3  9,896.7 10,117.6 10,282.3 10,316.9 10,588.4  9,452.6  9,228.4  9,344.1  9,424.1  9,426.4  9,615.7    406.8      2.3    189.3
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  r Revised.
  Note.--Users are cautioned that particularly for components that
exhibit rapid change in prices relative to other prices in the
economy, the chained-dollar estimates should not be used to measure
the component's relative importance or its contribution to the
growth rate of more aggregate series.  For accurate estimates of
the contributions to percent changes in real GDP, use table 2.
  See "Explanatory Note" at the end of the tables.

                              Table 4.--Price Indexes for Gross Domestic Product and Related Measures: Percent Change From Preceding Period
                                                             [Quarters seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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                                       2002   2003   2004r  I 01  II 01 III 01  IV 01   I 02  II 02 III 02  IV 02   I 03  II 03 III 03  IV 03   I 04  II 04 III 04  IV 04r
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       Gross domestic product (GDP).    1.7    1.8    2.2    3.3    3.1    1.6    1.7    1.4    1.5    1.7    2.0    2.7    1.1    1.4    1.6    2.8    3.2    1.4    2.1

Personal consumption expenditures...    1.4    1.9    2.2    3.3    2.6     .6     .6     .9    2.9    2.0    1.4    3.2     .7    1.6    1.2    3.3    3.1    1.3    2.5
  Durable goods.....................   -2.7   -3.4   -2.0   -1.4   -3.1   -2.8   -1.6   -3.8   -2.5   -2.1   -2.8   -3.7   -3.8   -4.4   -4.3     .0    -.1   -3.1     .1
  Nondurable goods..................     .6    2.0    3.3    1.4    3.5    -.9   -4.0     .0    5.4    1.3    1.2    5.1   -2.2    3.5     .5    5.3    6.6     .9    4.7
  Services..........................    2.7    3.0    2.5    5.3    3.4    2.0    3.3    2.3    2.8    3.2    2.4    3.8    3.1    2.0    2.7    3.0    2.1    2.3    2.0

Gross private domestic investment...     .2    1.1    2.5     .0    1.5    2.1     .2   -1.0    -.1    -.5    2.6    1.4    -.1    1.2    2.7    2.1    4.4    2.9    2.0
  Fixed investment..................     .2    1.2    2.5    -.3    1.8    2.2     .1   -1.1    -.1    -.4    2.7    1.9    -.3    1.2    2.8    2.0    4.3    3.0    1.9
    Nonresidential..................    -.8    -.4     .8   -2.3     .6     .3   -1.0   -1.3   -1.1   -1.3     .6    -.5   -1.3     .3    1.2     .3    1.7     .9    1.8
      Structures....................    2.4    2.1    4.9    6.0    6.5    6.6    2.1     .0    2.1    1.6    3.0    3.9     .0    1.3    1.4    4.8    7.6    9.8   10.8
      Equipment and software........   -1.9   -1.2    -.4   -5.1   -1.5   -2.0   -2.2   -1.7   -2.2   -2.2    -.1   -1.9   -1.7     .0    1.2   -1.1     .1   -1.6    -.7
    Residential.....................    2.5    4.4    5.6    5.5    5.0    6.9    2.8    -.8    2.1    1.6    7.1    6.8    1.7    3.1    5.8    5.4    9.1    6.8    2.3
  Change in private inventories.....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....

Net exports of goods and services...  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....
  Exports...........................    -.4    2.1    3.5     .1   -1.3   -2.0   -3.5   -1.2    3.0    3.0     .4    4.1    1.0     .8    3.2    5.7    4.6    1.6    3.8
    Goods...........................    -.7    2.0    3.8    -.1   -1.6   -2.6   -3.8   -1.4    2.2    3.3     .5    3.5    1.6    -.6    4.2    6.4    5.3    1.2    3.9
    Services........................     .4    2.4    2.8     .6    -.7    -.6   -2.8    -.6    4.8    2.4     .3    5.4    -.6    4.0     .9    4.0    3.2    2.7    3.6
  Imports...........................   -1.2    3.4    4.9   -3.0   -5.9   -5.3  -10.0   -1.9   10.5    3.4     .5   11.3   -4.3    2.6     .9    9.6    6.4    5.1    7.9
    Goods...........................   -1.8    2.9    4.9   -3.8   -6.6   -6.5  -11.3   -2.0   10.8    2.6     .4   12.0   -6.7    2.4     .4    9.9    7.8    5.2    7.2
    Services........................    1.7    5.9    4.9    1.5   -2.2    1.2   -3.3   -1.2    8.8    7.7     .9    7.9    8.4    3.6    3.5    8.3    -.5    5.0   11.4

Government consumption expenditures
 and gross investment...............    2.7    3.2    3.2    3.1    1.8    1.6    1.1    4.2    3.1    2.7    3.3    7.4    -.5    2.2    1.0    5.1    4.3    3.6    4.2
  Federal...........................    3.3    3.6    2.9    1.9    1.1    2.2    1.8    7.4    1.4    1.8    5.1    8.5     .3    1.1    1.0    6.6    3.0    1.7    2.3
    National defense................    3.4    4.2    2.8    3.5     .7    2.5     .8    7.1    1.6    2.9    7.7    8.6    -.3    1.1    1.3    5.7    3.5    1.9    2.4
    Nondefense......................    3.1    2.6    2.9   -1.0    1.8    1.6    3.4    8.0    1.1    -.2     .5    8.2    1.4    1.0     .3    8.3    1.9    1.3    2.1
  State and local...................    2.4    3.0    3.4    3.8    2.1    1.3     .8    2.5    4.0    3.2    2.4    6.8   -1.0    2.9    1.0    4.2    5.2    4.7    5.4

Addenda:
  Final sales of domestic product...    1.7    1.8    2.1    3.3    3.2    1.6    1.7    1.3    1.5    1.7    2.0    2.8    1.1    1.4    1.6    2.7    3.2    1.4    2.1
  Gross domestic purchases..........    1.5    2.0    2.4    2.7    2.3    1.0     .6    1.2    2.5    1.8    1.9    3.7     .4    1.7    1.4    3.4    3.5    1.9    2.8
  Final sales to domestic
   purchasers.......................    1.5    2.0    2.4    2.7    2.3    1.0     .6    1.1    2.5    1.8    1.9    3.8     .3    1.7    1.4    3.4    3.5    1.9    2.7
  Gross national product (GNP)......    1.6    1.8  .....    3.3    3.1    1.6    1.7    1.3    1.5    1.7    2.0    2.7    1.1    1.5    1.6    2.8    3.2    1.4  .....

  Implicit price deflators:
    GDP.............................    1.7    1.8    2.1    3.3    3.1    1.7    2.0    1.0    1.8    1.3    2.0    2.9    1.1    1.3    1.4    2.7    3.2    1.4    2.1
    Gross domestic purchases........    1.5    2.0    2.4    2.7    2.2    1.1     .9     .8    2.8    1.4    1.9    3.9     .4    1.6    1.2    3.4    3.5    2.0    2.8
    GNP.............................    1.6    1.8  .....    3.2    3.1    1.7    2.0    1.0    1.8    1.3    2.0    2.9    1.1    1.3    1.4    2.7    3.2    1.5  .....
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  r Revised.
  See "Explanatory Note" at the end of the tables.

                                      Table 5.--Real Gross Domestic Product, Quantity Indexes
                                                     [Index numbers, 2000=100]
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                                                                                                   Seasonally adjusted
                                                                                ---------------------------------------------------
                                                  2002       2003       2004r     IV 03       I 04      II 04     III 04      IV 04r
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        Gross domestic product.............    102.626    105.749    110.438    107.780    108.969    109.858    110.941    111.983

Personal consumption expenditures..........    105.698    109.143    113.250    110.794    111.925    112.360    113.776    114.939
  Durable goods............................    111.150    119.378    127.280    123.902    124.572    124.482    129.529    130.537
  Nondurable goods.........................    104.630    108.481    113.425    110.517    112.331    112.367    113.659    115.343
  Services.................................    105.085    107.418    110.424    108.346    109.237    109.955    110.782    111.721

Gross private domestic investment..........     89.928     93.852    106.231     98.771    101.672    106.191    106.823    110.236
  Fixed investment.........................     92.253     96.924    106.826    101.412    102.529    105.913    108.170    110.694
    Nonresidential.........................     87.302     90.157     99.688     94.235     95.204     98.041    101.075    104.433
      Structures...........................     80.346     75.810     76.802     77.406     75.886     77.171     76.958     77.195
      Equipment and software...............     89.947     95.679    108.642    100.735    102.699    106.157    110.524    115.188
    Residential............................    105.178    114.392    125.361    119.916    121.400    126.122    126.628    127.295
  Change in private inventories............      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....

Exports of goods and services..............     92.343     94.116    102.143     98.170     99.924    101.690    103.176    103.783

Imports of goods and services..............    100.585    105.048    115.468    108.725    111.504    114.862    116.167    119.340

Government consumption expenditures and
 gross investment..........................    107.918    110.906    113.089    111.738    112.443    113.062    113.259    113.590
  Federal..................................    111.725    119.140    124.735    121.154    123.249    124.068    125.539    126.083
  State and local..........................    105.999    106.739    107.184    106.968    106.965    107.482    107.033    107.256

Addenda:
  Final sales of domestic product..........    103.102    106.346    110.583    108.290    109.173    109.854    111.211    112.092
  Gross domestic purchases.................    103.414    106.858    111.990    108.904    110.253    111.393    112.465    113.852
  Final sales to domestic purchasers.......    103.876    107.438    112.137    109.401    110.455    111.396    112.731    113.966
  Gross national product...................    102.494    105.865      .....    108.192    109.241    109.769    110.863      .....
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  r Revised.
  See "Explanatory Note" at the end of the tables.

                                        Table 6.--Price Indexes for Gross Domestic Product
                                                     [Index numbers, 2000=100]
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                                                                                                   Seasonally adjusted
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                                                  2002       2003       2004r     IV 03       I 04      II 04     III 04      IV 04r
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        Gross domestic product.............    104.097    106.003    108.287    106.586    107.314    108.169    108.551    109.115

Personal consumption expenditures
 (PCE).....................................    103.548    105.511    107.817    106.005    106.860    107.683    108.021    108.702
  Durable goods............................     95.475     92.244     90.378     90.747     90.741     90.725     90.008     90.040
  Nondurable goods.........................    102.097    104.154    107.628    104.564    105.914    107.616    107.869    109.113
  Services.................................    106.083    109.237    111.985    110.266    111.085    111.667    112.314    112.873

Gross private domestic investment..........    101.221    102.304    104.871    102.968    103.514    104.644    105.405    105.922
  Fixed investment.........................    101.232    102.435    104.949    103.101    103.618    104.709    105.482    105.987
    Nonresidential.........................     98.909     98.546     99.336     98.729     98.793     99.220     99.449     99.882
      Structures...........................    107.908    110.176    115.574    110.633    111.926    113.984    116.677    119.709
      Equipment and software...............     95.868     94.754     94.393     94.862     94.611     94.626     94.256     94.079
    Residential............................    107.246    111.951    118.227    113.675    115.179    117.710    119.674    120.342
  Change in private inventories............      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....

Exports of goods and services..............     99.275    101.395    104.914    102.146    103.565    104.746    105.175    106.170

Imports of goods and services..............     96.326     99.615    104.515     99.837    102.163    103.760    105.066    107.070

Government consumption expenditures and
 gross investment..........................    105.313    108.702    112.191    109.167    110.522    111.703    112.682    113.856
  Federal..................................    105.288    109.081    112.211    109.447    111.203    112.020    112.491    113.130
  State and local..........................    105.317    108.485    112.188    109.007    110.131    111.524    112.802    114.294

Addenda:
  PCE excluding food and energy............    103.707    105.072    106.633    105.527    106.081    106.523    106.753    107.176
  Market-based PCE\1\......................    103.113    105.040    107.423    105.496    106.334    107.292    107.674    108.393
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\1\...........................    103.186    104.388    105.900    104.790    105.261    105.798    106.060    106.480
  Final sales of domestic product..........    104.100    106.025    108.299    106.608    107.332    108.178    108.561    109.123
  Gross domestic purchases.................    103.489    105.571    108.122    106.086    106.980    107.913    108.429    109.167
  Final sales to domestic purchasers.......    103.491    105.592    108.134    106.107    106.997    107.923    108.440    109.177
  Gross national product...................    104.087    105.997      .....    106.579    107.308    108.164    108.549      .....

  Implicit price deflators:
    Gross domestic product.................    104.092    105.998    108.226    106.523    107.246    108.093    108.482    109.056
    Final sales of domestic product........    104.100    106.025    108.298    106.601    107.325    108.172    108.555    109.115
    Gross domestic purchases...............    103.484    105.566    108.068    106.028    106.916    107.842    108.364    109.113
    Final sales to domestic purchasers.....    103.491    105.592    108.138    106.102    106.992    107.917    108.435    109.171
    Gross national product.................    104.082    105.992      .....    106.516    107.240    108.087    108.479      .....
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  r Revised.
  1. This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household
expenditures for which there are observable price measures.  It
excludes most implicit prices (for example, the services furnished
without payment by financial intermediaries) and the expenses of
nonprofit institutions.  Percentage changes for these series are
included in the addenda to table 8 and appendix table A.
  See "Explanatory Note" at the end of the tables.

                                               Table 7.--Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change from Preceding Year
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                                           1989    1990    1991    1992    1993    1994    1995    1996    1997    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002    2003    2004r
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       Gross domestic product (GDP)....     3.5     1.9     -.2     3.3     2.7     4.0     2.5     3.7     4.5     4.2     4.5     3.7      .8     1.9     3.0     4.4

Personal consumption expenditures......     2.8     2.0      .2     3.3     3.3     3.7     2.7     3.4     3.8     5.0     5.1     4.7     2.5     3.1     3.3     3.8
  Durable goods........................     2.2     -.3    -5.6     5.9     7.8     8.4     4.4     7.8     8.6    11.3    11.7     7.3     4.3     6.5     7.4     6.6
  Nondurable goods.....................     2.8     1.6     -.2     2.0     2.7     3.5     2.2     2.6     2.7     4.0     4.6     3.8     2.0     2.6     3.7     4.6
  Services.............................     3.0     2.9     1.7     3.5     2.8     2.9     2.6     2.9     3.3     4.2     4.0     4.5     2.4     2.6     2.2     2.8

Gross private domestic investment......     4.0    -3.4    -8.1     8.1     8.9    13.6     3.1     8.9    12.4     9.8     7.8     5.7    -7.9    -2.4     4.4    13.2
  Fixed investment.....................     3.0    -2.1    -6.5     5.9     8.6     9.3     6.5     9.0     9.2    10.2     8.3     6.5    -3.0    -4.9     5.1    10.2
    Nonresidential.....................     5.6      .5    -5.4     3.2     8.7     9.2    10.5     9.3    12.1    11.1     9.2     8.7    -4.2    -8.9     3.3    10.6
      Structures.......................     2.0     1.5   -11.1    -6.0     -.7     1.8     6.4     5.6     7.3     5.1     -.4     6.8    -2.3   -17.8    -5.6     1.3
      Equipment and software...........     7.3      .0    -2.6     7.3    12.5    11.9    12.0    10.6    13.8    13.3    12.7     9.4    -4.9    -5.5     6.4    13.5
    Residential........................    -3.0    -8.6    -9.6    13.8     8.2     9.6    -3.2     8.0     1.9     7.6     6.0      .8      .4     4.8     8.8     9.6
  Change in private inventories........   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....

Net exports of goods and services......   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....
  Exports..............................    11.5     9.0     6.6     6.9     3.2     8.7    10.1     8.4    11.9     2.4     4.3     8.7    -5.4    -2.3     1.9     8.5
    Goods..............................    11.9     8.4     6.9     7.5     3.3     9.7    11.7     8.8    14.3     2.2     3.8    11.2    -6.1    -4.1     2.2     8.8
    Services...........................    10.3    10.5     6.0     5.5     3.2     6.3     6.3     7.2     5.9     2.9     5.6     2.9    -3.7     1.8     1.4     7.8
  Imports..............................     4.4     3.6     -.6     7.0     8.8    11.9     8.0     8.7    13.6    11.6    11.5    13.1    -2.7     3.4     4.4     9.9
    Goods..............................     4.3     3.0     -.1     9.3    10.1    13.3     9.0     9.3    14.4    11.7    12.4    13.5    -3.2     3.7     4.7    10.8
    Services...........................     4.9     6.5    -2.6    -2.6     2.9     5.7     3.3     5.5     9.4    11.4     6.9    11.1     -.3     1.9     3.1     5.6

Government consumption expenditures
 and gross investment..................     2.6     3.2     1.1      .5     -.9      .0      .5     1.0     1.9     1.9     3.9     2.1     3.4     4.4     2.8     2.0
  Federal..............................     1.5     2.0     -.2    -1.7    -4.2    -3.7    -2.7    -1.2    -1.0    -1.1     2.2      .9     3.9     7.5     6.6     4.7
    National defense...................     -.5      .0    -1.1    -5.0    -5.6    -4.9    -3.8    -1.4    -2.8    -2.1     1.9     -.5     3.9     7.7     9.0     7.3
    Nondefense.........................     8.3     8.3     2.4     6.9     -.7    -1.2     -.4     -.7     2.6      .7     2.8     3.5     3.9     7.1     2.4     -.4
  State and local......................     3.4     4.1     2.1     2.2     1.4     2.6     2.6     2.3     3.6     3.6     4.7     2.7     3.2     2.8      .7      .4

Addenda:
  Final sales of domestic product......     3.4     2.1      .1     3.0     2.6     3.4     3.0     3.7     4.0     4.2     4.5     3.8     1.6     1.4     3.1     4.0
  Gross domestic purchases.............     3.0     1.4     -.8     3.3     3.2     4.4     2.4     3.8     4.8     5.3     5.3     4.4      .9     2.5     3.3     4.8
  Final sales to domestic purchasers...     2.8     1.6     -.6     3.1     3.2     3.8     2.8     3.8     4.3     5.3     5.4     4.5     1.8     2.1     3.4     4.4
  Gross national product...............     3.5     2.0     -.3     3.3     2.7     3.9     2.6     3.7     4.4     4.0     4.6     3.7      .8     1.7     3.3   .....
  Real disposable personal income......     2.8     1.9      .5     3.4     1.0     2.7     2.8     3.0     3.5     5.8     3.0     4.8     1.9     3.1     2.3     3.5

  Price indexes:
    Gross domestic purchases...........     3.8     4.1     3.3     2.3     2.2     2.1     2.1     1.8     1.4      .6     1.6     2.5     2.0     1.5     2.0     2.4
    Gross domestic purchases excluding
     food and energy...................     3.6     3.7     3.5     2.6     2.3     2.2     2.2     1.5     1.3     1.0     1.4     1.9     1.9     1.8     1.6     1.9
    GDP................................     3.8     3.9     3.5     2.3     2.3     2.1     2.0     1.9     1.7     1.1     1.4     2.2     2.4     1.7     1.8     2.2
    GDP excluding food and energy......     3.6     3.7     3.6     2.5     2.4     2.2     2.1     1.7     1.7     1.2     1.5     2.0     2.1     2.0     1.6     1.9
    Personal consumption expenditures..     4.4     4.6     3.6     2.9     2.3     2.1     2.1     2.2     1.7      .9     1.7     2.5     2.1     1.4     1.9     2.2
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  r Revised.  Revisions include changes to series affected by the
introduction of revised wage and salary estimates for the third
quarter of 2004.

                                            Table 8.--Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change From Quarter One Year Ago
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                                           I 01   II 01  III 01   IV 01    I 02   II 02  III 02   IV 02    I 03   II 03  III 03   IV 03    I 04   II 04  III 04r  IV 04r
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       Gross domestic product (GDP)....     1.9      .6      .4      .2     1.2     1.5     2.5     2.3     1.9     2.3     3.5     4.4     5.0     4.8     4.0     3.9

Personal consumption expenditures
 (PCE).................................     2.9     2.5     2.0     2.8     2.9     3.3     3.6     2.5     2.7     3.0     3.5     3.8     4.2     3.6     3.6     3.7
  Durable goods........................      .8     3.2     2.5    10.8     6.6     7.8    10.6     1.5     3.8     7.6     8.2     9.9    10.5     5.4     5.5     5.4
  Nondurable goods.....................     3.0     1.6     1.6     1.9     2.7     3.0     2.2     2.3     2.6     2.8     4.7     4.6     5.1     4.7     4.1     4.4
  Services.............................     3.3     2.8     2.0     1.6     2.2     2.6     2.9     2.9     2.6     2.1     2.0     2.2     2.5     2.7     2.9     3.1

Gross private domestic investment......     -.5    -8.5    -8.6   -13.8    -7.1    -5.1    -1.5     5.0      .7     1.5     5.7     9.4    12.8    16.8    11.7    11.6
  Fixed investment.....................     1.6    -2.9    -3.8    -6.7    -7.1    -5.8    -4.6    -2.1     -.4     3.1     7.4    10.3    10.9    11.6     9.4     9.2
    Nonresidential.....................     3.2    -3.9    -6.1    -9.6   -10.9    -9.9    -8.5    -6.0    -3.6     1.7     5.8     9.4    10.6    10.8    10.1    10.8
      Structures.......................     4.6     -.6    -1.4   -11.1   -13.7   -18.3   -22.9   -16.1   -14.8    -6.0    -2.1     1.5     3.0     1.3     1.3     -.3
      Equipment and software...........     2.7    -5.1    -7.8    -9.0    -9.8    -6.7    -2.7    -2.2      .5     4.4     8.4    12.1    13.1    13.9    12.9    14.3
    Residential........................    -2.3     -.1     2.5     1.4     3.1     4.5     4.7     6.9     6.4     5.9    10.6    12.0    11.3    13.2     8.0     6.2
  Change in private inventories........   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....

Net exports of goods and services......   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....
  Exports..............................     3.4    -2.9    -9.9   -11.9    -9.6    -4.0     1.7     3.5     1.9    -1.1      .8     6.1     8.4    10.8     9.4     5.7
    Goods..............................     4.8    -3.2   -12.2   -13.0   -12.2    -5.0     1.2      .8     2.3    -1.2      .5     7.1     8.5    10.3    10.1     6.6
    Services...........................      .1    -2.0    -4.0    -8.9    -3.1    -1.8     2.7     9.8     1.0     -.9     1.5     3.8     8.3    11.9     7.8     3.7
  Imports..............................     5.9    -1.4    -7.2    -7.6    -3.9     2.1     6.3     9.7     6.0     3.8     3.2     4.9     8.1    10.7    11.1     9.8
    Goods..............................     6.3    -2.6    -7.8    -7.9    -4.8     3.3     7.1     9.8     6.7     4.3     2.8     5.1     8.8    10.8    12.1    11.4
    Services...........................     4.2     4.7    -3.7    -5.9      .7    -3.7     2.0     8.9     2.4     1.4     5.0     3.7     4.7    10.0     6.3     1.7

Government consumption expenditures
 and gross investment..................     2.5     3.0     3.2     5.0     4.8     4.0     4.9     3.8     2.7     3.3     2.8     2.2     2.8     1.6     1.8     1.7
  Federal..............................     3.6     1.7     4.0     6.4     6.4     7.3     8.1     8.2     6.1     8.3     6.6     5.5     7.3     2.7     4.8     4.1
    National defense...................     4.2     1.3     3.8     6.5     6.2     8.0     8.2     8.5     6.2    12.1     9.0     8.5    12.1     3.8     8.5     5.4
    Nondefense.........................     2.5     2.6     4.2     6.3     6.9     6.2     7.8     7.6     6.1     1.4     2.4      .0    -1.5      .6    -2.2     1.3
  State and local......................     1.9     3.7     2.8     4.2     4.0     2.2     3.3     1.6      .9      .7      .8      .4      .4     1.0      .0      .3

Addenda:
  Final sales of domestic product......     2.2     1.6     1.2     1.5     1.2     1.4     2.0     1.2     1.7     2.6     3.8     4.5     4.7     4.1     3.6     3.5
  Gross domestic purchases.............     2.3      .7      .4      .4     1.6     2.1     3.1     3.1     2.4     2.8     3.7     4.3     5.1     5.1     4.5     4.5
  Final sales to domestic purchasers...     2.6     1.7     1.2     1.6     1.6     2.0     2.6     2.1     2.3     3.1     3.9     4.4     4.9     4.4     4.1     4.2
  Gross national product...............     1.9      .7      .2      .4     1.0     1.2     2.6     2.0     2.0     2.6     3.7     4.8     5.3     4.7     3.8   .....
  Real disposable personal income......     2.4     1.3     2.8     1.2     3.5     4.6     1.4     2.9      .7     1.1     3.5     3.9     4.0     3.7     2.4     4.0

  Price indexes:
    Gross domestic purchases...........     2.1     2.3     1.9     1.6     1.3     1.3     1.5     1.8     2.5     1.9     1.9     1.8     1.7     2.5     2.6     2.9
    Gross domestic purchases excluding
     food and energy...................     1.7     1.8     1.9     2.1     1.9     1.8     1.8     1.6     1.8     1.6     1.5     1.4     1.5     1.9     2.1     2.1
    GDP................................     2.2     2.5     2.4     2.4     1.9     1.5     1.5     1.6     2.0     1.9     1.8     1.7     1.7     2.3     2.3     2.4
    GDP excluding food and energy......     1.8     2.0     2.1     2.3     2.2     2.0     1.9     1.7     1.9     1.6     1.5     1.4     1.4     1.9     2.1     2.2
    PCE................................     2.2     2.4     2.0     1.7     1.1     1.2     1.6     1.8     2.4     1.8     1.7     1.7     1.7     2.3     2.2     2.5
    PCE excluding food and energy......     1.6     1.8     2.0     2.2     1.8     1.8     1.9     1.5     1.6     1.4     1.1     1.2     1.4     1.5     1.5     1.6
    Market-based PCE\1\................     2.2     2.3     1.9     1.3      .8      .9     1.2     1.7     2.3     1.8     1.8     1.6     1.7     2.4     2.3     2.7
    Market-based PCE excluding food
     and energy\1\.....................     1.5     1.7     1.8     1.8     1.5     1.6     1.5     1.4     1.4     1.2     1.1     1.0     1.3     1.5     1.4     1.6
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  r Revised.  Revisions include changes to series affected by the
introduction of revised wage and salary estimates for the third
quarter of 2004.
  1. This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household
expenditures for which there are observable price measures.  It
excludes most implicit prices (for example, the services furnished
without payment by financial intermediaries) and the expenses of
nonprofit institutions.

                     Table 9.--Relation of Gross Domestic Product, Gross National Product, and National Income
                                                       [Billions of dollars]
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                                                                                         Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
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                                                  2002       2003       2004r     IV 03       I 04      II 04     III 04r     IV 04r
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Gross domestic product.....................   10,487.0   11,004.0   11,733.5   11,270.9   11,472.6   11,657.5   11,814.9   11,988.9

Plus: Income receipts from the rest of the
 world.....................................      301.8      329.0      .....      371.8      373.8      388.0      406.8      .....
Less: Income payments to the rest of the
 world.....................................      274.7      273.9      .....      284.6      300.3      351.9      368.6      .....

Equals: Gross national product.............   10,514.1   11,059.2      .....   11,358.1   11,546.1   11,693.6   11,853.0      .....

Less: Consumption of fixed capital.........    1,303.9    1,353.9    1,407.1    1,374.2    1,355.0    1,375.2    1,497.9    1,400.5
Less: Statistical discrepancy..............      -15.3       25.6      .....       12.8       63.0       56.4       60.4      .....

Equals: National income....................    9,225.4    9,679.6      .....    9,971.1   10,128.1   10,262.0   10,294.7      .....
  Compensation of employees................    6,069.5    6,289.0    6,631.1    6,406.7    6,489.4    6,578.5    6,687.4    6,769.1
    Wage and salary accruals...............    4,976.3    5,103.6    5,356.1    5,188.9    5,240.7    5,311.4    5,403.0    5,469.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries......    1,093.2    1,185.5    1,275.1    1,217.8    1,248.8    1,267.2    1,284.4    1,299.9
  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................      769.6      834.1      902.5      864.7      872.1      901.4      902.9      933.7
  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      170.9      153.8      165.6      167.1      172.8      172.6      153.8      163.2
  Corporate profits with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................      874.6    1,021.1      .....    1,129.1    1,165.6    1,173.9    1,118.0      .....
  Net interest and miscellaneous payments..      532.9      543.0      548.0      545.3      554.5      548.5      546.7      542.2
  Taxes on production and imports less
   subsidies...............................      724.4      751.3      799.6      769.4      782.9      796.3      803.5      815.9
  Business current transfer payments.......       80.9       77.7       82.1       80.1       82.7       83.5       76.0       86.3
  Current surplus of government
   enterprises.............................        2.8        9.5        6.7        8.7        8.1        7.4        6.5        4.7

Addendum:
  Gross domestic income....................   10,502.3   10,978.5      .....   11,258.1   11,409.6   11,601.1   11,754.5      .....
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  r Revised.  Revisions include changes to series affected by the
introduction of revised wage and salary estimates for the third
quarter of 2004.

                                          Table 10.--Personal Income and Its Disposition
                                                       [Billions of dollars]
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                                                                                         Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
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                                                  2002       2003       2004r     IV 03       I 04      II 04     III 04r     IV 04r
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Personal income\1\.........................    8,878.9    9,161.8    9,671.3    9,330.0    9,445.0    9,592.7    9,700.4    9,947.2

  Compensation of employees, received......    6,069.5    6,289.0    6,631.1    6,406.7    6,487.9    6,580.0    6,687.4    6,769.1
    Wage and salary disbursements..........    4,976.3    5,103.6    5,356.1    5,188.9    5,239.2    5,312.8    5,403.0    5,469.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries......    1,093.2    1,185.5    1,275.1    1,217.8    1,248.8    1,267.2    1,284.4    1,299.9
  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................      769.6      834.1      902.5      864.7      872.1      901.4      902.9      933.7
    Farm...................................        9.7       21.8       18.2       24.7       17.9       18.9       13.6       22.4
    Nonfarm................................      759.9      812.3      884.3      840.0      854.2      882.5      889.3      911.3
  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      170.9      153.8      165.6      167.1      172.8      172.6      153.8      163.2
  Personal income receipts on assets.......    1,334.6    1,322.7    1,386.4    1,325.8    1,337.1    1,352.3    1,367.8    1,488.3
    Personal interest income...............      946.7      929.9      945.3      932.0      936.2      941.7      946.5      956.9
    Personal dividend income...............      387.9      392.8      441.1      393.8      400.9      410.6      421.3      531.4
  Personal current transfer receipts.......    1,282.7    1,335.4    1,405.9    1,350.7    1,379.0    1,400.4    1,415.4    1,429.0

  Less: Contributions for government
   social insurance........................      748.3      773.2      820.2      785.0      803.9      814.0      826.9      836.0

Less: Personal current taxes...............    1,051.2    1,001.9    1,038.9    1,009.4    1,006.6    1,030.6    1,048.9    1,069.6

Equals: Disposable personal income.........    7,827.7    8,159.9    8,632.4    8,320.5    8,438.4    8,562.1    8,651.5    8,877.6

Less: Personal outlays.....................    7,668.5    8,049.3    8,531.6    8,209.4    8,351.6    8,448.7    8,588.1    8,738.0

Equals: Personal saving....................      159.2      110.6      100.8      111.1       86.8      113.4       63.4      139.6

  Personal saving as a percentage of
   disposable personal income..............        2.0        1.4        1.2        1.3        1.0        1.3         .7        1.6

Addendum:
  Disposable personal income, billions of
   chained (2000) dollars\2\...............    7,559.5    7,733.8    8,006.4    7,849.6    7,897.0    7,951.5    8,009.5    8,167.2
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  r Revised.  Revisions include changes to series affected by the
introduction of revised wage and salary estimates for the third
quarter of 2004.
  1. Personal income is also equal to national income less corporate
profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments,
taxes on production and imports less subsidies, contributions for
government social insurance, net interest and miscellaneous payments,
business current transfer payments, current surplus of government
enterprises, and wage accruals less disbursements, plus personal
income receipts on assets, and personal current transfer receipts.
  2. Equals disposable personal income deflated by the implicit price
deflator for personal consumption expenditures.

                      Appendix Table A.--Real Gross Domestic Product and Related Aggregates and Price Indexes: Percent Change From Preceding Period
                                                             [Quarters seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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                                       2002   2003   2004r  I 01  II 01 III 01  IV 01   I 02  II 02 III 02  IV 02   I 03  II 03 III 03  IV 03   I 04  II 04 III 04  IV 04r
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Gross domestic product (GDP) and
 related aggregates:
  GDP...............................    1.9    3.0    4.4    -.5    1.2   -1.4    1.6    3.4    2.4    2.6     .7    1.9    4.1    7.4    4.2    4.5    3.3    4.0    3.8

  Goods.............................    1.2    4.3    7.4   -4.5   -1.3   -5.5    2.6    4.1     .9    4.7   -3.2    4.3    4.1   17.7    5.8    8.2    2.5    8.3    6.2
  Services..........................    3.0    2.3    2.7    1.9    1.8    1.7    2.8    3.4    4.2    2.2    3.0     .9    3.6    1.1    3.1    3.0    2.3    2.8    3.0
  Structures........................   -2.4    3.0    5.3     .4    7.0   -4.3   -8.5     .9   -3.3   -2.4     .9     .0    7.3   13.9    5.4     .7   12.7   -2.5     .9

  Motor vehicle output..............   11.6    4.2    5.6  -18.5   36.3   -5.7   22.0    7.3   10.3   18.4    6.0  -12.4    3.0   26.3    2.9    8.8  -15.2   10.4   27.2
  GDP excluding motor vehicle
   output...........................    1.5    3.0    4.4     .2     .2   -1.2     .9    3.3    2.1    2.1     .5    2.5    4.1    6.8    4.2    4.3    4.0    3.8    3.0

  Final sales of computers\1\.......    8.8   41.0   22.7   48.2  -11.2  -19.4   23.7   -3.7   12.2   46.0   30.9   35.1   37.8   93.7   29.0     .1     .1   20.7   74.0
  GDP excluding final sales of
   computers........................    1.8    2.8    4.3    -.9    1.4   -1.2    1.4    3.4    2.3    2.3     .5    1.7    3.8    6.8    4.0    4.5    3.3    3.9    3.3

  Farm gross value added\2\.........    6.5    4.0   -9.8   -1.3  -31.0  -20.4   94.2  -39.2   69.9   26.1  -19.5  -13.9   52.3     .5  -30.6  -31.3  -21.3   36.4   77.1

  Nonfarm business gross value
   added\3\.........................    1.8    3.8    5.3   -1.1    1.2   -2.9    1.2    4.0    1.7    3.6    1.4    2.4    5.3    9.3    4.6    5.7    4.2    4.2    3.7

Price indexes:
  GDP...............................    1.7    1.8    2.2    3.3    3.1    1.6    1.7    1.4    1.5    1.7    2.0    2.7    1.1    1.4    1.6    2.8    3.2    1.4    2.1
  GDP excluding food and energy.....    2.0    1.6    1.9    2.4    2.3    2.1    2.6    1.7    1.8    1.6    1.7    2.3     .8    1.1    1.5    2.3    2.7    1.8    1.9
  GDP excluding final sales of
   computers........................    1.9    2.0    2.3    3.8    3.3    1.8    1.9    1.6    1.7    1.9    2.2    2.9    1.2    1.6    1.7    2.9    3.3    1.5    2.3

  Gross domestic purchases..........    1.5    2.0    2.4    2.7    2.3    1.0     .6    1.2    2.5    1.8    1.9    3.7     .4    1.7    1.4    3.4    3.5    1.9    2.8
  Gross domestic purchases excluding
   food and energy..................    1.8    1.6    1.9    2.3    2.0    1.8    2.3    1.5    1.7    1.6    1.6    2.2    1.0    1.2    1.5    2.5    2.5    1.7    1.9
  Gross domestic purchases excluding
   final sales of computers to
   domestic purchasers..............    1.7    2.2    2.6    3.3    2.6    1.3     .9    1.4    2.6    2.0    2.1    4.0     .5    1.9    1.5    3.6    3.7    2.1    3.0

  Personal consumption expenditures
   (PCE)............................    1.4    1.9    2.2    3.3    2.6     .6     .6     .9    2.9    2.0    1.4    3.2     .7    1.6    1.2    3.3    3.1    1.3    2.5
  Personal consumption expenditures
   excluding food and energy........    1.8    1.3    1.5    2.8    2.1    1.4    2.6    1.2    2.0    2.0     .9    1.5    1.1     .9    1.3    2.1    1.7     .9    1.6
  Market-based PCE\4\...............    1.1    1.9    2.3    2.8    2.1     .8    -.5     .6    2.9    1.8    1.5    3.0     .6    2.0     .8    3.2    3.7    1.4    2.7
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\4\....................    1.5    1.2    1.4    2.1    1.3    1.9    1.6    1.0    1.8    1.7    1.1     .9    1.1    1.3     .8    1.8    2.1    1.0    1.6
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  r Revised.
  1. For some components of final sales of computers, includes
computer parts.
  2. Farm output less intermediate goods and services purchased.
  3. Consists of GDP less gross value added of farm, of
households and institutions, and of general government.
  4. This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household
expenditures for which there are observable price measures.  It
excludes most implicit prices (for example, the services furnished
without payment by financial intermediaries) and the expenses of
nonprofit institutions.
  See "Explanatory Note" at the end of the tables.




     Explanatory Note: NIPA Measures of Quantities and Prices


     Current-dollar GDP is a measure of the market value of goods, services, and structures produced in
the economy in a particular period.  Changes in current-dollar GDP can be decomposed into quantity and
price components.  Quantities, or "real" measures, and prices are expressed as index numbers with the
reference year -- at present, the year 2000 -- equal to 100. 

     Annual changes in quantities and prices are calculated using a Fisher formula that incorporates
weights from two adjacent years.  (Quarterly changes in quantities and prices are calculated using a
Fisher formula that incorporates weights from two adjacent quarters; quarterly indexes are adjusted for
consistency to the annual indexes before percent changes are calculated.)  For example, the 2002-03
annual percent change in real GDP uses prices for 2002 and 2003 as weights, and the 2002-03 annual
percent change in GDP prices uses quantities for 2002 and 2003 as weights.  These annual changes are
"chained" (multiplied) together to form time series of quantity and price indexes.  Percent changes in
Fisher indexes are not affected by the choice of reference year.  (BEA also publishes a measure of the
price level known as the implicit price deflator (IPD), which is calculated as the ratio of the
current-dollar value to the corresponding chained-dollar value, multiplied by 100.  The values of the IPD
are very close to the values of the corresponding "chain-type" price index.)

     Index numbers of quantity and price indexes for GDP and its major components are presented in this
release in tables 5 and 6. Percent changes from the preceding period are presented in tables 1, 4, 7, and 8.
Contributions by major components to changes in real GDP are presented in table 2.  

     Measures of real GDP and its major components are also presented in dollar-denominated form,
designated "chained (2000) dollar estimates."  For most series, these estimates, which are presented in
table 3, are computed by multiplying the current-dollar value in 2000 by a corresponding quantity index
number and then dividing by 100.  For example, if a current-dollar GDP component equaled $100 in
2000 and if real output for this component increased 10 percent in 2001, then the chained (2000) dollar
value of this component in 2001 would be $110 (= $100 x 110 / 100). Percent changes calculated from
chained-dollar estimates and from chain-type quantity indexes are the same; any differences will be small
and due to rounding.  

     Chained-dollar values for the detailed GDP components will not necessarily sum to the chained-dollar
estimate of GDP (or to any intermediate aggregate). This is because the relative prices used as weights
for any period other than the reference year differ from those of the reference year. A measure of the
extent of such differences is provided by a "residual" line, which indicates the difference between GDP
(or other major aggregate) and the sum of the most detailed components in the table.  For periods close to
the reference year, when there usually has not been much change in the relative prices that are used as
weights, the residuals tend to be small, and the chained-dollar estimates can be used to approximate the
contributions to growth and to aggregate the detailed estimates.  For periods further from the reference
year, the residuals tend to be larger, and the chained-dollar estimates are less useful for analyses of
contributions to growth.  Thus, the contributions to percent change shown in table 2 provide a better
measure of the composition of GDP growth.  In particular, for components for which relative prices are
changing rapidly, calculation of contributions using chained-dollar estimates may be misleading even just
a few years from the reference year.

Reference: "Chained-Dollar Indexes: Issues, Tips on Their Use, and Upcoming Changes," November
2003 Survey, pp. 8-16.