Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs) increased 0.4 percent to 42.3 million workers (preliminary) in 2016 from 42.1 million (revised) in 2015.
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SCB Article: Results of Seasonal Adjustment Project
August 17, 2018
With its 2018 comprehensive update of gross domestic product and related statistics, the Bureau of Economic Analysis completed a multiyear project to improve and modernize our seasonal adjustment
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June 2018 Trade Gap is $46.3 Billion
August 3, 2018
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in June 2018 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $43.2 billion in May (revised) to $46.3 billion in June, as exports decreased and imports increased.
Real Disposable Income Rises in June
July 31, 2018
Personal income increased 0.4 percent in June, the same increase as in May. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.4 percent in June after increasing 0.3 percent in May.
Direct Investment by Country and Industry: 2017
July 30, 2018
The U.S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, increased $427.3 billion to $6,013.3 billion at the end of 2017 from $5,586.0 billion at the end of 2016.
GDP Increases in Second Quarter
July 27, 2018
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.2 percent (revised).
BEA’s 15th Comprehensive Update Improves Measurement of the Economy
July 27, 2018
BEA has updated gross domestic product and related statistics covering the past five years, and in some cases reaching back decades, to reflect newly available source data; improved seasonal adjustment; innovations in measuring the prices of software, medical equipment, and cellphones; and more.<
Gross Domestic Product by Industry: First Quarter 2018
July 20, 2018
Real estate and rental and leasing; information; and nondurable goods manufacturing were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the first quarter of 2018. Overall, 14 of 22 industry groups contributed to the 2.0 percent increase in real GDP in the first quarter.
New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2017
July 11, 2018
Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $259.6 billion in 2017, down 32 percent from $379.7 billion in 2016.
May 2018 Trade Gap is $43.1 Billion
July 6, 2018
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in May 2018 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $46.1 billion in April (revised) to $43.1 billion in May, as exports increased more than imports.