April 30, 2025

Personal Income and Outlays, March 2025/ Gross Domestic Product, 1st Quarter 2025 (Advance Estimate)

Gross Domestic Product, 1st Quarter 2025 (Advance Estimate)

Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March), according to the advance estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2024, real GDP increased 2.4 percent. The decrease in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected an increase in imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, and a decrease in government spending. These movements were partly offset by increases in investment, consumer spending, and exports.

Personal Income and Outlays, March 2025

Personal income increased $116.8 billion (0.5 percent at a monthly rate) in March, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $102.0 billion (0.5 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $134.5 billion (0.7 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $136.6 billion in March. Personal saving was $872.3 billion in March and the personal saving rate—personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income—was 3.9 percent.

Principal Federal Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product
Q1 2025 (Adv)
-0.3%
Personal Income
March 2025
+0.5%
International Trade in Goods and Services
February 2025
-$122.7 B
International Transactions
Q4 2024
-$303.9 B

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Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 4th Quarter 2023

March 29, 2024 | The BEA Wire

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 6.7 percent in Nevada to 0.2 percent in Nebraska.

Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 4th Quarter 2023 and Preliminary 2023

March 29, 2024 | News Release

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 6.7 percent in Nevada to 0.2 percent in Nebraska

Personal Income and Outlays, February 2024

March 29, 2024 | The BEA Wire

Personal income increased $66.5 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in February. Disposable personal income —personal income less personal current taxes—increased $50.3 billion (0.2 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of personal consumption expenditures, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $149.9 billion (0.8 percent) and consumer spending increased $145.5 billion (0.8 percent). Personal saving was…

Personal Income and Outlays, February 2024

March 29, 2024 | News Release

Personal income increased $66.5 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in February. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $50.3 billion (0.2 percent). Consumer spending increased $145.5 billion (0.8 percent). Personal saving was $745.7 billion and the personal saving rate—personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income—was 3.6 percent in February. Personal outlays—the sum of…

Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), Corporate Profits, and GDP by Industry, Fourth Quarter and Year 2023

March 28, 2024 | The BEA Wire

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the “third” estimate. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 4.9 percent. The increase in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and state and local government spending that were partly offset by a decrease in inventory investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP,…

Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Year 2023 (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits

March 28, 2024 | News Release

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the “third” estimate. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 4.9 percent. The increase in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, state and local government spending, exports, nonresidential fixed investment, federal government spending, and residential fixed investment that were partly offset…

U.S. International Investment Position, Year 2023

March 27, 2024 | The BEA Wire

The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was –$19.77 trillion at the end of 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Assets totaled $34.54 trillion, and liabilities were $54.31 trillion. At the end of 2022, the net investment position was –$16.17 trillion.

U.S. International Investment Position, 4th Quarter 2023

March 27, 2024 | The BEA Wire

The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was –$19.77 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Assets totaled $34.54 trillion, and liabilities were $54.31 trillion. At the end of the third quarter, the net investment position was –$18.11 trillion.

U.S. International Investment Position, 4th Quarter and Year 2023

March 27, 2024 | News Release

The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$19.77 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $34.54 trillion, and liabilities were $54.31 trillion. At the end of the third quarter, the net investment position was -$18.11 trillion (revised).

Arts and Culture Economy Grows 4.8 Percent in 2022

March 25, 2024 | The BEA Wire

Arts and cultural economic activity, adjusted for inflation, increased 4.8 percent in 2022 after increasing 10.8 percent in 2021, according to statistics released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. By comparison, the broader economy, as measured by real gross domestic product,  increased 1.9 percent in 2022 after increasing 5.8 percent in 2021.

Arts and cultural economic activity accounted for 4.3 percent of GDP, or $1.10…