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BEA produces some of the most closely watched economic statistics that influence decisions of government officials, business people, and individuals. These statistics provide a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of the U.S. economy. The data on this page are drawn from featured BEA economic accounts.
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Q1 2026 (3rd)
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+2.1%
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Q4 2025
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+0.5%
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Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the first quarter of 2026 (January, February, and March), according to the third estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2025, real GDP increased 0.5 percent. The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the first quarter were increases in investment, exports, government spending, and consumer spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.
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May 2026
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+0.7%
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April 2026
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+0.0%
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Percent change in real disposable personal income. In May 2026, real disposable personal income increased 0.3 percent.
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Q1 2026
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-$226.8 B
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Q4 2025
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-$221.1 B
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The U.S. current-account deficit resulting from international economic transactions widened by $5.8 billion, or 2.6 percent, to $226.8 billion in the first quarter of 2026, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised fourth-quarter deficit was $221.1 billion. The first-quarter deficit was 2.9 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter.
End of Q1 2026 | -$21.27 T |
End of Q4 2025 | -$21.87 T |
The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was –$21.27 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2026. Assets totaled $43.37 trillion, and liabilities totaled $64.64 trillion. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, the net investment position was –$21.87 trillion (revised).
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April 2026
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-$55.9 B
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March 2026
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-$56.6 B
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The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in April 2026 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $56.6 billion in March (revised) to $55.9 billion in April, as exports increased more than imports. The goods deficit decreased $2.4 billion in April to $83.7 billion. The services surplus decreased $1.7 billion in April to $27.8 billion.
Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $232.2 billion in 2025, according to preliminary statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Expenditures increased $76.8 billion, or 49.5 percent, from 2024 levels. As in previous years, acquisitions of existing U.S. businesses accounted for most of the expenditures.
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 2,273 counties, decreased in 809 counties, and was unchanged in 24 counties in 2024. County-level changes ranged from a 76.6 percent increase in Carter County, MT, to a 46.3 percent decline in Baca County, CO.
Personal income, in current dollars, increased in 2,768 counties, decreased in 331, and was unchanged in 7 counties in 2024. County-level changes ranged from a 22.6 percent increase in Harding County, SD, to a 23.3 percent decline in Issaquena County, MS.
