Survey of Current Business : Volume 95 Number 1: January 2015

January 2015

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Volume 95 Number 1

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Director's Message (PDF)

Taking Account (PDF)

BEA paper develops new R&D time series

Articles

GDP and the Economy: Third Estimates for the Third Quarter of 2014 (PDF)

Real GDP increased 5.0 percent, reflecting positive contributions from consumer spending, nonresidential fixed investment, federal government spending, exports, state and local government spending, and residential fixed investment.

Selected NIPA tables

BEA Briefing
U.S. Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account,
1998–2012 (PDF)

The goal of this new economic account is to provide statistics that shed light on the impact of arts and cultural activities on the economy, including an estimate of the sector’s contributions to gross domestic product.

Introducing the New BEA Health Care Satellite Account (PDF)

The first release of this economic account represents a milestone in BEA’s efforts to develop health care statistics based on the treatment of diseases, thus allowing for a deeper understanding of this critical sector and its economic impact.

U.S. International Transactions: Third Quarter of 2014 (PDF)

The current-account deficit increased $1.8 billion to $100.3 billion. In the financial account, net U.S. borrowing increased $0.3 billion to $22.5 billion.

Tables

The U.S. Net International Investment Position at the End of the Third Quarter of 2014 (PDF)

The position was –$6,157.9 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2014, down $682.5 billion from the end of the second quarter, reflecting a $362.4 billion decrease in the value of U.S. assets and a $320.2 billion increase in the value of U.S. liabilities.

Tables

An Ownership-Based Framework of the U.S. Current Account for 2002–2013 (PDF)

An annual supplement to the international transactions accounts presents current-account statistics that combine cross-border trade with net receipts of affiliates of multinational enterprises.

Ownership-based current account

Regional Quarterly Report (PDF)

In the third quarter of 2014, state personal income growth ranged from 1.4 percent in Texas to –0.2 percent in South Dakota. Growth slowed in California, Texas, Florida, and 35 smaller states.