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Personal Income and Outlays, September 2022
Personal income increased $78.9 billion, or 0.4 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $113.0 billion, or 0.6 percent, in September. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation and personal income receipts on assets. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 3.1 percent in September, compared with 3.4 percent in August.
Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2022 (Advance Estimate)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.6 percent in the third quarter of 2022, in contrast to a decrease of 0.6 percent in the second quarter. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in exports and consumer spending that were partly offset by a decrease in housing investment.
Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2021
State personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased 12.7 percent in 2021 after decreasing 1.9 percent in 2020. The percent change in PCE across all 50 states and the District of Columbia ranged from 16.3 percent in Utah to 9.4 percent in New York.
August 2022 Trade Gap is $67.4 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in August 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $70.5 billion in July (revised) to $67.4 billion in August, as imports decreased more than exports. The previously published July deficit was $70.6 billion. The goods deficit decreased $3.4 billion in August to $87.6 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.4 billion…
Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 2nd Quarter 2022
Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased in 40 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2022, with the percent change in real GDP ranging from 1.8 percent in Texas to –4.8 percent in Wyoming.
In the second quarter of 2022, as real GDP for the nation decreased at an annual rate of 0.6 percent, real GDP decreased in 8 of the 23 industry groups for which BEA prepares quarterly state estimates. Construction;…
Personal Income and Outlays, August 2022 and Annual Update
Personal income increased $71.6 billion, or 0.3 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $67.5 billion, or 0.4 percent, in August. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation and proprietors’ income. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 3.5 percent in August, the same rate as in July.
Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), Corporate Profits (Revised Estimate), and GDP by Industry, Second Quarter 2022 and Annual Update
Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the second quarter of 2022, following a decrease of 1.6 percent in the first quarter. The second-quarter decrease was the same as previously estimated in the “second” estimate released in August. The smaller decrease in the second quarter, compared to the first quarter, reflected an upturn in exports and an acceleration in consumer spending. For more details,…
U.S. International Investment Position, 2nd Quarter 2022
The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was –$16.31 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2022, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $30.98 trillion, and liabilities were $47.29 trillion. At the end of the first quarter, the net investment position was –$17.75 trillion.
U.S. Current-Account Deficit Narrows in 2nd Quarter 2022
The U.S. current-account deficit, which reflects the combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows between U.S. residents and residents of other countries, narrowed by $31.5 billion, or 11.1 percent, to $251.1 billion in the second quarter of 2022. The narrowing mostly reflected a decreased deficit on goods. The second-quarter deficit was 4.0 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down from 4.6 percent in the…
BEA Updating 2017-22 Statistics With Latest Data
At the end of September, BEA will update five years of U.S. gross domestic product and related statistics, as well as GDP statistics for industries and for each state.
These updates are part of a cycle the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis follows to continue refining its statistics as more information becomes available. The annual updates incorporate data that only become available yearly, such as from the Census Bureau’s annual…
July 2022 Trade Gap is $70.6 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in July 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $80.9 billion in June (revised) to $70.6 billion in July, as exports increased and imports decreased. The previously published June deficit was $79.6 billion. The goods deficit decreased $8.2 billion in July to $91.1 billion. The services surplus increased $2.1 billion in…
Gross Domestic Product for American Samoa, 2021
Real gross domestic product for American Samoa decreased 1.7 percent in 2021 after increasing 5.0 percent in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. These statistics were developed under the Statistical Improvement Program, funded by the Office of Insular Affairs of the U.S. Department of the Interior.