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January 2022 Trade Gap is $89.7 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in January 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $82.0 billion in December (revised) to $89.7 billion in January, as imports increased and exports decreased. The previously published December deficit was $80.7 billion. The goods deficit increased $7.1 billion in January to $108.9 billion. The services surplus…
Gross Domestic Product for the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2020
Real gross domestic product for the U.S. Virgin Islands decreased 2.2 percent in 2020 after increasing 2.8 percent in 2019, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Innovation at BEA: New Data Projects
The Bureau of Economic Analysis continually explores the development of new statistics as part of its mission to provide Americans a timely, accurate, and in-depth understanding of the changing U.S. economy. These are some of the ways we’re working to expand economic data.
Personal Income and Outlays, January 2022
Personal income increased $9.0 billion, or less than 0.1 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $337.2 billion, or 2.1 percent, in January. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation of employees that was partly offset by a decrease in government social benefits. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 6.4 percent in…
Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Year 2021
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 7.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, following an increase of 2.3 percent in the third quarter. The increase was revised up 0.1 percentage point from the “advance” estimate released in January. The acceleration in the fourth quarter was led by an upturn in exports as well as accelerations in inventory investment and consumer spending. In the fourth quarter, COVID-19 cases…
National, Industry, and State Annual Updates Will Be United in 2022
This year for the first time, BEA will produce and publish in tandem annual updates of national, industry, and state statistics. The updates released on Sept. 29 and 30 will cover gross domestic product and many related statistics, including national and state personal income, for 2021 and earlier years.
December 2021 Trade Gap is $80.7 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in December 2021 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $79.3 billion in November (revised) to $80.7 billion in December, as imports increased more than exports. The previously published November deficit was $80.2 billion. The goods deficit increased $3.2 billion in December to $101.4 billion. The services surplus increased…
Reposted: Personal Income by State, 3rd Quarter 2021
Note: Reposted Feb. 3, 2022, to correct state personal income statistics for the third quarter of 2021 back to the first quarter of 2016 due to a data processing error involving industry wage estimates. For more information, see the technical note.
Reposted: Gross Domestic Product by State, 3rd Quarter 2021
Note: Reposted Feb. 3, 2022, to correct state gross domestic product statistics for the third quarter of 2021 back to the first quarter of 2016 due to a data processing error involving industry wage estimates. GDP estimates for the first and second quarters of 2021 also were updated to include industry earnings estimates updated with the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Employment and Wages.
Personal Income and Outlays, December 2021
Personal income increased$70.7 billion, or 0.3 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending decreased$95.2 billion, or 0.6 percent, in December. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation of employees. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 7.9 percent in December, compared with 7.2 percent in November.
Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Year 2021
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, following an increase of 2.3 percent in the third quarter. The acceleration in the fourth quarter was led by an upturn in exports as well as accelerations in inventory investment and consumer spending. In the fourth quarter, COVID-19 cases resulted in continued restrictions and disruptions in the operations of establishments in some…
November 2021 Trade Gap is $80.2 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in November 2021 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $67.2 billion in October (revised) to $80.2 billion in November, as imports increased more than exports. The previously published October deficit was $67.1 billion. The goods deficit increased $15.1 billion in November to $99.0 billion. The services surplus increased $…