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BEA 07-12

Gross Domestic Product, 4th quarter 2006 (final); Corporate Profits, 4th quarter 2006

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Virginia H. Mannering:  (202)   606-5304   (GDP)                                    BEA 07-12
Andrew Hodge:		(202)	606-5564   (Profits) 
Recorded message:       (202)   606-5306


                               GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT:  FOURTH QUARTER 2006 (FINAL)
                                     CORPORATE PROFITS:  FOURTH QUARTER 2006   

	Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property 
located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006, 
according to final estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.  In the third quarter, real 
GDP increased 2.0 percent. 

 	The GDP estimates released today are based on more complete source data than were available for 
the preliminary estimates issued last month.  In the preliminary estimates, the increase in real GDP was      
2.2 percent (see "Revisions" on page 3).

	The increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter primarily reflected positive contributions from  
personal consumption expenditures (PCE), exports, state and local government spending, and federal 
government spending that were partly offset by negative contributions from residential fixed investment 
and private inventory investment.  Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP,
decreased.

	The small acceleration in real GDP growth in the fourth quarter primarily reflected a downturn in 
imports and accelerations in PCE, in exports, and in federal government spending that were partly offset 
by downturns in private inventory investment and in equipment and software and a deceleration in 
nonresidential structures.

	Final sales of computers contributed 0.22 percentage point to the fourth-quarter growth in real 
GDP after contributing 0.07 percentage point to the third-quarter growth.  Motor vehicle output 
subtracted 1.18 percentage points from the fourth-quarter growth in real GDP after contributing 0.76 
percentage point to the third-quarter growth.  




FOOTNOTE.--Quarterly estimates are expressed at seasonally adjusted annual rates, unless otherwise
specified.  Quarter-to-quarter dollar changes are differences between these published estimates.  Percent 
changes are calculated from unrounded data and are annualized.  "Real" estimates are in chained (2000)
dollars.  Prices indexes are chain-type measures.


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	The price index for gross domestic purchases, which measures prices paid by U.S. residents, 
increased 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter, the same as in the preliminary estimate; this index increased 
2.2 percent in the third quarter.  Excluding food and energy prices, the price index for gross domestic 
purchases increased 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 2.2 percent in the 
third. 

	Real personal consumption expenditures increased 4.2 percent in the fourth quarter, compared 
with an increase of 2.8 percent in the third.  Real nonresidential fixed investment decreased 3.1 percent, 
in contrast to an increase of 10.0 percent.  Nonresidential structures increased 0.8 percent, compared 
with an increase of 15.7 percent.  Equipment and software decreased 4.8 percent, in contrast to an 
increase of 7.7 percent.  Real residential fixed investment decreased 19.8 percent, compared with a 
decrease of 18.7 percent.

	Real exports of goods and services increased 10.6 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with an 
increase of 6.8 percent in the third.  Real imports of goods and services decreased 2.6 percent, in 
contrast to an increase of 5.6 percent.

	Real federal government consumption expenditures and gross investment increased 4.6 percent in 
the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 1.3 percent in the third.  National defense increased 
12.3 percent, in contrast to a decrease of 1.2 percent.  Nondefense decreased 9.6 percent, in contrast to 
an increase of 6.5 percent.  Real state and local government consumption expenditures and gross 
investment increased 2.7 percent, compared with an increase of 1.9 percent.

	The real change in private inventories subtracted 1.16 percentage points from the fourth-quarter 
change in real GDP, after adding 0.06 percentage point to the third-quarter change.  Private businesses 
increased inventories $22.4 billion in the fourth quarter, following increases of $55.4 billion in the third 
quarter and $53.7 billion in the second.

	Real final sales of domestic product -- GDP less change in private inventories -- increased 3.7 
percent in the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 1.9 percent in the third.


Gross domestic purchases

	Real gross domestic purchases -- purchases by U.S. residents of goods and services wherever 
produced -- increased 0.8 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 2.0 percent in the 
third. 


Gross national product

	Real gross national product -- the goods and services produced by the labor and property supplied 
by U.S. residents -- increased 3.5 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with 1.8 percent in the third.  
GNP includes, and GDP excludes, net receipts of income from the rest of the world, which increased 
$29.4 billion in the fourth quarter after decreasing $5.5 billion in the third; in the fourth quarter, receipts 
increased $28.2 billion, and payments decreased $1.2 billion.


Current-dollar GDP

	Current-dollar GDP -- the market value of the nation's output of goods and services -- increased 
4.1 percent, or $135.6 billion, in the fourth quarter to a level of $13,458.2 billion.  In the third quarter, 
current-dollar GDP increased 3.8 percent, or $125.3 billion.


Revisions

	The final estimate of the fourth-quarter increase in real GDP is 0.3 percentage point, or $6.5 
billion, higher than the preliminary estimate issued last month.  The upward revision to the percent 
change in real GDP primarily reflected an upward revision to private inventory investment that was 
partly offset by a downward revision to equipment and software investment.


                                              Advance       Preliminary     Final
                                            (Percent change from preceding quarter)

Real GDP...............................         3.5            2.2           2.5
Current-dollar GDP.....................         5.0            3.9           4.1
Gross domestic purchases price index...         0.1            0.2           0.2


Corporate Profits

	Profits from current production (corporate profits with inventory valuation and capital 
consumption adjustments) decreased $4.9 billion in the fourth quarter, in contrast to an increase of $61.5 
billion in the third quarter.  Current-production cash flow (net cash flow with inventory valuation and 
capital consumption adjustments) -- the internal funds available to corporations for investment -- 
decreased $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter, in contrast to an increase of $30.2 billion in the third.

	Taxes on corporate income decreased $14.4 billion in the fourth quarter, in contrast to an increase 
of $14.5 billion in the third.  Profits after tax with inventory valuation and capital consumption 
adjustments increased $9.6 billion, compared with an increase of $47.0 billion.  Dividends increased 
$21.0 billion, compared with an increase of $19.3 billion; current-production undistributed profits 
decreased $11.5 billion, in contrast to an increase of $27.8 billion.

        Domestic profits of financial corporations increased $20.5 billion in the fourth quarter, in contrast
to a decrease of $9.1 billion in the third.  Domestic profits of nonfinancial corporations decreased $62.6 
billion in the fourth quarter, in contrast to an increase of $75.8 billion in the third.  In the fourth quarter, 
real gross value added of nonfinancial corporations increased, and profits per unit of real value added 
decreased.  The decrease in unit profits reflected a small increase in unit prices that was more than offset 
by increases in both the unit labor and nonlabor costs corporations incurred.

	The rest-of-the-world component of profits increased $37.3 billion in the fourth quarter, in 
contrast to a decrease of $5.3 billion in the third.  This measure is calculated as (1) receipts by U.S. 
residents of earnings from their foreign affiliates plus dividends received by U.S. residents from 
unaffiliated foreign corporations minus (2) payments by U.S. affiliates of earnings to their foreign 
parents plus dividends paid by U.S. corporations to unaffiliated foreign residents.  The fourth-quarter 
increase was accounted for by an increase in receipts and a decrease in payments.

	Profits before tax with inventory valuation adjustment is the best available measure of industry 
profits because estimates of the capital consumption adjustment by industry do not exist.  This measure 
reflects depreciation-accounting practices used for federal income tax returns.  According to this 
measure, domestic profits of financial corporations increased, while domestic profits of nonfinancial 
corporations decreased.  The decrease in nonfinancial corporations reflected decreases in ?other? 
nonfinancial industries, in wholesale trade, in manufacturing, and in transportation and warehousing that 
were partly offset by increases in retail trade, in information, and in utilities.  Within manufacturing, the 
decrease reflected a decrease in nondurable goods -- especially petroleum and coal products -- that was 
partly offset by an increase in durable goods.

	Profits before tax decreased $16.4 billion in the fourth quarter, in contrast to an increase of $42.5 
billion in the third.  The before-tax measure of profits does not reflect, as does profits from current 
production, the capital consumption and inventory valuation adjustments.  These adjustments convert 
depreciation of fixed assets and inventory withdrawals reported on a tax-return, historical-cost basis to 
the current-cost measures used in the national income and product accounts.  The capital consumption 
adjustment decreased $9.3 billion in the fourth quarter (from -$162.4 billion to -$171.7 billion), 
compared with a decrease of $1.6 billion in the third.  The inventory valuation adjustment increased 
$20.7 billion (from -$38.2 billion to -$17.5 billion), compared with an increase of $20.7 billion. 


Corporate profits in 2006

          Profits from current production increased 21.4 percent in 2006, compared with an increase of 12.5 
percent in 2005.  Domestic profits increased 21.1 percent, compared with an increase of 12.7 percent.  
The rest-of-the-world component of profits increased 23.4 percent, compared with an increase of 11.7 
percent.

         Taxes on corporate income increased 18.9 percent in 2006, compared with an increase of 33.1 
percent in 2005.  Profits after tax with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments 
increased 22.5 percent, compared with an increase of 5.5 percent.  Dividends increased 11.3 percent, 
compared with an increase of 6.9 percent; current-production undistributed profits increased 40.6 
percent, compared with an increase of 3.4 percent.
 
         According to the measure of profits before tax with inventory valuation adjustment, domestic 
profits of financial and nonfinancial corporations increased in 2006.  The increase in nonfinancial 
corporations reflected increases in all industries shown except motor vehicles; the largest increase was in 
manufacturing.  Within manufacturing, the largest increase was in petroleum and coal products.

  



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                                    Table 1.--Real Gross Domestic Product and Related Measures: Percent Change From Preceding Period
                                                             [Quarters seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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                                       2004   2005   2006r  I 03  II 03 III 03  IV 03   I 04  II 04 III 04  IV 04   I 05  II 05 III 05  IV 05   I 06  II 06 III 06  IV 06r
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       Gross domestic product (GDP).    3.9    3.2    3.3    1.2    3.5    7.5    2.7    3.9    4.0    3.1    2.6    3.4    3.3    4.2    1.8    5.6    2.6    2.0    2.5

Personal consumption expenditures...    3.9    3.5    3.2    2.1    3.6    5.8    2.3    4.7    2.9    3.9    4.3    2.7    4.2    3.9     .8    4.8    2.6    2.8    4.2
  Durable goods.....................    6.4    5.5    5.0     .4   16.8   16.7     .7    6.1    1.7    8.7    6.1    2.4   12.8    9.0  -12.3   19.8    -.1    6.4    4.4
  Nondurable goods..................    3.6    4.5    3.7    3.8    2.3    7.7    1.8    4.3    1.7    3.7    5.4    5.2    4.9    3.4    3.9    5.9    1.4    1.5    5.9
  Services..........................    3.5    2.6    2.6    1.5    1.8    2.9    2.8    4.6    3.8    3.1    3.4    1.6    2.3    3.2    2.0    1.6    3.7    2.8    3.4

Gross private domestic investment...    9.8    5.4    4.3   -1.3    3.3   17.7    9.3    4.8   21.7    2.0    5.1    8.2   -3.6    5.2   16.2    7.8    1.0    -.8  -15.2
  Fixed investment..................    7.3    7.5    2.9    -.4   10.6   13.6    5.5    2.2   11.7    7.6    4.9    7.8   10.5    6.3    2.8    8.2   -1.6   -1.2   -9.1
    Nonresidential..................    5.9    6.8    7.2   -2.6   10.7    9.4    2.8    1.7    7.2   10.3    8.3    6.0    5.2    5.9    5.2   13.7    4.4   10.0   -3.1
      Structures....................    2.2    1.1    9.0   -6.9   14.7    -.8   -4.7    3.3    6.9    3.1   -2.0    5.3   -2.0   -7.0   12.0    8.7   20.3   15.7     .8
      Equipment and software........    7.3    8.9    6.5   -1.0    9.3   13.2    5.6    1.2    7.3   13.0   12.3    6.3    7.9   11.0    2.8   15.6   -1.4    7.7   -4.8
    Residential.....................    9.9    8.6   -4.2    4.1   10.5   22.2   10.6    3.1   19.8    3.2    -.6   11.1   20.0    7.1    -.9    -.3  -11.1  -18.7  -19.8
  Change in private inventories.....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....

Net exports of goods and services...  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....
  Exports...........................    9.2    6.8    8.9   -5.3   -1.7   11.4   20.8    7.2    6.2    4.8    9.9    4.7    9.4    3.2    9.6   14.0    6.2    6.8   10.6
    Goods...........................    9.0    7.5   10.5    2.0   -1.2    8.8   19.8    7.1    6.4    8.3    6.1    5.5   12.8    3.7   11.5   17.3    6.0    9.4    8.4
    Services........................    9.7    5.1    5.4  -20.0   -2.8   17.5   23.1    7.5    5.6   -2.8   19.2    2.9    2.0    2.1    5.5    6.7    6.7     .8   16.3
  Imports...........................   10.8    6.1    5.8   -5.0    4.1    3.7   17.6   10.2   16.0    4.4   12.0    4.1    1.4    2.5   13.2    9.1    1.4    5.6   -2.6
    Goods...........................   10.9    6.7    5.9   -3.9    8.6     .6   17.2   10.1   17.7    4.7   12.6    4.9    2.0    2.7   14.1    9.4    -.1    7.1   -4.1
    Services........................   10.0    2.8    5.3  -10.6  -15.7   21.2   19.6   10.9    7.6    3.1    9.0    -.2   -1.5    1.2    8.3    7.4    9.9   -2.6    6.2

Government consumption expenditures
 and gross investment...............    1.9     .9    2.1   -1.4    6.1    1.5     .7    2.9    2.2    1.3   -1.9    1.6    1.1    3.4   -1.1    4.9     .8    1.7    3.4
  Federal...........................    4.3    1.5    2.0     .1   19.7     .4    3.1    7.2    2.5    5.0   -5.2    3.4     .4    9.6   -4.6    8.8   -4.5    1.3    4.6
    National defense................    5.9    1.7    1.9   -4.4   36.3   -5.3    8.1    9.1    2.0    9.1   -9.1    4.5    2.9   11.2   -9.9    8.9   -2.0   -1.2   12.3
    Nondefense......................    1.2    1.1    2.1    9.0   -6.4   12.4   -6.0    3.6    3.5   -2.9    3.4    1.2   -4.4    6.2    7.1    8.5   -9.3    6.5   -9.6
  State and local...................     .5     .5    2.1   -2.2    -.8    2.1    -.6     .5    2.1    -.9     .1     .6    1.5    -.1    1.0    2.7    4.0    1.9    2.7

Addenda:
  Final sales of domestic product...    3.5    3.5    3.1    1.3    4.5    6.9    2.1    3.4    2.6    4.0    2.6    3.3    5.6    4.4    -.3    5.6    2.1    1.9    3.7
  Gross domestic purchases..........    4.4    3.3    3.2     .9    4.0    6.6    3.0    4.4    5.5    3.1    3.3    3.4    2.4    4.0    2.7    5.3    2.0    2.0     .8
  Final sales to domestic
   purchasers.......................    4.0    3.6    2.9    1.1    5.1    6.1    2.5    4.0    4.1    4.0    3.2    3.3    4.6    4.2     .7    5.4    1.6    2.0    1.9
  Gross national product (GNP)......    3.8    3.1    3.3     .8    4.1    7.3    3.5    3.5    2.9    3.3    2.0    3.6    3.0    4.9     .5    6.1    2.3    1.8    3.5
  Disposable personal income........    3.6    1.2    2.6    1.7    5.0    6.3    1.7    3.9    2.4    2.8    7.5   -4.0     .5    -.6    5.5    4.6   -1.5    3.2    5.3

  Current-dollar measures:
    GDP.............................    6.9    6.3    6.3    4.4    4.8    9.7    4.9    7.8    7.9    5.3    5.9    7.0    5.8    7.6    5.1    9.0    5.9    3.8    4.1
    Final sales of domestic product.    6.5    6.7    6.1    4.6    5.8    9.1    4.4    7.3    6.4    6.2    5.9    6.9    8.2    7.8    3.0    9.1    5.5    3.8    5.4
    Gross domestic purchases........    7.6    6.9    6.4    5.1    4.7    9.1    4.9    8.9    9.7    5.8    7.0    6.7    5.8    8.5    6.3    8.2    6.1    4.2    1.0
    Final sales to domestic
     purchasers.....................    7.2    7.2    6.1    5.3    5.7    8.5    4.4    8.5    8.3    6.7    7.0    6.7    8.1    8.8    4.3    8.2    5.7    4.2    2.1
    GNP.............................    6.7    6.2    6.3    4.0    5.4    9.6    5.8    7.4    6.7    5.4    5.3    7.2    5.6    8.4    3.8    9.6    5.7    3.7    5.2
    Disposable personal income......    6.4    4.1    5.4    4.8    5.7    8.9    3.2    7.7    6.0    4.7   10.7   -1.8    3.6    3.5    8.6    6.8    2.5    5.7    4.3
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  r Revised
  See "Explanatory Note" at the end of the tables.

                                                Table 2.--Contributions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product
                                                             [Quarters seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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                                       2004   2005   2006r  I 03  II 03 III 03  IV 03   I 04  II 04 III 04  IV 04   I 05  II 05 III 05  IV 05   I 06  II 06 III 06  IV 06r
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Percent change at annual rate:

    Gross domestic product..........    3.9    3.2    3.3    1.2    3.5    7.5    2.7    3.9    4.0    3.1    2.6    3.4    3.3    4.2    1.8    5.6    2.6    2.0    2.5

Percentage points at annual rates:

  Personal consumption expenditures.   2.71   2.44   2.24   1.41   2.53   4.13   1.59   3.30   2.07   2.74   2.97   1.94   2.94   2.76    .53   3.38   1.81   1.96   2.93

    Durable goods...................    .54    .45    .41    .03   1.35   1.39    .06    .51    .14    .71    .50    .20   1.02    .74  -1.08   1.50   -.01    .50    .35
      Motor vehicles and parts......    .07    .02   -.04   -.04    .65    .46   -.29    .09   -.14    .22    .17   -.29    .50    .38  -1.51    .60   -.04    .28   -.15
      Furniture and household
       equipment....................    .35    .29    .36    .05    .49    .67    .27    .33    .28    .36    .21    .27    .28    .40    .33    .65    .10    .20    .38
      Other.........................    .11    .14    .09    .02    .21    .26    .08    .10    .01    .13    .12    .21    .24   -.03    .10    .26   -.06    .03    .12

    Nondurable goods................    .73    .90    .76    .75    .45   1.53    .36    .86    .34    .74   1.07   1.04    .98    .70    .79   1.20    .30    .32   1.18
      Food..........................    .33    .51    .41    .39    .04    .61    .02    .54    .16    .28    .70    .53    .55    .61    .39    .64    .19   -.07    .62
      Clothing and shoes............    .14    .17    .14   -.02    .29    .31   -.02    .32   -.14    .18    .19    .17    .25    .08    .27    .23   -.10    .15    .18
      Gasoline, fuel oil, and other
       energy goods.................    .02   -.01   -.02   -.02   -.02    .10    .06    .00    .00   -.04    .01    .12   -.10   -.15   -.06   -.03    .02    .14    .03
      Other.........................    .24    .23    .23    .39    .14    .52    .30    .00    .32    .32    .16    .21    .28    .16    .19    .36    .19    .11    .35

    Services........................   1.45   1.09   1.07    .63    .73   1.21   1.18   1.92   1.59   1.30   1.39    .70    .94   1.32    .83    .67   1.52   1.14   1.41
      Housing.......................    .40    .30    .24    .11    .18    .35    .40    .49    .42    .37    .32    .29    .28    .24    .18    .24    .25    .27    .33
      Household operation...........    .10    .08   -.02    .00    .00    .02    .17    .11    .10    .06    .25    .01    .04    .09    .01   -.58    .31    .35    .13
        Electricity and gas.........    .02    .04   -.05   -.05   -.08   -.03    .12    .06   -.06   -.07    .25    .00    .00    .03    .03   -.58    .23    .32    .08
        Other household operation...    .08    .04    .03    .05    .08    .05    .05    .05    .16    .13    .00    .01    .04    .06   -.02    .00    .08    .04    .05
      Transportation................    .03    .00    .04    .07   -.03    .03    .02    .05    .06    .00    .04    .02   -.03   -.04    .00    .10    .04    .03    .10
      Medical care..................    .37    .43    .42    .47    .28    .28    .28    .33    .47    .53    .43    .32    .40    .53    .44    .52    .31    .25    .42
      Recreation....................    .14    .08    .06    .02    .15    .13    .16    .18    .13    .09    .05    .13    .05    .05    .04    .09    .02    .08    .09
      Other.........................    .41    .20    .33   -.04    .16    .40    .15    .76    .42    .24    .30   -.07    .20    .44    .16    .31    .58    .15    .33

  Gross private domestic investment.   1.49    .87    .70   -.16    .51   2.56   1.39    .74   3.17    .32    .82   1.32   -.61    .84   2.51   1.31    .17   -.13  -2.71

    Fixed investment................   1.11   1.17    .47   -.04   1.52   2.00    .83    .34   1.72   1.16    .77   1.22   1.62   1.02    .46   1.34   -.27   -.19  -1.54
      Nonresidential................    .58    .67    .73   -.24   1.01    .92    .29    .18    .69    .97    .81    .59    .51    .59    .52   1.36    .45   1.01   -.34
        Structures..................    .06    .03    .26   -.18    .35   -.02   -.12    .08    .17    .08   -.05    .14   -.06   -.20    .31    .25    .56    .46    .03
        Equipment and software......    .52    .64    .47   -.06    .66    .95    .41    .10    .52    .90    .86    .45    .56    .78    .21   1.11   -.10    .55   -.36
          Information processing
           equipment and software...    .36    .30    .31    .31    .13    .82    .70    .30    .05    .21    .33    .43    .29    .26    .25    .74   -.04    .35   -.07
            Computers and peripheral
             equipment..............    .10    .12    .10    .12    .00    .26    .21   -.03   -.03    .21    .17    .10    .10    .06    .16    .15    .03    .13    .00
            Software................    .15    .09    .10    .06    .05    .32    .20    .17    .03    .12    .16    .03    .12    .07    .04    .18    .07    .09    .05
            Other...................    .11    .10    .11    .12    .08    .23    .29    .16    .05   -.12    .00    .30    .06    .13    .04    .40   -.14    .13   -.11
          Industrial equipment......   -.05    .10    .07    .17    .14   -.14   -.22   -.09   -.05    .19    .05    .16   -.07    .23    .19   -.05    .16    .00   -.07
          Transportation equipment..    .14    .15    .00   -.57    .31    .01   -.13   -.08    .46    .39    .40   -.14    .11    .27   -.31    .31   -.32    .15   -.22
          Other equipment...........    .07    .09    .08    .04    .08    .26    .07   -.04    .06    .10    .08    .01    .24    .03    .08    .11    .09    .05   -.01
      Residential...................    .53    .50   -.27    .20    .51   1.08    .55    .16   1.03    .18   -.04    .63   1.11    .43   -.06   -.02   -.72  -1.20  -1.21

    Change in private inventories...    .38   -.30    .23   -.12  -1.01    .56    .56    .40   1.44   -.84    .05    .09  -2.23   -.18   2.05   -.03    .44    .06  -1.16
      Farm..........................    .07   -.06    .03    .19   -.16   -.06   -.05    .27    .61   -.48   -.38    .16   -.26    .28    .14   -.01   -.09    .02   -.01
      Nonfarm.......................    .31   -.24    .21   -.31   -.85    .62    .60    .13    .84   -.35    .43   -.06  -1.97   -.46   1.90   -.02    .54    .05  -1.15

  Net exports of goods and services.   -.65   -.26   -.02    .21   -.73    .51   -.47   -.73  -1.62   -.20   -.81   -.16    .72   -.06  -1.07   -.04    .42   -.19   1.59

    Exports.........................    .88    .68    .93   -.53   -.16   1.02   1.81    .69    .60    .46    .96    .47    .94    .33    .97   1.41    .66    .73   1.14
      Goods.........................    .60    .52    .76    .13   -.08    .55   1.20    .47    .43    .55    .42    .38    .88    .27    .80   1.20    .45    .71    .65
      Services......................    .28    .16    .17   -.65   -.08    .47    .61    .22    .17   -.09    .54    .09    .06    .06    .17    .21    .21    .03    .50

    Imports.........................  -1.53   -.94   -.95    .74   -.57   -.51  -2.29  -1.42  -2.22   -.66  -1.77   -.63   -.22   -.39  -2.04  -1.46   -.24   -.93    .45
      Goods.........................  -1.29   -.87   -.82    .47   -.97   -.07  -1.86  -1.17  -2.03   -.59  -1.55   -.64   -.26   -.36  -1.84  -1.27    .01  -1.00    .61
      Services......................   -.24   -.07   -.14    .27    .40   -.44   -.43   -.25   -.18   -.08   -.22    .01    .04   -.03   -.20   -.19   -.25    .07   -.16

  Government consumption expenditures
   and gross investment.............    .36    .17    .40   -.26   1.16    .29    .14    .55    .43    .24   -.37    .31    .21    .64   -.21    .94    .16    .32    .64

    Federal.........................    .30    .11    .14    .01   1.26    .03    .21    .49    .18    .34   -.38    .23    .03    .66   -.33    .61   -.32    .09    .31
      National defense..............    .27    .08    .09   -.20   1.41   -.25    .35    .41    .09    .41   -.45    .21    .13    .52   -.49    .41   -.09   -.06    .55
        Consumption expenditures....    .22    .05    .05   -.22   1.30   -.32    .31    .40    .00    .34   -.44    .25    .03    .45   -.47    .37   -.17   -.04    .43
        Gross investment............    .05    .03    .04    .02    .12    .07    .05    .00    .10    .08   -.01   -.04    .10    .07   -.02    .05    .08   -.02    .11
      Nondefense....................    .03    .03    .05    .21   -.16    .28   -.14    .09    .08   -.07    .08    .03   -.11    .14    .16    .20   -.23    .15   -.23
       Consumption expenditures.....    .03    .00    .04    .19   -.21    .27   -.12    .11    .03   -.06    .05    .01   -.09    .08    .05    .16   -.10    .13   -.19
       Gross investment.............    .00    .02    .01    .01    .06    .01   -.03   -.03    .05   -.01    .03    .01   -.02    .06    .11    .03   -.12    .02   -.04

    State and local.................    .06    .06    .26   -.27   -.10    .26   -.07    .06    .25   -.10    .01    .08    .18   -.01    .13    .33    .48    .23    .33
        Consumption expenditures....    .10    .08    .18   -.19   -.07   -.04    .07    .19    .15    .08    .15    .02    .05    .14    .09    .17    .20    .30    .33
        Gross investment............   -.04   -.02    .08   -.09   -.02    .30   -.15   -.13    .11   -.18   -.14    .06    .13   -.15    .03    .16    .28   -.08    .00

Addenda:
    Goods...........................   1.56   1.43   1.90   1.27    .56   5.00    .81   1.20    .99   1.56   1.43   1.51   1.09   2.07    .97   3.86   1.12   1.17   1.25
    Services........................   1.84   1.31   1.37    .03   2.06   1.15   1.63   2.59   1.74   1.48   1.47   1.07   1.04   2.02    .46   1.39   1.40   1.63   2.32
    Structures......................    .51    .49    .05   -.09    .85   1.33    .22    .05   1.31    .06   -.29    .82   1.13    .09    .33    .33    .04   -.84  -1.11
    Motor vehicle output............    .12    .20   -.06   -.46    .36    .30   -.23    .33   -.24    .52    .06    .38   -.03    .70   -.71    .12   -.31    .76  -1.18
    Final sales of computers........    .06    .16    .11    .12   -.02    .50    .15   -.13   -.14    .15    .26    .16    .20    .08    .20    .07    .04    .07    .22
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  See "Explanatory Note" at the end of the tables.

                                      Table 3.--Gross Domestic Product and Related Measures: Level and Change From Preceding Period
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                                               Billions of current dollars                                      Billions of chained (2000) dollars
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                                                        Seasonally adjusted                                    Seasonally adjusted                Change from preceding
                                                          at annual rates                                        at annual rates                          period
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                                       2006r   IV 05     I 06    II 06   III 06    IV 06r    2006r   IV 05     I 06    II 06   III 06    IV 06r    2006r  III 06    IV 06r
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     Gross domestic product....... 13,246.6 12,730.5 13,008.4 13,197.3 13,322.6 13,458.2 11,415.3 11,163.8 11,316.4 11,388.1 11,443.5 11,513.0    366.7     55.4     69.5

Personal consumption expenditures.  9,268.9  8,927.8  9,079.2  9,228.1  9,346.7  9,421.8  8,091.4  7,910.2  8,003.8  8,055.0  8,111.2  8,195.9    250.2     56.2     84.7

  Durable goods...................  1,070.3  1,019.6  1,064.1  1,061.8  1,075.5  1,079.8  1,202.9  1,137.9  1,190.5  1,190.3  1,208.8  1,221.9     57.6     18.5     13.1
    Motor vehicles and parts......    444.7    421.6    442.7    441.7    451.3    443.3    447.4    426.3    445.1    443.7    452.9    447.8     -5.5      9.2     -5.1
    Furniture and household
     equipment....................    404.6    386.0    402.3    401.3    403.2    411.4    550.5    511.5    538.5    542.9    551.7    569.1     59.9      8.8     17.4
    Other.........................    221.0    212.0    219.1    218.8    221.0    225.2    224.5    216.3    224.6    222.5    223.4    227.5     11.9       .9      4.1

  Nondurable goods................  2,714.9  2,613.5  2,658.2  2,721.4  2,747.7  2,732.1  2,362.0  2,309.6  2,342.8  2,351.1  2,360.1  2,394.0     85.2      9.0     33.9
    Food..........................  1,281.1  1,233.7  1,262.3  1,274.0  1,280.7  1,307.5  1,110.9  1,085.7  1,103.4  1,108.8  1,106.8  1,124.5     45.2     -2.0     17.7
    Clothing and shoes............    358.6    349.1    355.4    355.1    358.7    365.3    392.5    383.1    391.1    387.4    392.6    399.1     19.8      5.2      6.5
    Gasoline, fuel oil, and other
     energy goods.................    338.3    322.1    316.2    359.1    369.4    308.5    197.6    196.6    196.0    196.3    198.7    199.3     -1.9      2.4       .6
    Other.........................    736.8    708.6    724.2    733.3    738.9    750.8    671.1    652.4    662.6    668.3    671.5    682.2     27.2      3.2     10.7

  Services........................  5,483.7  5,294.7  5,356.8  5,444.9  5,523.5  5,609.8  4,550.4  4,476.7  4,494.5  4,535.4  4,566.6  4,605.2    113.8     31.2     38.6
    Housing.......................  1,382.2  1,326.6  1,345.4  1,370.1  1,394.2  1,419.2  1,148.7  1,131.2  1,137.6  1,144.5  1,151.7  1,160.8     26.1      7.2      9.1
    Household operation...........    506.4    506.1    494.8    499.1    512.3    519.2    416.2    419.8    404.3    412.5    422.1    425.8     -1.8      9.6      3.7
      Electricity and gas.........    212.2    219.9    206.2    206.9    216.6    219.2    149.9    154.7    141.7    147.0    154.4    156.4     -3.9      7.4      2.0
      Other household operation...    294.1    286.2    288.6    292.2    295.7    300.0    267.4    264.9    264.8    267.0    268.1    269.6      3.3      1.1      1.5
    Transportation................    337.1    325.9    330.4    335.9    339.5    342.7    288.4    283.5    286.3    287.5    288.5    291.2      4.0      1.0      2.7
    Medical care..................  1,588.5  1,534.0  1,557.2  1,578.2  1,597.5  1,621.0  1,305.0  1,279.0  1,292.6  1,300.9  1,307.6  1,319.0     44.1      6.7     11.4
    Recreation....................    379.4    367.7    372.4    377.2    382.7    385.1    319.7    315.1    317.5    318.1    320.4    323.0      6.6      2.3      2.6
    Other.........................  1,290.2  1,234.4  1,256.5  1,284.3  1,297.3  1,322.6  1,071.1  1,046.5  1,054.9  1,070.6  1,074.8  1,083.9     34.9      4.2      9.1

Gross private domestic investment.  2,212.5  2,154.5  2,214.8  2,237.1  2,235.5  2,162.6  1,945.6  1,927.0  1,963.6  1,968.5  1,964.8  1,885.6     79.3     -3.7    -79.2

  Fixed investment................  2,162.9  2,105.8  2,167.7  2,174.8  2,171.4  2,137.6  1,894.7  1,877.3  1,914.6  1,906.8  1,901.3  1,856.3     52.7     -5.5    -45.0
    Nonresidential................  1,396.2  1,304.3  1,359.2  1,384.3  1,420.8  1,420.5  1,312.4  1,248.2  1,288.8  1,302.8  1,334.2  1,323.7     88.6     31.4    -10.5
      Structures..................    411.2    359.7    378.2    406.3    426.9    433.5    274.0    254.2    259.6    271.9    282.0    282.6     22.5     10.1       .6
      Equipment and software......    985.0    944.7    981.0    977.9    994.0    987.0  1,048.6  1,007.6  1,044.8  1,041.2  1,060.7  1,047.8     63.7     19.5    -12.9
        Information processing
         equipment and software...    484.3    461.3    482.4    479.9    489.6    485.2    601.2    567.3    595.9    594.3    608.6    605.9     48.6     14.3     -2.7
          Computers and peripheral
           equipment..............     86.5     85.9     88.0     85.9     87.2     85.1    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....
          Software................    208.3    196.9    203.6    207.0    210.8    212.0    219.3    209.5    215.6    217.8    221.0    222.6     13.1      3.2      1.6
          Other...................    189.4    178.4    190.8    187.1    191.7    188.1    209.2    197.5    211.6    206.7    211.3    207.1     15.6      4.6     -4.2
        Industrial equipment......    169.0    163.9    163.4    170.1    172.0    170.6    152.2    150.4    149.0    153.9    153.9    151.9      8.7       .0     -2.0
        Transportation equipment..    158.5    154.6    165.7    155.9    157.5    154.8    145.7    143.2    152.2    142.7    147.3    140.5       .3      4.6     -6.8
        Other equipment...........    173.2    164.9    169.4    172.1    174.9    176.5    157.1    151.2    154.3    157.1    158.6    158.3      9.8      1.5      -.3
    Residential...................    766.7    801.5    808.5    790.6    750.5    717.1    582.2    618.9    618.5    600.5    570.3    539.7    -25.8    -30.2    -30.6

  Change in private inventories...     49.6     48.6     47.2     62.3     64.2     24.9     43.2     43.5     41.2     53.7     55.4     22.4     23.6      1.7    -33.0
    Farm..........................      3.1      5.8      5.4      2.3      2.5      2.2      2.8      4.8      4.3      1.9      2.5      2.4      2.6       .6      -.1
    Nonfarm.......................     46.5     42.8     41.8     59.9     61.6     22.7     40.6     38.6     36.8     52.2     53.3     20.0     21.0      1.1    -33.3

Net exports of goods and services.   -762.5   -775.4   -765.2   -781.8   -801.7   -701.2   -618.0   -636.6   -636.6   -624.2   -628.8   -582.6      1.2     -4.6     46.2

  Exports.........................  1,466.2  1,352.4  1,405.4  1,448.1  1,488.3  1,523.0  1,302.8  1,228.4  1,269.3  1,288.5  1,310.0  1,343.5    106.7     21.5     33.5
    Goods.........................  1,035.4    944.3    989.3  1,019.1  1,055.8  1,077.4    931.4    870.8    906.2    919.5    940.4    959.5     88.2     20.9     19.1
    Services......................    430.8    408.1    416.0    429.0    432.5    445.6    372.0    357.8    363.6    369.5    370.3    384.5     19.1       .8     14.2

  Imports.........................  2,228.7  2,127.8  2,170.6  2,229.8  2,290.1  2,224.2  1,920.9  1,865.0  1,905.9  1,912.7  1,938.8  1,926.1    105.6     26.1    -12.7
    Goods.........................  1,879.5  1,799.3  1,832.6  1,879.0  1,938.8  1,867.5  1,641.5  1,595.8  1,631.9  1,631.7  1,660.1  1,642.6     91.6     28.4    -17.5
    Services......................    349.2    328.5    338.1    350.8    351.3    356.6    281.6    271.7    276.6    283.2    281.3    285.5     14.1     -1.9      4.2

Government consumption expenditures
 and gross investment.............  2,527.7  2,423.6  2,479.6  2,513.9  2,542.1  2,575.1  1,998.4  1,963.5  1,987.1  1,991.2  1,999.4  2,016.1     40.4      8.2     16.7

  Federal.........................    926.6    886.2    921.7    919.7    927.2    937.7    741.9    729.6    745.1    736.6    738.9    747.2     14.4      2.3      8.3
    National defense..............    621.0    590.9    613.5    616.5    618.1    635.8    492.8    481.4    491.8    489.3    487.8    502.2      9.2     -1.5     14.4
      Consumption expenditures....    542.0    516.9    537.7    537.7    539.3    553.0    418.1    410.0    419.0    414.7    413.7    424.8      4.8     -1.0     11.1
      Gross investment............     79.0     74.1     75.8     78.8     78.8     82.7     76.4     72.6     74.0     76.5     75.9     79.4      5.2      -.6      3.5
    Nondefense....................    305.6    295.3    308.2    303.2    309.0    301.9    248.9    248.0    253.1    247.0    250.9    244.7      5.2      3.9     -6.2
      Consumption expenditures....    266.1    254.2    265.9    264.6    269.8    264.0    211.2    208.7    212.8    210.1    213.4    208.5      3.9      3.3     -4.9
      Gross investment............     39.5     41.1     42.4     38.6     39.3     37.9     38.2     40.1     41.1     37.2     37.8     36.4      1.5       .6     -1.4

  State and local.................  1,601.1  1,537.4  1,557.9  1,594.2  1,614.9  1,637.4  1,256.4  1,233.7  1,242.0  1,254.4  1,260.3  1,268.7     26.0      5.9      8.4
      Consumption expenditures....  1,288.3  1,243.4  1,256.2  1,280.7  1,300.0  1,316.5  1,006.0    991.9    996.1  1,001.2  1,009.0  1,017.5     18.0      7.8      8.5
      Gross investment............    312.8    294.0    301.7    313.5    315.0    320.9    250.2    241.6    245.7    253.1    251.1    251.0      8.1     -2.0      -.1

Residual..........................    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    -85.8    -53.7    -78.7    -77.6    -88.3    -97.4    .....    .....    .....

Addenda:
  Final sales of domestic product. 13,197.0 12,681.9 12,961.2 13,135.1 13,258.4 13,433.3 11,365.8 11,115.5 11,269.0 11,328.0 11,381.6 11,484.5    340.6     53.6    102.9
  Gross domestic purchases........ 14,009.1 13,505.9 13,773.6 13,979.1 14,124.3 14,159.4 12,027.3 11,792.9 11,946.3 12,005.9 12,066.6 12,090.6    367.6     60.7     24.0
  Final sales to domestic
   purchasers..................... 13,959.5 13,457.3 13,726.4 13,916.8 14,060.1 14,134.5 11,977.8 11,744.6 11,898.7 11,945.9 12,004.7 12,062.0    341.7     58.8     57.3

  Gross domestic product.......... 13,246.6 12,730.5 13,008.4 13,197.3 13,322.6 13,458.2 11,415.3 11,163.8 11,316.4 11,388.1 11,443.5 11,513.0    366.7     55.4     69.5
  Plus: Income receipts from
   the rest of the world..........    665.6    564.9    603.3    661.4    682.3    715.5    574.8    496.1    526.4    571.4    586.5    614.7    117.9     15.1     28.2
  Less: Income payments to
   the rest of the world..........    635.7    552.4    574.3    638.6    665.7    664.4    547.7    483.8    499.7    550.3    570.9    569.7    120.5     20.6     -1.2
  Equals: Gross national product.. 13,276.5 12,743.0 13,037.4 13,220.1 13,339.2 13,509.3 11,441.7 11,175.6 11,342.7 11,408.5 11,458.5 11,557.3    363.8     50.0     98.8

  Net domestic product............ 11,669.8 11,168.0 11,460.3 11,624.6 11,740.6 11,853.6  9,983.1  9,727.9  9,896.5  9,959.8 10,007.3 10,068.9    425.9     47.5     61.6
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  r Revised
  Note.--Users are cautioned that particularly for components that
exhibit rapid change in prices relative to other prices in the
economy, the chained-dollar estimates should not be used to measure
the component's relative importance or its contribution to the
growth rate of more aggregate series.  For accurate estimates of
the contributions to percent changes in real GDP, use table 2.
  See "Explanatory Note" at the end of the tables.

                              Table 4.--Price Indexes for Gross Domestic Product and Related Measures: Percent Change From Preceding Period
                                                             [Quarters seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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                                       2004   2005   2006r  I 03  II 03 III 03  IV 03   I 04  II 04 III 04  IV 04   I 05  II 05 III 05  IV 05   I 06  II 06 III 06  IV 06r
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       Gross domestic product (GDP).    2.8    3.0    2.9    3.1    1.3    2.1    2.2    3.7    3.7    2.1    3.2    3.5    2.4    3.3    3.3    3.3    3.3    1.9    1.7

Personal consumption expenditures...    2.6    2.9    2.7    3.1     .7    2.4    1.5    3.7    3.6    1.9    3.0    2.3    3.1    4.1    2.9    2.0    4.0    2.4   -1.0
  Durable goods.....................   -1.6    -.7   -1.3   -4.8   -4.2   -4.0   -3.5     .0     .3   -2.3     .3     .3    -.6   -2.9   -1.3   -1.0    -.8   -1.1   -2.7
  Nondurable goods..................    3.3    3.6    3.1    5.6   -2.9    3.9     .5    5.7    6.0    1.1    4.4    1.1    4.8    9.0     .6    1.1    8.3    2.3   -7.7
  Services..........................    3.2    3.2    3.4    3.6    3.5    3.0    3.0    3.5    3.2    3.1    3.0    3.2    3.1    3.2    5.0    3.1    2.9    3.0    2.9

Gross private domestic investment...    3.3    3.4    3.2    2.8    -.7    1.3    3.5    4.2    4.5    3.6    3.7    3.0    2.7    3.7    4.3    3.7    3.1     .6    3.4
  Fixed investment..................    3.4    3.5    3.3    3.1    -.8    1.3    3.5    4.3    4.6    3.6    3.7    3.1    2.7    4.0    4.6    3.8    3.0     .5    3.4
    Nonresidential..................    1.2    2.6    2.9     .1   -1.3     .7    1.4    1.0    2.1    1.4    2.6    3.6    2.0    2.2    3.5    3.7    3.0     .9    3.1
      Structures....................    6.2   11.3   11.4    4.8    -.2    2.3    4.2    6.7    7.8   10.2   12.0   11.6    9.2   13.2   16.8   12.4   10.7    5.3    5.5
      Equipment and software........    -.4    -.4    -.2   -1.5   -1.7     .1     .4    -.9     .2   -1.5    -.5     .9    -.4   -1.5   -1.0     .6     .1    -.9    2.1
    Residential.....................    7.3    5.1    4.0    9.4     .2    2.6    7.7   10.5    9.0    7.4    5.6    2.3    3.8    6.9    6.3    3.8    2.9    -.1    3.9
  Change in private inventories.....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....

Net exports of goods and services...  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....
  Exports...........................    3.7    3.6    3.3    4.1    1.1     .9    3.0    6.1    5.0    1.8    4.0    4.6    3.6    2.6    2.8    2.3    6.1    4.5    -.9
    Goods...........................    3.7    3.1    3.3    3.6    1.6    -.7    4.1    6.5    5.2    1.1    3.6    4.4    3.0    1.3    2.3    2.8    6.2    5.3     .0
    Services........................    3.5    4.8    3.3    5.3    -.2    4.7     .7    5.0    4.5    3.5    5.0    5.1    4.9    5.6    4.2    1.2    6.0    2.5   -3.1
  Imports...........................    5.0    6.3    4.3   11.3   -3.9    2.6     .4    9.7    7.3    5.5    6.7    2.6    9.2   10.2    4.3    -.7    9.8    5.4   -8.6
    Goods...........................    5.0    6.5    4.5   11.9   -6.7    2.5     .5   10.1    7.9    5.4    6.8    1.8   10.1   11.3    5.1   -1.6   10.6    5.8  -10.2
    Services........................    5.1    5.4    3.4    8.1   11.8    3.1     .0    8.0    4.4    6.2    6.3    6.8    5.1    4.3    -.1    4.5    5.5    3.2     .1

Government consumption expenditures
 and gross investment...............    4.4    5.6    4.4    9.2    1.3    2.5    2.2    6.8    5.3    4.6    5.7    7.0    4.6    5.9    4.7    4.4    4.8    2.8    1.8
  Federal...........................    4.7    4.8    3.5   11.3    1.5    1.0    1.1   11.5    5.3    2.2    2.9   11.3    2.2    3.3     .4    7.6    3.8    2.0     .0
    National defense................    4.7    5.1    3.4   10.3    1.4    1.2    1.3   10.5    5.8    2.8    3.2   11.6    2.4    3.4    1.0    6.7    4.1    2.3    -.3
    Nondefense......................    4.7    4.1    3.5   12.9    1.6     .6     .6   13.7    4.3     .9    2.3   10.6    1.8    3.2    -.7    9.5    3.2    1.4     .8
  State and local...................    4.3    6.2    4.9    8.1    1.1    3.3    2.9    4.1    5.3    6.1    7.4    4.6    6.1    7.4    7.3    2.6    5.4    3.4    2.9

Addenda:
  Final sales of domestic product...    2.8    3.0    3.0    3.2    1.3    2.1    2.2    3.7    3.7    2.1    3.2    3.5    2.4    3.3    3.3    3.3    3.3    1.9    1.7
  Gross domestic purchases..........    3.1    3.5    3.1    4.1     .6    2.2    1.9    4.3    4.1    2.6    3.6    3.2    3.3    4.4    3.5    2.7    4.0    2.2     .2
  Final sales to domestic
   purchasers.......................    3.1    3.5    3.1    4.2     .6    2.2    1.9    4.3    4.1    2.6    3.6    3.2    3.3    4.4    3.5    2.7    4.0    2.2     .2
  Gross national product (GNP)......    2.8    3.0    2.9    3.2    1.3    2.1    2.2    3.7    3.7    2.1    3.2    3.5    2.4    3.3    3.2    3.3    3.3    1.9    1.7

  Implicit price deflators:
    GDP.............................    2.8    3.0    2.9    3.2    1.3    2.1    2.2    3.8    3.7    2.1    3.2    3.4    2.5    3.3    3.3    3.3    3.3    1.9    1.6
    Gross domestic purchases........    3.1    3.5    3.1    4.1     .6    2.3    1.9    4.3    4.0    2.6    3.6    3.2    3.4    4.3    3.5    2.7    4.0    2.1     .2
    GNP.............................    2.8    3.0    2.9    3.1    1.3    2.1    2.2    3.8    3.7    2.1    3.2    3.4    2.5    3.3    3.3    3.3    3.3    1.9    1.6
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  r Revised
  See "Explanatory Note" at the end of the tables.

                                      Table 5.--Real Gross Domestic Product, Quantity Indexes
                                                     [Index numbers, 2000=100]
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                                                                                                   Seasonally adjusted
                                                                                ---------------------------------------------------
                                                  2004       2005       2006r     IV 05       I 06      II 06     III 06      IV 06r
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        Gross domestic product.............    109.031    112.546    116.281    113.719    115.274    116.004    116.569    117.277

Personal consumption expenditures..........    112.430    116.349    120.062    117.373    118.761    119.521    120.355    121.612
  Durable goods............................    125.753    132.666    139.329    131.799    137.893    137.868    140.019    141.534
  Nondurable goods.........................    111.913    116.924    121.301    118.608    120.313    120.742    121.204    122.947
  Services.................................    110.055    112.925    115.822    113.945    114.398    115.440    116.234    117.215

Gross private domestic investment..........    102.026    107.537    112.109    111.034    113.143    113.429    113.215    108.649
  Fixed investment.........................    102.080    109.708    112.851    111.811    114.033    113.570    113.240    110.561
    Nonresidential.........................     92.995     99.326    106.519    101.308    104.606    105.738    108.292    107.440
      Structures...........................     79.418     80.302     87.496     81.174     82.893     86.819     90.044     90.228
      Equipment and software...............     98.400    107.180    114.121    109.653    113.704    113.313    115.434    114.032
    Residential............................    125.281    136.050    130.283    138.495    138.391    134.368    127.601    120.770
  Change in private inventories............      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....

Exports of goods and services..............    102.201    109.105    118.841    112.054    115.783    117.536    119.495    122.549

Imports of goods and services..............    115.962    123.007    130.162    126.377    129.146    129.608    131.378    130.516

Government consumption expenditures and
 gross investment..........................    112.720    113.731    116.081    114.048    115.423    115.657    116.136    117.107
  Federal..................................    123.813    125.701    128.191    126.053    128.728    127.262    127.669    129.106
  State and local..........................    107.094    107.660    109.934    107.954    108.682    109.762    110.277    111.016

Addenda:
  Final sales of domestic product..........    109.096    112.958    116.447    113.883    115.455    116.060    116.609    117.663
  Gross domestic purchases.................    110.691    114.351    117.956    115.657    117.161    117.746    118.341    118.577
  Final sales to domestic purchasers.......    110.761    114.755    118.125    115.825    117.345    117.810    118.390    118.955
  Gross national product...................    109.039    112.399    116.090    113.390    115.085    115.753    116.260    117.263
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  r Revised
  See "Explanatory Note" at the end of the tables.

                                        Table 6.--Price Indexes for Gross Domestic Product
                                                     [Index numbers, 2000=100]
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                                                                                                   Seasonally adjusted
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                                                  2004       2005       2006r     IV 05       I 06      II 06     III 06      IV 06r
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        Gross domestic product.............    109.429    112.744    116.062    114.048    114.967    115.905    116.446    116.930

Personal consumption expenditures
 (PCE).....................................    108.373    111.493    114.556    112.873    113.445    114.573    115.241    114.966
  Durable goods............................     90.845     90.198     88.981     89.606     89.385     89.206     88.967     88.366
  Nondurable goods.........................    107.617    111.530    114.959    113.177    113.484    115.769    116.442    114.141
  Services.................................    112.863    116.529    120.509    118.281    119.194    120.059    120.960    121.824

Gross private domestic investment..........    106.645    110.284    113.834    111.853    112.860    113.717    113.895    114.864
  Fixed investment.........................    106.811    110.542    114.178    112.194    113.238    114.074    114.224    115.175
    Nonresidential.........................    100.834    103.428    106.390    104.510    105.471    106.266    106.501    107.321
      Structures...........................    120.951    134.647    149.972    141.476    145.684    149.432    151.372    153.402
      Equipment and software...............     94.503     94.134     93.926     93.754     93.887     93.920     93.704     94.194
    Residential............................    120.618    126.714    131.757    129.536    130.765    131.696    131.655    132.911
  Change in private inventories............      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....      .....

Exports of goods and services..............    105.151    108.949    112.537    110.108    110.737    112.400    113.631    113.379

Imports of goods and services..............    104.678    111.268    116.043    114.117    113.918    116.608    118.143    115.503

Government consumption expenditures and
 gross investment..........................    114.718    121.183    126.484    123.444    124.791    126.262    127.150    127.731
  Federal..................................    115.249    120.726    124.892    121.479    123.721    124.871    125.482    125.495
  State and local..........................    114.417    121.463    127.434    124.620    125.434    127.095    128.147    129.061

Addenda:
  PCE excluding food and energy............    107.314    109.559    111.974    110.418    110.983    111.738    112.337    112.838
  Market-based PCE\1\......................    107.393    110.339    113.171    111.647    112.116    113.272    113.879    113.417
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\1\...........................    105.865    107.713    109.706    108.375    108.810    109.524    110.033    110.457
  Final sales of domestic product..........    109.455    112.783    116.115    114.101    115.025    115.961    116.498    116.978
  Gross domestic purchases.................    109.210    112.981    116.498    114.541    115.313    116.455    117.080    117.145
  Final sales to domestic purchasers.......    109.235    113.021    116.552    114.594    115.371    116.510    117.133    117.192
  Gross national product...................    109.419    112.733    116.055    114.038    114.958    115.897    116.440    116.924

  Implicit price deflators:
    Gross domestic product.................    109.426    112.737    116.043    114.034    114.951    115.887    116.420    116.895
    Final sales of domestic product........    109.455    112.783    116.112    114.092    115.017    115.952    116.490    116.969
    Gross domestic purchases...............    109.207    112.975    116.477    114.526    115.296    116.435    117.053    117.110
    Final sales to domestic purchasers.....    109.235    113.021    116.544    114.583    115.360    116.499    117.122    117.182
    Gross national product.................    109.416    112.726    116.036    114.025    114.942    115.879    116.414    116.889
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  r Revised
  1. This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household
expenditures for which there are observable price measures.  It
excludes most implicit prices (for example, the services furnished
without payment by financial intermediaries) and the expenses of
nonprofit institutions.  Percentage changes for these series are
included in the addenda to table 8 and in appendix table A.
  See "Explanatory Note" at the end of the tables.

                                               Table 7.--Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change from Preceding Year
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                                           1991    1992    1993    1994    1995    1996    1997    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002    2003    2004    2005    2006r
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       Gross domestic product (GDP)....     -.2     3.3     2.7     4.0     2.5     3.7     4.5     4.2     4.5     3.7      .8     1.6     2.5     3.9     3.2     3.3

Personal consumption expenditures......      .2     3.3     3.3     3.7     2.7     3.4     3.8     5.0     5.1     4.7     2.5     2.7     2.8     3.9     3.5     3.2
  Durable goods........................    -5.6     5.9     7.8     8.4     4.4     7.8     8.6    11.3    11.7     7.3     4.3     7.1     5.8     6.4     5.5     5.0
  Nondurable goods.....................     -.2     2.0     2.7     3.5     2.2     2.6     2.7     4.0     4.6     3.8     2.0     2.5     3.2     3.6     4.5     3.7
  Services.............................     1.7     3.5     2.8     2.9     2.6     2.9     3.3     4.2     4.0     4.5     2.4     1.9     1.9     3.5     2.6     2.6

Gross private domestic investment......    -8.1     8.1     8.9    13.6     3.1     8.9    12.4     9.8     7.8     5.7    -7.9    -2.6     3.6     9.8     5.4     4.3
  Fixed investment.....................    -6.5     5.9     8.6     9.3     6.5     9.0     9.2    10.2     8.3     6.5    -3.0    -5.2     3.4     7.3     7.5     2.9
    Nonresidential.....................    -5.4     3.2     8.7     9.2    10.5     9.3    12.1    11.1     9.2     8.7    -4.2    -9.2     1.0     5.9     6.8     7.2
      Structures.......................   -11.1    -6.0     -.7     1.8     6.4     5.6     7.3     5.1     -.4     6.8    -2.3   -17.1    -4.1     2.2     1.1     9.0
      Equipment and software...........    -2.6     7.3    12.5    11.9    12.0    10.6    13.8    13.3    12.7     9.4    -4.9    -6.2     2.8     7.3     8.9     6.5
    Residential........................    -9.6    13.8     8.2     9.6    -3.2     8.0     1.9     7.6     6.0      .8      .4     4.8     8.4     9.9     8.6    -4.2
  Change in private inventories........   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....

Net exports of goods and services......   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....
  Exports..............................     6.6     6.9     3.2     8.7    10.1     8.4    11.9     2.4     4.3     8.7    -5.4    -2.3     1.3     9.2     6.8     8.9
    Goods..............................     6.9     7.5     3.3     9.7    11.7     8.8    14.3     2.2     3.8    11.2    -6.1    -4.0     1.8     9.0     7.5    10.5
    Services...........................     6.0     5.5     3.2     6.3     6.3     7.2     5.9     2.9     5.6     2.9    -3.7     1.9      .0     9.7     5.1     5.4
  Imports..............................     -.6     7.0     8.8    11.9     8.0     8.7    13.6    11.6    11.5    13.1    -2.7     3.4     4.1    10.8     6.1     5.8
    Goods..............................     -.1     9.3    10.1    13.3     9.0     9.3    14.4    11.7    12.4    13.5    -3.2     3.7     4.9    10.9     6.7     5.9
    Services...........................    -2.6    -2.6     2.9     5.7     3.3     5.5     9.4    11.4     6.9    11.1     -.3     2.1      .0    10.0     2.8     5.3

Government consumption expenditures
 and gross investment..................     1.1      .5     -.9      .0      .5     1.0     1.9     1.9     3.9     2.1     3.4     4.4     2.5     1.9      .9     2.1
  Federal..............................     -.2    -1.7    -4.2    -3.7    -2.7    -1.2    -1.0    -1.1     2.2      .9     3.9     7.0     6.8     4.3     1.5     2.0
    National defense...................    -1.1    -5.0    -5.6    -4.9    -3.8    -1.4    -2.8    -2.1     1.9     -.5     3.9     7.4     8.7     5.9     1.7     1.9
    Nondefense.........................     2.4     6.9     -.7    -1.2     -.4     -.7     2.6      .7     2.8     3.5     3.9     6.3     3.4     1.2     1.1     2.1
  State and local......................     2.1     2.2     1.4     2.6     2.6     2.3     3.6     3.6     4.7     2.7     3.2     3.1      .2      .5      .5     2.1

Addenda:
  Final sales of domestic product......      .1     3.0     2.6     3.4     3.0     3.7     4.0     4.2     4.5     3.8     1.6     1.2     2.5     3.5     3.5     3.1
  Gross domestic purchases.............     -.8     3.3     3.2     4.4     2.4     3.8     4.8     5.3     5.3     4.4      .9     2.2     2.8     4.4     3.3     3.2
  Final sales to domestic purchasers...     -.6     3.1     3.2     3.8     2.8     3.8     4.3     5.3     5.4     4.5     1.8     1.8     2.8     4.0     3.6     2.9
  Gross national product...............     -.3     3.3     2.7     3.9     2.6     3.7     4.4     4.0     4.6     3.7      .8     1.5     2.7     3.8     3.1     3.3
  Real disposable personal income......      .5     3.4     1.0     2.7     2.8     3.0     3.5     5.8     3.0     4.8     1.9     3.1     2.2     3.6     1.2     2.6

  Price indexes:
    Gross domestic purchases...........     3.3     2.3     2.2     2.1     2.1     1.8     1.4      .6     1.6     2.5     2.0     1.6     2.3     3.1     3.5     3.1
    Gross domestic purchases excluding
     food and energy...................     3.5     2.6     2.3     2.2     2.2     1.5     1.3     1.0     1.4     1.9     1.9     1.9     1.9     2.7     2.8     2.7
    GDP................................     3.5     2.3     2.3     2.1     2.0     1.9     1.7     1.1     1.4     2.2     2.4     1.7     2.1     2.8     3.0     2.9
    GDP excluding food and energy......     3.6     2.5     2.4     2.2     2.1     1.7     1.7     1.2     1.5     2.0     2.1     2.1     1.9     2.7     3.0     2.9
    Personal consumption expenditures..     3.6     2.9     2.3     2.1     2.1     2.2     1.7      .9     1.7     2.5     2.1     1.4     2.0     2.6     2.9     2.7
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  r Revised

                                            Table 8.--Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change From Quarter One Year Ago
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                                           I 03   II 03  III 03   IV 03    I 04   II 04  III 04   IV 04    I 05   II 05  III 05   IV 05    I 06   II 06  III 06   IV 06r
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       Gross domestic product (GDP)....     1.5     1.8     3.1     3.7     4.3     4.5     3.4     3.4     3.3     3.1     3.4     3.1     3.7     3.5     3.0     3.1

Personal consumption expenditures
 (PCE).................................     2.0     2.3     3.2     3.4     4.1     3.9     3.5     4.0     3.5     3.8     3.8     2.9     3.4     3.0     2.7     3.6
  Durable goods........................     2.4     5.5     6.7     8.3     9.8     6.1     4.2     5.6     4.7     7.4     7.5     2.5     6.6     3.4     2.8     7.4
  Nondurable goods.....................     2.3     2.5     4.3     3.9     4.0     3.8     2.9     3.8     4.0     4.8     4.7     4.4     4.5     3.6     3.2     3.7
  Services.............................     1.8     1.6     2.0     2.2     3.0     3.5     3.6     3.7     3.0     2.6     2.6     2.3     2.3     2.6     2.5     2.9

Gross private domestic investment......     1.3     1.6     4.4     7.0     8.6    13.2     9.2     8.2     9.0     2.8     3.6     6.3     6.2     7.4     5.9    -2.1
  Fixed investment.....................    -1.0     1.9     5.4     7.2     7.9     8.2     6.7     6.6     8.0     7.7     7.4     6.8     6.9     3.9     2.0    -1.1
    Nonresidential.....................    -3.9      .1     2.9     4.9     6.1     5.2     5.5     6.9     8.0     7.4     6.3     5.6     7.4     7.2     8.3     6.1
      Structures.......................   -11.9    -3.9      .1      .2     2.9     1.1     2.0     2.7     3.2     1.0    -1.6     1.8     2.6     8.0    14.1    11.2
      Equipment and software...........     -.9     1.5     3.9     6.6     7.2     6.7     6.7     8.3     9.7     9.8     9.3     7.0     9.2     6.8     6.0     4.0
    Residential........................     5.5     5.7    10.6    11.7    11.4    13.7     9.0     6.1     8.1     8.1     9.1     9.0     6.1    -1.5    -8.1   -12.8
  Change in private inventories........   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....

Net exports of goods and services......   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....
  Exports..............................     1.1    -1.9      .1     5.8     9.1    11.2     9.6     7.0     6.4     7.2     6.8     6.7     9.0     8.2     9.1     9.4
    Goods..............................     2.0    -1.6     -.1     7.1     8.4    10.4    10.3     7.0     6.6     8.1     7.0     8.3    11.2     9.5    11.0    10.2
    Services...........................    -1.0    -2.4      .5     3.0    10.9    13.2     7.9     7.1     5.9     5.0     6.3     3.1     4.0     5.2     4.9     7.5
  Imports..............................     5.3     3.3     2.8     4.8     8.8    11.7    11.9    10.6     9.0     5.4     4.9     5.2     6.4     6.4     7.2     3.3
    Goods..............................     6.4     4.7     3.2     5.3     9.0    11.2    12.3    11.2     9.8     6.0     5.5     5.8     6.9     6.4     7.5     2.9
    Services...........................      .1    -3.3     1.0     2.2     7.9    14.7    10.1     7.6     4.8     2.5     2.0     1.9     3.7     6.6     5.6     5.1

Government consumption expenditures
 and gross investment..................     2.6     2.9     2.7     1.7     2.8     1.8     1.8     1.1      .8      .5     1.0     1.2     2.1     2.0     1.6     2.7
  Federal..............................     6.3     8.0     7.3     5.5     7.4     3.3     4.4     2.3     1.3      .8     1.9     2.1     3.4     2.1      .1     2.4
    National defense...................     6.3    11.7     9.1     7.5    11.1     3.3     7.0     2.5     1.4     1.6     2.1     1.9     2.9     1.7    -1.3     4.3
    Nondefense.........................     6.5     1.3     4.0     1.9      .6     3.2     -.5     1.8     1.2     -.7     1.5     2.4     4.2     2.9     2.9    -1.4
  State and local......................      .7      .2      .3     -.4      .3     1.0      .3      .4      .5      .3      .5      .8     1.3     1.9     2.4     2.8

Addenda:
  Final sales of domestic product......     1.1     1.8     3.2     3.7     4.2     3.7     3.0     3.1     3.1     3.9     4.0     3.2     3.8     2.9     2.3     3.3
  Gross domestic purchases.............     2.0     2.3     3.3     3.6     4.5     4.9     4.0     4.1     3.8     3.0     3.3     3.1     3.6     3.5     3.0     2.5
  Final sales to domestic purchasers...     1.7     2.4     3.4     3.7     4.4     4.2     3.6     3.8     3.6     3.8     3.8     3.2     3.7     3.0     2.4     2.7
  Gross national product...............     1.6     2.2     3.3     3.9     4.6     4.3     3.3     2.9     3.0     3.0     3.4     3.0     3.6     3.4     2.7     3.4
  Real disposable personal income......      .6     1.3     3.3     3.7     4.2     3.6     2.7     4.1     2.1     1.6      .8      .3     2.5     2.0     2.9     2.9

  Price indexes:
    Gross domestic purchases...........     2.6     2.1     2.3     2.2     2.2     3.1     3.2     3.7     3.4     3.2     3.6     3.6     3.5     3.6     3.1     2.3
    Gross domestic purchases excluding
     food and energy...................     1.9     1.8     1.9     1.9     2.1     2.6     2.8     3.0     3.0     2.8     2.8     2.8     2.7     2.9     2.8     2.6
    GDP................................     2.1     2.1     2.2     2.2     2.3     2.9     2.9     3.2     3.1     2.8     3.1     3.1     3.1     3.3     2.9     2.5
    GDP excluding food and energy......     2.0     1.9     1.9     1.9     2.1     2.6     2.9     3.1     3.1     2.9     2.9     3.0     2.9     3.1     2.9     2.7
    PCE................................     2.3     1.8     1.9     1.9     2.0     2.8     2.7     3.0     2.7     2.6     3.1     3.1     3.0     3.3     2.8     1.9
    PCE excluding food and energy......     1.5     1.4     1.3     1.4     1.8     2.1     2.1     2.2     2.2     2.0     2.0     2.1     2.0     2.2     2.4     2.2
    Market-based PCE\1\................     2.3     1.7     1.8     1.6     1.7     2.4     2.3     2.7     2.5     2.4     3.1     3.0     2.9     3.2     2.6     1.6
    Market-based PCE excluding food
     and energy\1\.....................     1.3     1.2     1.1     1.0     1.3     1.5     1.4     1.7     1.8     1.7     1.7     1.8     1.6     1.9     2.0     1.9
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  r Revised
  1. This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household
expenditures for which there are observable price measures.  It
excludes most implicit prices (for example, the services furnished
without payment by financial intermediaries) and the expenses of
nonprofit institutions.

                     Table 9.--Relation of Gross Domestic Product, Gross National Product, and National Income
                                                       [Billions of dollars]
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                                                                                         Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
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                                                  2004       2005       2006r     IV 05       I 06      II 06     III 06      IV 06r
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Gross domestic product.....................   11,712.5   12,455.8   13,246.6   12,730.5   13,008.4   13,197.3   13,322.6   13,458.2

Plus: Income receipts from the rest of the
 world.....................................      410.2      513.3      665.6      564.9      603.3      661.4      682.3      715.5
Less: Income payments to the rest of the
 world.....................................      363.9      481.5      635.7      552.4      574.3      638.6      665.7      664.4

Equals: Gross national product.............   11,758.7   12,487.7   13,276.5   12,743.0   13,037.4   13,220.1   13,339.2   13,509.3

Less: Consumption of fixed capital.........    1,436.2    1,604.8    1,576.9    1,562.5    1,548.0    1,572.8    1,582.0    1,604.6
Less: Statistical discrepancy..............       66.7       71.0       -2.5       74.3      -61.9       35.8       23.5       -7.2

Equals: National income....................   10,255.9   10,811.8   11,702.1   11,106.2   11,551.3   11,611.5   11,733.7   11,911.9
  Compensation of employees................    6,650.3    7,030.3    7,489.5    7,184.4    7,400.3    7,425.5    7,489.3    7,642.9
    Wage and salary accruals...............    5,377.1    5,664.8    6,035.2    5,787.0    5,970.1    5,980.9    6,027.6    6,162.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries......    1,273.2    1,365.5    1,454.3    1,397.4    1,430.3    1,444.5    1,461.6    1,480.6
  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................      911.1      970.7    1,015.1      996.8    1,008.3    1,011.9    1,014.8    1,025.3
  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      127.0       72.8       77.4       81.5       76.8       71.4       78.3       83.1
  Corporate profits with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................    1,182.6    1,330.7    1,615.7    1,393.5    1,569.1    1,591.8    1,653.3    1,648.4
  Net interest and miscellaneous payments..      485.1      483.4      509.3      490.0      514.8      513.2      498.6      510.4
  Taxes on production and imports less
   subsidies...............................      819.4      865.1      912.5      874.2      897.4      914.0      916.8      921.9
  Business current transfer payments.......       85.5       74.2       92.6       99.1       93.8       93.1       92.8       90.8
  Current surplus of government
   enterprises.............................       -5.0      -15.4       -9.9      -13.3       -9.2       -9.4      -10.2      -10.9

Addendum:
  Gross domestic income....................   11,645.8   12,384.8   13,249.1   12,656.2   13,070.3   13,161.6   13,299.1   13,465.4
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                                          Table 10.--Personal Income and Its Disposition
                                                       [Billions of dollars]
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                                                                                         Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
                                                                                ---------------------------------------------------
                                                  2004       2005       2006r     IV 05       I 06      II 06     III 06      IV 06r
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Personal income\1\.........................    9,731.4   10,239.2   10,883.4   10,483.7   10,721.4   10,807.3   10,939.4   11,065.5

  Compensation of employees, received......    6,665.3    7,030.3    7,477.0    7,184.4    7,400.3    7,425.5    7,489.3    7,592.9
    Wage and salary disbursements..........    5,392.1    5,664.8    6,022.7    5,787.0    5,970.1    5,980.9    6,027.6    6,112.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries......    1,273.2    1,365.5    1,454.3    1,397.4    1,430.3    1,444.5    1,461.6    1,480.6
  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................      911.1      970.7    1,015.1      996.8    1,008.3    1,011.9    1,014.8    1,025.3
    Farm...................................       36.2       30.2       22.6       28.7       23.9       17.5       21.7       27.3
    Nonfarm................................      874.9      940.4      992.5      968.1      984.4      994.3      993.2      998.0
  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      127.0       72.8       77.4       81.5       76.8       71.4       78.3       83.1
  Personal income receipts on assets.......    1,427.9    1,519.4    1,656.3    1,580.2    1,602.3    1,647.7    1,683.6    1,691.6
    Personal interest income...............      890.8      945.0    1,016.7      981.7      989.1    1,019.2    1,035.8    1,022.8
    Personal dividend income...............      537.1      574.4      639.6      598.5      613.2      628.5      647.8      668.8
  Personal current transfer receipts.......    1,426.5    1,526.6    1,602.2    1,539.8    1,570.4    1,589.7    1,618.6    1,629.9

  Less: Contributions for government
   social insurance........................      826.4      880.6      944.5      898.9      936.7      938.8      945.2      957.2

Less: Personal current taxes...............    1,049.8    1,203.1    1,360.6    1,247.6    1,332.6    1,361.0    1,362.5    1,386.5

Equals: Disposable personal income.........    8,681.6    9,036.1    9,522.8    9,236.1    9,388.8    9,446.2    9,577.0    9,679.0

Less: Personal outlays.....................    8,507.2    9,070.9    9,625.5    9,264.5    9,418.5    9,577.0    9,710.0    9,796.5

Equals: Personal saving....................      174.3      -34.8     -102.8      -28.5      -29.7     -130.8     -133.0     -117.5

  Personal saving as a percentage of
   disposable personal income..............        2.0        -.4       -1.1        -.3        -.3       -1.4       -1.4       -1.2

Addendum:
  Disposable personal income, billions of
   chained (2000) dollars\2\...............    8,010.8    8,104.6    8,313.0    8,183.3    8,276.8    8,245.4    8,311.0    8,419.7
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  r Revised
  1. Personal income is also equal to national income less corporate
profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments,
taxes on production and imports less subsidies, contributions for
government social insurance, net interest and miscellaneous payments,
business current transfer payments, current surplus of government
enterprises, and wage accruals less disbursements, plus personal
income receipts on assets, and personal current transfer receipts.
  2. Equals disposable personal income deflated by the implicit price
deflator for personal consumption expenditures.

                                                   Table 11.--Corporate Profits: Level and Percent Change
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                                                           Billions of dollars                                 Percent change from preceding period
                                     ----------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       Seasonally adjusted                                       Quarterly        Quarter one
                                                                         at annual rates                                           rates             year ago
                                                              ---------------------------------------                 ------------------------------- -------
                                         2004    2005    2006   IV 05    I 06   II 06  III 06   IV 06    2005    2006    I 06   II 06  III 06   IV 06   IV 06
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Corporate profits with inventory
 valuation and capital consumption
 adjustments......................... 1,182.6 1,330.7 1,615.7 1,393.5 1,569.1 1,591.8 1,653.3 1,648.4    12.5    21.4    12.6     1.4     3.9     -.3    18.3

Less: Taxes on corporate income......   300.1   399.3   474.9   424.6   456.9   476.1   490.6   476.2    33.1    18.9     7.6     4.2     3.0    -2.9    12.1

Equals: Profits after tax with
 inventory valuation and capital
 consumption adjustments.............   882.5   931.4 1,140.7   968.9 1,112.1 1,115.7 1,162.7 1,172.3     5.5    22.5    14.8      .3     4.2      .8    21.0
  Net dividends......................   539.5   576.9   642.2   601.0   615.7   631.1   650.4   671.4     6.9    11.3     2.5     2.5     3.1     3.2    11.7
  Undistributed profits with
   inventory valuation and capital
   consumption adjustments...........   343.0   354.5   498.6   367.9   496.4   484.6   512.4   500.9     3.4    40.6    34.9    -2.4     5.7    -2.2    36.1

Cash flow:
  Net cash flow with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments....................... 1,139.2 1,211.3 1,364.9 1,223.9 1,349.2 1,350.3 1,380.5 1,379.4     6.3    12.7    10.2      .1     2.2     -.1    12.7
    Undistributed profits with
     inventory valuation and capital
     consumption adjustments.........   343.0   354.5   498.6   367.9   496.4   484.6   512.4   500.9     3.4    40.6    34.9    -2.4     5.7    -2.2    36.1
    Consumption of fixed capital.....   796.2   856.8   866.3   856.0   852.8   865.6   868.2   878.5     7.6     1.1     -.4     1.5      .3     1.2     2.6

  Less: Inventory valuation
   adjustment........................   -39.8   -32.6   -34.4   -39.2   -22.9   -58.9   -38.2   -17.5   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....

  Equals: Net cash flow.............. 1,178.9 1,243.9 1,399.2 1,263.2 1,372.1 1,409.2 1,418.8 1,396.9     5.5    12.5     8.6     2.7      .7    -1.5    10.6

Addenda:
  Profits before tax (without
   inventory valuation and capital
   consumption adjustments).......... 1,144.3 1,518.7 1,810.9 1,598.3 1,740.6 1,811.5 1,854.0 1,837.6    32.7    19.2     8.9     4.1     2.3     -.9    15.0
  Profits after tax (without
   inventory valuation and capital
   consumption adjustments)..........   844.2 1,119.4 1,336.0 1,173.7 1,283.7 1,335.4 1,363.4 1,361.5    32.6    19.4     9.4     4.0     2.1     -.1    16.0
  Inventory valuation adjustment.....   -39.8   -32.6   -34.4   -39.2   -22.9   -58.9   -38.2   -17.5   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....
  Capital consumption adjustment.....    78.1  -155.5  -160.9  -165.6  -148.6  -160.8  -162.4  -171.7   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....   .....
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                                      Table 12.--Corporate Profits by Industry: Level and Change From Preceding Period
                                                                    [Billions of dollars]
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                                                                           Level                                       Change from preceding period
                                             ----------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------
                                                                        Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
                                                                      ---------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------
                                                 2004    2005    2006   IV 05    I 06   II 06  III 06   IV 06    2005    2006    I 06   II 06  III 06   IV 06
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    Corporate profits with inventory
     valuation and capital consumption
     adjustments............................. 1,182.6 1,330.7 1,615.7 1,393.5 1,569.1 1,591.8 1,653.3 1,648.4   148.1   285.0   175.6    22.7    61.5    -4.9

Domestic industries.......................... 1,006.3 1,133.7 1,372.6 1,197.2 1,343.0 1,351.9 1,418.7 1,376.6   127.4   238.9   145.8     8.9    66.8   -42.1
  Financial..................................   353.7   369.4   474.0   390.8   442.2   483.9   474.8   495.3    15.7   104.6    51.4    41.7    -9.1    20.5
  Nonfinancial...............................   652.6   764.2   898.5   806.4   900.9   868.1   943.9   881.3   111.6   134.3    94.5   -32.8    75.8   -62.6

Rest of the world............................   176.3   197.0   243.1   196.3   226.1   239.9   234.6   271.9    20.7    46.1    29.8    13.8    -5.3    37.3
  Receipts from the rest of the world........   302.0   338.0   403.8   360.6   376.3   402.0   408.9   428.1    36.0    65.8    15.7    25.7     6.9    19.2
  Less: Payments to the rest of the world....   125.8   141.0   160.7   164.2   150.2   162.1   174.2   156.2    15.2    19.7   -14.0    11.9    12.1   -18.0

    Corporate profits with inventory
     valuation adjustment.................... 1,104.5 1,486.1 1,776.6 1,559.1 1,717.7 1,752.6 1,815.8 1,820.2   381.6   290.5   158.6    34.9    63.2     4.4

Domestic industries..........................   928.2 1,289.1 1,533.4 1,362.8 1,491.6 1,512.7 1,581.1 1,548.3   360.9   244.3   128.8    21.1    68.4   -32.8
  Financial..................................   344.2   389.0   498.7   413.3   463.9   508.2   500.1   522.7    44.8   109.7    50.6    44.3    -8.1    22.6
    Federal Reserve banks....................    20.0    26.6    33.8    30.4    30.9    33.7    35.8    34.7     6.6     7.2      .5     2.8     2.1    -1.1
    Other financial..........................   324.1   362.5   464.9   382.9   433.0   474.4   464.3   488.0    38.4   102.4    50.1    41.4   -10.1    23.7

  Nonfinancial...............................   584.0   900.1 1,034.7   949.4 1,027.7 1,004.5 1,081.0 1,025.6   316.1   134.6    78.3   -23.2    76.5   -55.4
    Utilities................................    16.2    30.3    48.6    38.3    39.7    46.8    52.8    54.9    14.1    18.3     1.4     7.1     6.0     2.1
    Manufacturing............................   150.2   254.8   311.7   258.9   300.7   289.9   331.9   324.5   104.6    56.9    41.8   -10.8    42.0    -7.4
      Durable goods..........................    31.3    73.8   108.0    72.9   102.2    78.7   115.9   135.2    42.5    34.2    29.3   -23.5    37.2    19.3
        Fabricated metal products............    12.3    20.6    26.2    21.2    25.7    24.1    24.8    30.1     8.3     5.6     4.5    -1.6      .7     5.3
        Machinery............................     7.0    13.8    19.2    15.0    19.1    18.3    18.5    21.1     6.8     5.4     4.1     -.8      .2     2.6
        Computer and electronic products.....    -6.7     3.9    13.4     8.0    12.3    13.1    13.2    15.1    10.6     9.5     4.3      .8      .1     1.9
        Electrical equipment, appliances,
         and components......................      .2     5.7    10.0     5.6     8.4     6.8    10.3    14.6     5.5     4.3     2.8    -1.6     3.5     4.3
        Motor vehicles, bodies and trailers,
         and parts...........................   -11.2   -17.9   -17.9   -25.3   -18.2   -25.4   -16.6   -11.3    -6.7      .0     7.1    -7.2     8.8     5.3
        Other durable goods..................    29.7    47.7    57.0    48.5    54.9    41.9    65.7    65.6    18.0     9.3     6.4   -13.0    23.8     -.1

      Nondurable goods.......................   118.9   181.0   203.7   186.0   198.5   211.2   216.0   189.3    62.1    22.7    12.5    12.7     4.8   -26.7
        Food and beverage and tobacco
         products............................    22.4    28.5    31.9    28.6    29.6    29.5    34.4    33.9     6.1     3.4     1.0     -.1     4.9     -.5
        Petroleum and coal products..........    49.3    70.4    84.3    76.0    74.5    92.4   101.1    69.4    21.1    13.9    -1.5    17.9     8.7   -31.7
        Chemical products....................    23.8    45.3    49.1    44.4    54.1    53.6    46.6    41.9    21.5     3.8     9.7     -.5    -7.0    -4.7
        Other nondurable goods...............    23.4    36.8    38.5    37.0    40.1    35.7    33.9    44.2    13.4     1.7     3.1    -4.4    -1.8    10.3

    Wholesale trade..........................    69.9    97.6   106.0   105.9   107.2    98.3   125.1    93.7    27.7     8.4     1.3    -8.9    26.8   -31.4
    Retail trade.............................    89.3   113.7   130.1   129.1   123.0   121.2   131.3   145.0    24.4    16.4    -6.1    -1.8    10.1    13.7
    Transportation and warehousing...........    11.8    21.0    34.7    19.0    27.3    38.6    39.6    33.3     9.2    13.7     8.3    11.3     1.0    -6.3
    Information..............................    37.7    77.5    87.7    83.6    89.8    85.9    83.3    91.9    39.8    10.2     6.2    -3.9    -2.6     8.6
    Other nonfinancial.......................   208.8   305.2   315.8   314.6   340.1   323.9   317.1   282.2    96.4    10.6    25.5   -16.2    -6.8   -34.9

Rest of the world............................   176.3   197.0   243.1   196.3   226.1   239.9   234.6   271.9    20.7    46.1    29.8    13.8    -5.3    37.3
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  Note.--Estimates in this table are based on the 1997 North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

                             Table 13.--Gross Value Added of Nonfinancial Domestic Corporate Business
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                                                                                         Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
                                                                                ---------------------------------------------------
                                                  2004       2005       2006      IV 05       I 06      II 06     III 06r     IV 06
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                                                                             Billions of dollars
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Gross value added of nonfinancial
     corporate business....................    5,932.9    6,369.7    6,857.2    6,534.8    6,788.2    6,790.0    6,898.9    6,951.6

Consumption of fixed capital...............      686.2      739.7      744.8      737.2      733.7      744.4      746.3      754.9

Net value added............................    5,246.7    5,630.1    6,112.4    5,797.6    6,054.5    6,045.7    6,152.6    6,196.7

  Compensation of employees................    3,873.4    4,099.7    4,389.1    4,198.0    4,341.0    4,350.6    4,382.5    4,482.2
    Wage and salary accruals...............    3,158.4    3,335.1    3,572.6    3,414.5    3,537.5    3,539.7    3,562.5    3,650.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries......      714.9      764.6      816.5      783.5      803.5      811.0      820.0      831.4
  Taxes on production and imports less
   subsidies...............................      522.9      558.1      584.4      567.2      576.7      585.3      586.5      589.3
  Net operating surplus....................      850.4      972.2    1,138.8    1,032.4    1,136.8    1,109.7    1,183.7    1,125.2
    Net interest and miscellaneous
     payments..............................      137.8      156.6      178.3      165.1      175.1      180.0      177.2      180.7
    Business current transfer payments.....       60.0       51.4       62.1       60.9       60.9       61.7       62.5       63.2
    Corporate profits with inventory
     valuation and capital consumption
     adjustments...........................      652.6      764.2      898.5      806.4      900.9      868.1      943.9      881.3
      Taxes on corporate income............      185.3      251.4      285.4      266.4      280.9      283.3      299.6      277.8
      Profits after tax with inventory
       valuation and capital consumption
       adjustments.........................      467.4      512.9      613.1      540.0      620.0      584.8      644.3      603.4
        Net dividends......................      366.9      228.5      411.3      120.1      377.7      392.8      407.5      467.3
        Undistributed profits with
         inventory valuation and capital
         consumption adjustments...........      100.5      284.4      201.8      419.9      242.3      192.0      236.8      136.1

Addenda:
  Profits before tax (without inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments)............................      623.8      932.6    1,069.1      988.7    1,050.6    1,063.5    1,119.2    1,043.0
  Profits after tax (without inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments)............................      438.6      681.3      783.7      722.3      769.7      780.2      819.6      765.2
  Inventory valuation adjustment...........      -39.8      -32.6      -34.4      -39.2      -22.9      -58.9      -38.2      -17.5
  Capital consumption adjustment...........       68.6     -135.8     -136.2     -143.0     -126.8     -136.5     -137.1     -144.3
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    Gross value added of nonfinancial
     corporate business\1\.................    5,630.0    5,852.9    6,132.6    5,927.8    6,111.2    6,069.0    6,158.9    6,191.3

Consumption of fixed capital\2\............      650.9      681.6      670.5      670.5      666.1      669.2      672.0      674.6
Net value added\3\.........................    4,979.2    5,171.2    5,462.1    5,257.3    5,445.0    5,399.8    5,486.9    5,516.7
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                                                                    Dollars; quarters seasonally adjusted
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Price, costs, and profits per unit of real
 gross value added of nonfinancial
 corporate business:

  Price per unit of real gross value added
   of nonfinancial corporate business\4\...      1.054      1.088      1.118      1.102      1.111      1.119      1.120      1.123

  Compensation of employees (unit labor
   cost)...................................       .688       .700       .716       .708       .710       .717       .712       .724

  Unit nonlabor cost.......................       .250       .257       .255       .258       .253       .260       .255       .256
    Consumption of fixed capital...........       .122       .126       .121       .124       .120       .123       .121       .122
    Taxes on production and imports less
     subsidies plus business current
     transfer payments.....................       .104       .104       .105       .106       .104       .107       .105       .105
    Net interest and miscellaneous payments       .024       .027       .029       .028       .029       .030       .029       .029

  Corporate profits with inventory valuation
   and capital consumption adjustments (unit
   profits from current production)........       .116       .131       .147       .136       .147       .143       .153       .142
    Taxes on corporate income..............       .033       .043       .047       .045       .046       .047       .049       .045
    Profits after tax with inventory
     valuation and capital consumption
     adjustments...........................       .083       .088       .100       .091       .101       .096       .105       .097
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  r Revised.  Revisions include changes to series affected by the
introduction of revised wage and salary estimates for the third
quarter of 2006.
  1. The current-dollar gross value added is deflated using the
gross value added chain-type price index for nonfinancial industries
from the GDP-by-industry accounts.  For periods when this price index
is not available, the chain-type price index for GDP goods and
structures is used.
  2. Chained-dollar consumption of fixed capital of nonfinancial
corporate business is calculated as the product of the chain-type
quantity index and the 2000 current-dollar value of the corresponding
series, divided by 100.
  3. Chained-dollar net value added of nonfinancial corporate
business is the difference between the gross value added and the
consumption of fixed capital.
  4. The deflator for gross value added of nonfinancial corporate
business divided by 100.
Note.--Estimates in this table are based on the 1997 North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

                      Appendix Table A.--Real Gross Domestic Product and Related Aggregates and Price Indexes: Percent Change From Preceding Period
                                                             [Quarters seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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Gross domestic product (GDP) and
 related aggregates:
  GDP...............................    3.9    3.2    3.3    1.2    3.5    7.5    2.7    3.9    4.0    3.1    2.6    3.4    3.3    4.2    1.8    5.6    2.6    2.0    2.5

  Goods.............................    4.9    4.6    6.2    3.9    1.6   16.2    2.5    3.7    3.0    5.0    4.6    4.9    3.5    6.7    3.1   12.8    3.6    3.8    4.0
  Services..........................    3.2    2.3    2.3     .1    3.6    1.9    2.8    4.5    3.0    2.5    2.5    1.8    1.8    3.5     .8    2.4    2.4    2.8    4.1
  Structures........................    5.2    4.6     .5   -1.0    9.2   14.1    2.2     .5   13.6     .6   -2.7    8.0   11.1     .7    3.1    2.9     .3   -7.4   -9.9

  Motor vehicle output..............    3.5    5.9   -1.7  -11.8   10.9    8.9   -6.5    9.9   -7.1   16.6    1.9   12.0    -.7   22.6  -19.1    3.8   -9.4   27.4  -32.0
  GDP excuding motor vehicle
   output...........................    3.9    3.1    3.5    1.7    3.2    7.4    3.0    3.6    4.5    2.7    2.6    3.1    3.4    3.6    2.6    5.6    3.0    1.2    3.8

  Final sales of computers\1\.......    8.2   24.5   16.8   16.9   -2.5   90.4   20.0  -16.0  -17.4   23.0   42.8   24.3   31.5   11.6   33.8    9.5    6.7   11.7   40.9
  GDP excluding final sales of
   computers........................    3.9    3.1    3.2    1.1    3.5    7.0    2.5    4.0    4.2    3.0    2.4    3.3    3.1    4.1    1.6    5.6    2.5    1.9    2.2

  Farm gross value added\2\.........    7.4    1.0    4.8  -16.1   26.6  -34.7  -36.1  120.0  -17.4   19.4   23.7   -2.0  -24.6   11.3    8.1   14.1    3.9   -2.0    -.9

  Nonfarm business gross value
   added\3\.........................    4.3    3.8    3.8    1.2    4.3   11.0    1.6    3.6    5.2    3.2    2.4    4.2    4.4    4.9    1.8    6.7    2.7    1.9    2.9

Price indexes:
  GDP...............................    2.8    3.0    2.9    3.1    1.3    2.1    2.2    3.7    3.7    2.1    3.2    3.5    2.4    3.3    3.3    3.3    3.3    1.9    1.7
  GDP excluding food and energy.....    2.7    3.0    2.9    2.7    1.1    1.7    2.1    3.4    3.4    2.6    3.1    3.4    2.4    2.8    3.3    3.1    3.0    2.2    2.3
  GDP excluding final sales of
   computers........................    2.9    3.2    3.1    3.3    1.4    2.2    2.3    3.8    3.7    2.2    3.4    3.7    2.6    3.4    3.4    3.4    3.5    2.0    1.8

  Gross domestic purchases..........    3.1    3.5    3.1    4.1     .6    2.2    1.9    4.3    4.1    2.6    3.6    3.2    3.3    4.4    3.5    2.7    4.0    2.2     .2
  Gross domestic purchases excluding
   food and energy..................    2.7    2.8    2.7    2.6    1.3    1.8    2.0    3.5    3.3    2.5    2.9    3.4    2.3    2.5    3.0    3.0    2.9    2.2    2.4
  Gross domestic purchases excluding
   final sales of computers to
   domestic purchasers..............    3.2    3.7    3.3    4.4     .7    2.4    2.0    4.4    4.2    2.8    3.8    3.4    3.5    4.6    3.7    2.9    4.2    2.3     .3

  Personal consumption expenditures
   (PCE)............................    2.6    2.9    2.7    3.1     .7    2.4    1.5    3.7    3.6    1.9    3.0    2.3    3.1    4.1    2.9    2.0    4.0    2.4   -1.0
  Personal consumption expenditures
   excluding food and energy........    2.0    2.1    2.2    1.1    1.3    1.8    1.6    2.5    2.5    1.7    2.3    2.4    1.9    1.6    2.5    2.1    2.7    2.2    1.8
  Market-based PCE\4\...............    2.3    2.7    2.6    3.1     .3    2.2     .9    3.3    3.4    1.5    2.9    2.1    3.1    4.3    2.5    1.7    4.2    2.2   -1.6
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\4\....................    1.5    1.7    1.9     .7    1.0    1.4     .9    1.7    1.9    1.2    1.8    2.2    1.7    1.2    1.9    1.6    2.7    1.9    1.6
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  r Revised
  1. Some components of final sales of computers include
computer parts.
  2. Farm output less intermediate goods and services purchased.
  3. Consists of GDP less gross value added of farm, of
households and institutions, and of general government.
  4. This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household
expenditures for which there are observable price measures.  It
excludes most implicit prices (for example, the services furnished
without payment by financial intermediaries) and the expenses of
nonprofit institutions.
  See "Explanatory Note" at the end of the tables.




     Explanatory Note: NIPA Measures of Quantities and Prices


     Current-dollar GDP is a measure of the market value of goods, services, and structures produced in
the economy in a particular period.  Changes in current-dollar GDP can be decomposed into quantity and
price components.  Quantities, or "real" measures, and prices are expressed as index numbers with the
reference year -- at present, the year 2000 -- equal to 100. 

     Annual changes in quantities and prices are calculated using a Fisher formula that incorporates
weights from two adjacent years.  (Quarterly changes in quantities and prices are calculated using a
Fisher formula that incorporates weights from two adjacent quarters; quarterly indexes are adjusted for
consistency to the annual indexes before percent changes are calculated.)  For example, the 2004-05
annual percent change in real GDP uses prices for 2004 and 2005 as weights, and the 2004-05 annual
percent change in GDP prices uses quantities for 2004 and 2005 as weights.  These annual changes are
"chained" (multiplied) together to form time series of quantity and price indexes.  Percent changes in
Fisher indexes are not affected by the choice of reference year.  (BEA also publishes a measure of the
price level known as the implicit price deflator (IPD), which is calculated as the ratio of the
current-dollar value to the corresponding chained-dollar value, multiplied by 100.  The values of the IPD
are very close to the values of the corresponding "chain-type" price index.)

     Index numbers of quantity and price indexes for GDP and its major components are presented in this
release in tables 5 and 6.  Percent changes from the preceding period are presented in tables 1, 4, 7, and 8.
Contributions by major components to changes in real GDP are presented in table 2.  

     Measures of real GDP and its major components are also presented in dollar-denominated form,
designated "chained (2000) dollar estimates."  For most series, these estimates, which are presented in
table 3, are computed by multiplying the current-dollar value in 2000 by a corresponding quantity index
number and then dividing by 100.  For example, if a current-dollar GDP component equaled $100 in
2000 and if real output for this component increased 10 percent in 2001, then the chained (2000) dollar
value of this component in 2001 would be $110 (= $100 x 110 / 100).  Percent changes calculated from
chained-dollar estimates and from chain-type quantity indexes are the same; any differences will be small
and due to rounding.  

     Chained-dollar values for the detailed GDP components will not necessarily sum to the chained-dollar
estimate of GDP (or to any intermediate aggregate).  This is because the relative prices used as weights
for any period other than the reference year differ from those of the reference year. A measure of the
extent of such differences is provided by a "residual" line, which indicates the difference between GDP
(or other major aggregate) and the sum of the most detailed components in the table.  For periods close to
the reference year, when there usually has not been much change in the relative prices that are used as
weights, the residuals tend to be small, and the chained-dollar estimates can be used to approximate the
contributions to growth and to aggregate the detailed estimates.  For periods further from the reference
year, the residuals tend to be larger, and the chained-dollar estimates are less useful for analyses of
contributions to growth.  Thus, the contributions to percent change shown in table 2 provide a better
measure of the composition of GDP growth.  In particular, for components for which relative prices are
changing rapidly, calculation of contributions using chained-dollar estimates may be misleading even just
a few years from the reference year.

Reference: "Chained-Dollar Indexes: Issues, Tips on Their Use, and Upcoming Changes," November
2003 Survey, pp. 8-16.