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Personal income increased $47.0 billion, or 0.2 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $23.7 billion, or 0.1 percent, in July. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the second quarter of 2022, following a decrease of 1.6 percent in the first quarter. The second-quarter decrease was revised up 0.3 percentage point from the “advance” estimate released in July.

Majority-owned U.S. affiliates (MOUSAs) of foreign multinational enterprises employed 7.86 million workers in the United States in 2020, a 2.8 percent decrease from 8.08 million workers in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in June 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $84.9 billion in May (revised) to $79.6 billion in June, as exports increased and imports decreased.

Personal income increased $133.5 billion, or 0.6 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $181.1 billion, or 1.1 percent, in June. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation and proprietors’ income.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.9 percent in the second quarter of 2022, following a decrease of 1.6 percent in the first quarter.

Real gross domestic product for Puerto Rico decreased 6.0 percent in 2020 after increasing 0.2 percent in 2019, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

El producto interior bruto real para Puerto Rico decreció 6.0 por ciento en 2020, luego de crecer 0.2 por ciento en 2019, de acuerdo con las estadísticas difundidas hoy por el Negociado de Análisis Económico de EE. UU.

The U.S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, increased $403.3 billion to $6.49 trillion at the end of 2021 from $6.09 trillion at the end of 2020, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

This year for the first time, BEA will produce and publish in tandem annual updates of national, industry, and state statistics. The updates on Sept.

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in May 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $86.7 billion in April (revised) to $85.5 billion in May, as exports increased more than imports.

Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $333.6 billion in 2021, up $192.2 billion from $141.4 billion in 2020.