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• U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, September 2024

  05-11-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in September 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $70.8 billion in August (revised) to $84.4 billion in September, as exports decreased and imports increased. The goods deficit increased $14.2 billion in September to $109.0 billion. The services surplus increased $0.6 billion in September to $24.6 billion.Full Text
  
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• Personal Income and Outlays, September 2024

  31-10-2024 13:30 via bea.gov
  Personal income increased $71.6 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in September. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $57.4 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $106.3 billion (0.5 percent) and consumer spending increased $105.8 billion (0.5 percent). Personal saving was $1.00 trillion and the personal saving ra
  
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• Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2024 (Advance Estimate)

  30-10-2024 13:30 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024, according to the "advance" estimate. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.0 percent. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, exports, and federal government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text
  
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• U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2024

  08-10-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in August 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $78.9 billion in July (revised) to $70.4 billion in August, as exports increased and imports decreased. The goods deficit decreased $8.4 billion in August to $94.9 billion. The services surplus increased $0.1 billion in August to $24.4 billion.Full Text
  
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• Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2023

  03-10-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2023. The percent change ranged from 8.1 percent in Florida to 4.7 percent in Iowa. Nationally, current-dollar PCE increased 6.4 percent in 2023 after increasing 9.8 percent in 2022.Full Text
  
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• Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 2nd Quarter 2024

  27-09-2024 16:00 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.9 percent at an annual rate in Idaho to -1.1 percent in Alaska. Personal income, in current dollars, increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with the percent change ranging from 6.9 percent at an annual rate in South Carolina to 2.3 percent in North Dakota.Full Text
  
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• Personal Income and Outlays, August 2024

  27-09-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  Personal income increased $50.5 billion (0.2 percent at a monthly rate) in August. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes- increased $34.2 billion (0.2 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $48.3 billion (0.2 percent) and consumer spending increased $47.2 billion (0.2 percent). Personal saving was $1.05 trillion and the personal saving rate-p
  
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• Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), Corporate Profits (Revised Estimate), and GDP by Industry, Second Quarter 2024 and Annual Update

  26-09-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.0 percent in the second quarter of 2024, according to the "third" estimate. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 1.6 percent (revised). The second-quarter increase in real GDP was the same as previously estimated in the "second" estimate released in August. The increase in the second quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, inventory investment, and business investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in t
  
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• U.S. International Investment Position, 2nd Quarter 2024

  25-09-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$22.52 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2024, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Assets totaled $36.00 trillion, and liabilities were $58.52 trillion. At the end of the first quarter, the net investment position was -$21.29 trillion (revised).Full Text
  
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• U.S. International Transactions, 2nd Quarter 2024

  19-09-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. current-account deficit widened by $25.8 billion, or 10.7 percent, to $266.8 billion in the second quarter of 2024, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised first-quarter deficit was $241.0 billion. The second-quarter deficit was 3.7 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 3.4 percent in the first quarter.Full Text
  
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• U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 2024

  04-09-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased in July 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $73.0 billion in June (revised) to $78.8 billion in July, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $5.6 billion in July to $103.1 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.2 billion in July to $24.3 billion.Full Text
  
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• Personal Income and Outlays, July 2024

  30-08-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  Personal income increased $75.1 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in July. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $54.8 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $103.3 billion (0.5 percent) and consumer spending increased $103.8 billion (0.5 percent). Personal saving was $598.8 billion and the personal saving rate-pe
  
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• Gross Domestic Product (Second Estimate), Corporate Profits (Preliminary Estimate), Second Quarter 2024

  29-08-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.0 percent in the second quarter of 2024, according to the "second" estimate. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 1.4 percent. The increase in the second quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, private inventory investment, and business investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text
  
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• Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises, 2022

  23-08-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises increased 2.2 percent to 44.3 million workers in 2022 (preliminary) from 43.3 million workers in 2021 (revised), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on the operations and finances of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates.Full Text
  
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• U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2024

  06-08-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. goods and services trade deficit decreased in June 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $75.0 billion in May (revised) to $73.1 billion in June, as exports increased more than imports. The goods deficit decreased $2.5 billion in June to $97.4 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.6 billion in June to $24.2 billion.Full Text
  
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• Gross Domestic Product for Puerto Rico, 2022

  31-07-2024 16:00 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Puerto Rico decreased 2.5 percent in 2022 after increasing 4.1 percent in 2021. The decrease in real GDP in 2022 reflected an increase in imports-which are a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP-as well as decreases in private fixed investment and exports. Personal consumption expenditures, private inventory investment, and government spending increased.Full Text En espanol
  
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• Personal Income and Outlays, June 2024

  26-07-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  Personal income increased $50.4 billion (0.2 percent at a monthly rate) in June. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $37.7 billion (0.2 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $59.3 billion (0.3 percent) and consumer spending increased $57.6 billion (0.3 percent). Personal saving was $703.0 billion and the personal saving rate-pers
  
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• Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2024 (Advance Estimate)

  25-07-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the second quarter of 2024, according to the "advance" estimate. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 1.4 percent. The increase in the second quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, inventory investment, and business investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text
  
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• Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2023

  23-07-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, increased $364.0 billion to $6.68 trillion at the end of 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The increase reflected a $147.1 billion increase in the position in Europe, primarily in Ireland, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. By industry, holding company affiliates had the largest increase. The foreign direct investment in the United States position increased $227.0 bil
  
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• New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2023

  12-07-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $148.8 billion in 2023, according to preliminary statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Expenditures decreased $57.4 billion, or 28 percent, from $206.2 billion (revised) in 2022 and were below the annual average of $265.6 billion for 2014-2022. As in previous years, acquisitions of existing U.S. businesses accounted for most of the expenditures.Full Text
  
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• U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2024

  03-07-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased in May 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $74.5 billion in April (revised) to $75.1 billion in May, as exports decreased more than imports. The goods deficit increased $0.9 billion in May to $100.2 billion. The services surplus increased $0.3 billion in May to $25.1 billion.Full Text
  
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• Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 1st Quarter 2024

  28-06-2024 16:00 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product increased in 39 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.0 percent at an annual rate in Idaho to -4.2 percent in South Dakota. Personal income, in current dollars, increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with the percent change ranging from 9.5 percent at an annual rate in South Carolina to 0.6 percent in North Dakota.Full Text
  
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• U.S. International Investment Position, 1st Quarter 2024 and Annual Update

  26-06-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$21.28 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2024, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $35.78 trillion, and liabilities were $57.06 trillion. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2023, the net investment position was -$19.85 trillion (revised).Full Text
  
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• U.S. International Transactions, 1st Quarter 2024 and Annual Update

  20-06-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. current-account deficit widened by $15.9 billion, or 7.2 percent, to $237.6 billion in the first quarter of 2024, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised fourth-quarter deficit was $221.8 billion. The first-quarter deficit was 3.4 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter.Full Text
  
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• Gross Domestic Product for the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2022

  17-06-2024 16:00 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product (GDP) for the U.S. Virgin Islands decreased 1.3 percent in 2022 after increasing 3.7 percent in 2021. The decrease in real GDP reflected declines in exports, private fixed investment, government spending, and personal consumption expenditures that were partly offset by an increase in inventory investment. Imports, a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP, decreased.Full Text
  
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• Marine Economy Satellite Account, 2022

  06-06-2024 16:00 via bea.gov
  The Marine Economy Satellite Account statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show the marine economy accounted for $476.2 billion, or 1.8 percent, of current-dollar U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022, an increase from $424.2 billion, or 1.8 percent, in 2021. The marine economy accounted for 1.7 percent, or $776.9 billion, of current-dollar gross output.Full Text
  
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• Gross Domestic Product for Guam, 2022

  16-04-2024 01:00 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Guam increased 5.1 percent in 2022 after increasing 2.1 percent in 2021. The increase in real GDP reflected increases in exports, private fixed investment, government spending, and personal consumption expenditures. Imports, a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text
  
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• U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2024

  04-04-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased in February 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $67.6 billion in January (revised) to $68.9 billion in February, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit decreased $0.3 billion in February to $91.4 billion. The services surplus decreased $1.6 billion in February to $22.5 billion.Full Text
  
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• Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 4th Quarter 2023 and Preliminary 2023

  29-03-2024 15:00 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 6.7 percent in Nevada to 0.2 percent in Nebraska.Full Text
  
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• Personal Income and Outlays, February 2024

  29-03-2024 13:30 via bea.gov
  Personal income increased $66.5 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in February. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $50.3 billion (0.2 percent). Consumer spending increased $145.5 billion (0.8 percent). Personal saving was $745.7 billion and the personal saving rate-personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income-was 3.6 percent in February. Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest
  
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• Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Year 2023 (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits

  28-03-2024 13:30 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the "third" estimate. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 4.9 percent. The increase in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, state and local government spending, exports, nonresidential fixed investment, federal government spending, and residential fixed investment that were partly offset by a decrease in private inventory investment. Impo
  
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• U.S. International Investment Position, 4th Quarter and Year 2023

  27-03-2024 13:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$19.77 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $34.54 trillion, and liabilities were $54.31 trillion. At the end of the third quarter, the net investment position was -$18.11 trillion (revised).Full Text
  
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• Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2022

  25-03-2024 15:00 via bea.gov
  The Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that arts and cultural economic activity, adjusted for inflation, increased 4.8 percent in 2022 after increasing 10.8 percent in 2021. By comparison, the broader economy, as measured by real gross domestic product (GDP), increased 1.9 percent in 2022 after increasing 5.8 percent in 2021. Arts and cultural economic activity accounted for 4.3 percent of GDP, or $1.10 trillion, in 2
  
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• U.S. International Transactions, 4th Quarter and Year 2023

  21-03-2024 13:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. current-account deficit narrowed by $1.6 billion, or 0.8 percent, to $194.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised third-quarter deficit was $196.4 billion. The fourth-quarter deficit was 2.8 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down less than 0.1 percent from the third quarter.Full Text
  
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• U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, January 2024

  07-03-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in January 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $64.2 billion in December (revised) to $67.4 billion in January, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $3.0 billion in January to $91.6 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.3 billion in January to $24.2 billion.Full Text
  
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• Personal Income and Outlays, January 2024

  29-02-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  Personal income increased $233.7 billion (1.0 percent at a monthly rate) in January. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $67.6 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $54.3 billion (0.3 percent) and consumer spending increased $43.9 billion (0.2 percent). Personal saving was $779.3 billion and the personal saving rate-
  
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• Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Year 2023 (Second Estimate)

  28-02-2024 14:30 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the "second" estimate. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 4.9 percent. The increase in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, exports, as well as state and local government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text
  
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• U.S. International Investment Position, 3rd Quarter 2023

  28-12-2023 14:30 via bea.gov
  The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$18.16 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $32.91 trillion, and liabilities were $51.07 trillion. At the end of the second quarter, the net investment position was -$18.14 trillion (revised).Full Text
  
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• Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 3rd Quarter 2023

  22-12-2023 16:00 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 9.7 percent in Kansas to 0.7 percent in Arkansas. Current-dollar personal income increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 5.2 percent in Texas to 0.0 percent in Arkansas.Full Text
  
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• Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State and Metropolitan Area, 2022

  14-12-2023 14:30 via bea.gov
  Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) by state increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia in 2022, with the percent change ranging from 5.7 percent in Alaska to -3.2 percent in New Hampshire.Full Text
  
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• Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area, 2022

  07-12-2023 14:30 via bea.gov
  In 2022, real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 1,780 counties, decreased in 1,296 counties, and was unchanged in 38 counties. The percent change in real GDP ranged from 71.1 percent in Chouteau County, MT, to -57.6 percent in Kiowa County, CO.Full Text
  
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• Gross Domestic Product by State, 2nd Quarter 2023 and Comprehensive Update

  05-12-2023 16:00 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 44 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 8.7 percent in Wyoming to -1.9 percent in Vermont.Full Text
  
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• Gross Domestic Product by Industry, 2nd Quarter 2023 and Comprehensive Update

  05-12-2023 14:30 via bea.gov
  In the second quarter, the value added of private goods-producing industries increased 7.7 percent, private services-producing industries increased 1.0 percent, and government increased 1.0 percent. Overall, 13 of 22 industry groups contributed to the 2.1 percent increase in second-quarter real GDP.Full Text
  
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• Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2022

  17-11-2023 19:00 via bea.gov
  The value added of the outdoor recreation economy accounted for 2.2 percent ($563.7 billion) of current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP) for the nation in 2022. At the state level, value added for outdoor recreation as a share of state GDP ranged from 5.6 percent in Hawaii to 1.4 percent in Connecticut. The share was 0.9 percent in the District of Columbia.Full Text
  
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• Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises, 2021

  17-11-2023 14:30 via bea.gov
  Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs) increased 1.1 percent to 43.3 million workers in 2021 (preliminary) from 42.9 million workers in 2020 (revised), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on the operations and finances of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates.Full Text
  
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• Personal Income by County and Metropolitan Area, 2022

  16-11-2023 14:30 via bea.gov
  In 2022, personal income, in current dollars, increased in 1,964 counties, decreased in 1,107, and was unchanged in 43. Personal income increased 2.1 percent in the metropolitan portion of the United States and 1.3 percent in the nonmetropolitan portion.Full Text
  
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• Gross Domestic Product for American Samoa, 2022

  20-10-2023 21:30 via bea.gov
  Real gross domestic product (GDP) for American Samoa increased 1.8 percent in 2022 after decreasing 0.8 percent in 2021. The increase in real GDP reflected increases in government spending and exports. Personal consumption expenditures, private fixed investment, and private inventory investment subtracted from growth. Imports, a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP, also decreased.Full Text
  
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• Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2022

  04-10-2023 14:30 via bea.gov
  Nationally, personal consumption expenditures (PCE), in current dollars, increased 9.2 percent in 2022 after increasing 12.9 percent in 2021. PCE increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with the percent change ranging from 11.8 percent in Idaho to 6.4 percent in Louisiana.Full Text
  
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• Personal Income by State, 2nd Quarter 2023

  29-09-2023 16:00 via bea.gov
  Personal income, in current dollars, increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 6.1 percent in New York and the District of Columbia to -2.7 percent in Maine.Full Text
  
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• Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2021

  18-08-2023 14:30 via bea.gov
  Majority-owned U.S. affiliates of foreign multinational enterprises employed 7.94 million workers in the United States in 2021, a 2.9 percent increase from 7.71 million workers in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). These affiliates accounted for 6.2 percent of total private-industry employment in the United States in 2021.Full Text
  
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