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Overview of the Economy: Perspective from
the BEA Accounts
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and individuals. These statistics provide
a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of
the U.S. economy. The data on this page
are drawn from featured BEA economic
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National
Economic Accounts: |
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Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) |
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Quarterly
data: Real GDP increased
at an annual rate of
2.2 percent in Q3 2006,
according to preliminary
estimates. |
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2nd quarter 2006:
+2.6
3rd quarter 2006:
+2.2
Next release: December
21, 2006
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Personal
Income |
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Monthly data:
In October 2006, real disposable
personal income increased 0.6
percent.
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October 2006: +0.4 (personal
income)
September 2006: +0.5 (personal
income)
Next release: December 22nd,
2006
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Industry
Economic Accounts: |
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Annual Industry Accounts: GDP
by Industry |
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Annual Data: In
2005, 3.7 percent growth in the
services-producing sector led
the overall growth of the U.S.
economy (3.2 percent). |
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Next
release: April 24, 2007
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International
Economic Accounts: |
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U.S.
Balance of Payments (International
Transactions) |
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Quarterly and Annual
data:
The U.S. current-account deficit
increased $5.2 billion to $218.4
billion (preliminary) in the
second quarter of 2006. |
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1st quarter 2006: -$213.2
billion
2nd quarter 2006: -$218.4
billion
Next release: December 18,
2006
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International
Investment Position |
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Annual data: The
U.S. net international investment
position at yearend 2005 was
-$2,693.8 billion (preliminary)
with direct investment valued
at current cost, as the value
of foreign investments in the
United States exceeded the value
of U.S. investments abroad. |
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International
Trade |
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Monthly
data: Total September exports
of $123.2 billion and imports
of $187.5 billion resulted in
a goods and services deficit
of $64.3 billion. (Joint release
with the U.S.
Census Bureau) |
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August 2006: -$69.0 billion
September 2006: -$64.3 billion
Next release: December 12,
2006 |
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Regional
Economic Accounts: |
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Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) by State - formerly
known as GSP |
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Annual
data: Newly available data on
the 2005 state distribution of
GDP, showed that private services-providing
industries accounted for more
than 80 percent of real growth
in the Great Lakes, Mideast,
Plains, and New England regions. |
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Next
release: June 7, 2007
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![Map of Annual Percent Change in Real Gross State Product](images/gspth.gif) |
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State
Personal Income (SPI) |
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Quarterly data:
Personal income growth slowed
in all regions of the country,
except the Great Lakes region. |
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Next release: December
20, 2006
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![Map of State Personal Income](images/spith.gif) |
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State
Per Capita Personal Income |
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Annual data: Per
capita personal income grew 4.2
percent in 2005, 1 percentage
point less than its 5.2 percent
growth rate in 2004. |
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Next release: March
27, 2007 |
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![Map of State Per Capita Personal Income](images/spcpith.gif) |
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Personal
Income for Metropolitan Areas, 2005 |
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Annual data: Personal
income growth was slower in 2005
than in 2004 in most of the nation’s
MSAs. |
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![Map of State Per Capita Personal Income](images/mpith.gif) |
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Last updated: Monday, December
11, 2006
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