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515 What changes in definitions and presentations will be introduced in the 2009 NIPA comprehensive revision?
514 How timely are the data that BEA uses for its monthly estimates of personal income?
513 What is an implicit price deflator and where can I find the GNP IPD?
512 Have there been large revisions to the personal saving rate?
510 How do the GDP accounts treat the Federal Reserve banks?
509 In the fourth quarter of 2008, there are significant differences in the GDP and the gross domestic purchases price indexes; which should I use?
508 Where do GSEs, like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, appear in the GDP accounts?
507 Where do government enterprises, like the U.S. Postal Service and local transit agencies, appear in the GDP accounts?
506 How do federal financial interventions, such as the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, affect the national accounts?
504 Why are some of the GDP statistics telling such a different story for the first half of 2008 than some other statistics such as employment and the CPI?
502 What are Recent Changes to the U.S. International Services Statistics?
501 What are the sources of recent growth in U.S. exports of goods?
499 Recently, there have been significant differences in the GDP and the gross domestic purchases price indexes; which should I use?
498 Can you see the effects of dollar depreciation in the GDP accounts?
497 Does BEA endorse or recommend commercial products and services?
496 Can organizations advertise on or offer promotions through the BEA web site?
495 Who can link to the BEA web site?
493 Why is the U.S. direct investment position in a particular foreign country usually much smaller than the assets of U.S. companies’ foreign affiliates in that country?
491 How does the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 impact NIPA Corporate Profits?
490 How will the rebates for individuals in the 2008 Economic Stimulus Act be recorded in the NIPAs?
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