May 2004 - Volume 84 - Number 5
Business Situation: Advance Estimates for the First Quarter of 2004
Real GDP increased 4.2 percent in the first quarter of 2004 after increasing
4.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2003. The price index for gross domestic
purchases increased 3.2 percent after increasing 1.3 percent; the acceleration
was partly accounted for by energy prices. Real disposable personal income
increased 4.3 percent after increasing 0.5 percent. |
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Fixed Assets and Consumer Durable Goods: Preliminary Estimates for 2002
and Revised Estimates for 1925-2001
As part of the comprehensive NIPA revision, the Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA) has released updated estimates of fixed assets and consumer durable
goods. These estimates incorporate several key statistical improvements,
including longer service lives for aircraft, estimates of depreciation
for light trucks, and an updated depreciation schedule for autos. They
also incorporate changes in classification, including government structures
by function and four new components of the types of nonresidential structures.
For 1925-2002, the net stock at current cost grew at an average annual
rate of 6.3 percent, and the net stock at real cost grew 2.9 percent.
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Comprehensive NIPA Revision: Newly Available Tables
BEA continues to release the results of the 12th comprehensive revision
of the NIPAs. | PDF
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Comprehensive Revision of State Personal Income: Preliminary Estimates
for 2003 and Revised Estimates for 1969-2002
On April 27, 2004, BEA released the results of the latest comprehensive
revision of quarterly and annual estimates of state personal income that
incorporates the results of the recent comprehensive NIPA revision, new
data and newly available data, and improved methods for preparing the
state estimates. The timing of this release represents an acceleration
in the availability of state estimates that are consistent with the comprehensive
NIPA revision. The revisions to state personal income are generally small
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Looking Ahead
Comprehensive Revision of the Annual Industry Accounts. An article in
the June Survey will present the results of integrating BEA's annual input-output
accounts with the GDP-by-industry accounts.
Comprehensive Revision of Local Area Personal Income. The results of
the comprehensive revision of personal income for counties and metropolitan
areas will be presented in the June Survey. The revised estimates will
incorporate the results of the recent comprehensive NIPA and state revisions,
improvements in the source data and in the methods that are used to prepare
the estimates, and newly available data.
BEA Current and Historical Data
National Data
- Selected NIPA tables | PDF
- Other NIPA and NIPA-related tables |
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- Historical measures | PDF
- Domestic perspectives | PDF
- Charts | PDF
International Data
- Transactions tables | PDF
- Investment tables | PDF
- International perspectives | PDF
- Charts | PDF
Appendixes
- Additional information about the NIPA estimates
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- Suggested reading | PDF
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