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Help
The interactive tables displayed on the BEA Web site have a common look and feel throughout. The process for displaying data is the same no matter what type of data or from what account you are accessing. This also applies to the charting and mapping sections of the application.
Help topics are located across the top of this window.
Minimum requirements
JavaScript is required for extended functionality and charting.
Getting Help
You can get assistance with this application at any time by emailing webmaster@bea.gov or calling one of the BEA subject matter experts listed on our contacts page.
The interactive tables application allows users to create an account for saving and accessing their data criteria later.
Not Required. There is no requirement that an account be created to use the Interactive Tables application.
Selecting the “Register” link located at the top right of the application allows you to create an account. By creating an account, you will have access to additional functionality such as saving queries to access later.
An information box will be displayed that has three text fields: Email Address, Password, and Verify Password. You may also request a lost password from this information box.
The email address is how the application will identify you but it does not have to be a real email address. BEA does not verify the validity of the email address you enter.
- You will need to input a real email address if you would like to get password reminders from BEA at a later date if you forget your password.
- You will lose your query selections if you need to request your password from the application.
Once your account is created you will be able to utilize the Save icon on the navigation tabs to save your queries for access later.
To save your queries select the Save icon in the current tab. You may be prompted to sign-in or create an account.
After you are signed-in you may assign a name and add comments to your queries.
To access your queries sign-in to the application. Click on the account login name at the upper right of the application. This is normally your email address. Choose from the drop down menu "Saved queries".
You will be able to access saved queries by clicking on the "View" button associated with the name of the query.
You may delete the query by selecting the delete button.
You can delete your account at any time.
Sign-in to the application and click on the email address you used to sign-in along the top of the application. From the drop down menu select "Account details".
Once in the account details select the "Action" drop down and then select the "Delete Account" link at the bottom of this list.
The navigation within the interactive tables is similar to many tab-like navigations found throughout the internet. You will start without any criteria selected and begin to narrow the selections to display data.
Along the top of the iTables application are navigation elements called tabs. These tabs show where you are within the application and at what step can criteria be selected or changed.
At anytime you can navigate between these tabs to make changes to your criteria and you can save these criteria for access at a later date.
Keep In Mind — Changing criteria under a tab may reset the selections in subsequent tabs requiring you to make additional selections to complete the data display.
Other Navigation Elements — The toolbar icons allow you to make on-the-fly changes to your data results such as changing the time series, seeing a chart version of your data, printing or saving your data, and sharing a link to your data.
Once all of your criteria is selected you will be presented the data in a tabular format that is easily read and accessed. The table will be sized according to your screen resolution.
This data can now be charted, exported, saved in several common formats, printed, or shared to social media applications using the toolbar icons located along the top right of the application.
Charting within the interactive tables application is accomplished by selecting the "CHART" icon within the toolbar.
Once selected, you can see a list of table stubs along the left side of the application that you can select for charting and the stubs appear along the right side of the application as color coded lines or bars.
You can hover over the lines or bars at the intersects to display the detail of the stub selected.
Other Options During Charting — You may change the time frame for displaying the data, change the chart type, and export your chart.
You can dynamically change the chart type by selecting the chart type tab. You can select line chart, bar chart, or export your chart to a PNG format to your local computer.
For larger data presentations you can also enable full-screen mode by selecting the full screen button along the top right of the chart area. The application is functional in this mode for data presentation on larger screens.
Maps of states, counties and MSAs are available from Regional interactive data. Upon selecting the 'Mapping tool' link, you will be taken to the 'GDP and Personal Income Mapping' page. Customize your data set via the tab options.
Once 'Map Choices' are made and submitted, a map is generated based on your selections.
Hover over the color-coded areas to see the data associated with each one. In order to display the map as a table, select the "TABLE" icon within the toolbar.
Toggle back to the map version of the data by selecting the 'MAP' icon within the toolbar.
The map image may be saved to your computer by clicking on the 'Save/Print' icon in the top right-hand cornder of the map.