January 2021
Director’s Message
A message from Mary Bohman, Acting Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis. [PDF]
GDP and the Economy: Third Estimates for the Third Quarter of 2020
Real GDP increased 33.4 percent in the third quarter of 2020, reflecting positive contributions from consumer spending, inventory investment, exports, nonresidential fixed investment, and residential fixed investment. [PDF]
- Selected NIPA tables PDF
- GDP growth Interactive
- Contributions to GDP growth Interactive
The Revisions to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Domestic Income, and Their Major Components
This analysis confirms that BEA's early estimates provide a reliable picture of the economy; they do not substantively change BEA's measures of long-term growth, the picture of business cycles, and the trends in major components of GDP and GDI. [PDF]
Centennial Content
From Great Minds: Essays on the 50th Anniversary of the Survey of Current Business
Almost half a century ago, in July 1971, the Survey celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special issue containing over 40 essays from prominent economists, business executives, researchers, and reporters. As part of our centennial celebration, we reprint it here in its entirety. [PDF]
The Evolution of the Measurement of Productivity
A reprint of a special Survey issue from May 1972 featuring a collection of articles on what was then a debate surrounding the topic of productivity and its measurement. [PDF]
BEA's First Local Area Personal Income Statistics
An April 1975 reprint of an article introducing the first county and metropiltan area personal income estimates. [PDF]
Zvi Griliches: A Major Contributor to Productivity Measurement
This top influencer profile discusses the economist’s impact on BEA's estimates and programs. [PDF]
U.S. International Transactions: Third Quarter 2020
The U.S. current-account deficit increased to $178.5 billion in the third quarter from $161.4 billion in the second quarter of 2020. [PDF]
- U.S. international transactions tables Interactive
Visual Essay
An Ownership-Based Framework of the U.S. Current Account, 2019
This annual report presents current-account statistics that integrate information on trade in goods and services with sales by U.S. and foreign multinational enterprises through their affiliates in other countries. [PDF]
U.S. International Investment Position: Third Quarter 2020
The U.S. net international investment position was –$13.95 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2020. At the end of the second quarter, the net investment position was –$13.08 trillion. [PDF]
- U.S. international investment position tables Interactive
- Director’s Message
- GDP and the Economy: Second Estimates for the Third Quarter of 2020
- Government Receipts and Expenditures: Third Quarter of 2020
- Visual Essay: Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises in 2018
- Preliminary Estimates of the U.S. Space Economy, 2012–2018
- U.S. Travel and Tourism Satellite Account for 2015–2019
- 2020 Subject Guide
- BEA 2021 News Release Schedule
- Centennial Content: BEA’s Regional Program: Challenges and Milestones
- Centennial Content: The Evolution of BEA's Regional Statistics: Expanding State Personal Income Measurements
- Centennial Content: The Development of BEA’s Input-Output Framework
- Centennial Content: Wassily Leontief: Nobel Award-Winning Input-Output Economist
- Returns for Domestic Nonfinancial Business. Aggregate rates of return in 2019 for nonfinancial corporations, industries, and selected industry groups.
- Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account. National and state-level statistics for 2019.
Charts, Tables, and More
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- Annual GDP by State
- Quarterly GDP by State
- GDP by County and Metropolitan Area
- Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) by State
Personal Income and Employment
- Quarterly Personal Income by State
- Annual Personal Income and Employment by State
- Personal Income and Employment by County and Metropolitan Area
- Real Personal Income and Regional Price Parities by State and Metropolitan Area
Mapping