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November 2016 Trade Gap is $45.2 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in November 2016 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $42.4 billion in October (revised) to $45.2 billion in November, as exports decreased and imports increased. The previously published October deficit was $42.6 billion. The goods deficit increased $3.4 billion in November to $66.6 billion. The services surplus…
U.S. Net International Investment Position Third Quarter 2016
The U.S. net international investment position increased to −$7,781.1 billion (preliminary) at the end of the third quarter of 2016 from −$8,026.9 billion (revised) at the end of the second quarter.
Looking Back at 2016 and Ahead to the New Year
As BEA marches toward 2017, here are just a few highlights from 2016, part of continuous efforts to help businesses and the American public better understand the performance of the nation’s dynamic economy.
Consumer Spending Rises in November
Personal income was unchanged in November after increasing 0.5 percent in October. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, decreased 0.1 percent in November after increasing 0.5 percent in October.
GDP Increases in Third Quarter
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2016, according to the “third” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate was 0.3 percentage point higher than the “second” estimate released in November. In the second quarter, real GDP rose 1.4 percent.
State Personal Income: Third Quarter 2016
State personal income growth decelerated to 1.1 percent on average in the third quarter of 2016 from 1.2 percent in the second quarter. Personal income grew in every state in the second-quarter with growth rates ranging from 0.4 percent in Oklahoma to 1.4 percent in South Dakota.
New Statistics on the Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises are Now Available
Detailed statistics on the worldwide activities of U.S. multinational enterprises in 2014, including the finances and operations of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates, are now available from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
U.S. Current-Account Deficit Decreases in Third Quarter 2016
The U.S. current-account deficit decreased to $113.0 billion (preliminary) in the third quarter of 2016 from $118.3 billion (revised) in the second quarter of 2016. As a percentage of U.S. GDP, the deficit decreased to 2.4 percent from 2.6 percent. The previously published current-account deficit for the second quarter was $119.9 billion.
Gross Domestic Product for the U.S. Virgin Islands Increases
After declining for four consecutive years, the Virgin Islands’ economy grew in 2015. Real GDP — adjusted to remove price changes—increased 0.2 percent in 2015, after decreasing 1.0 percent in 2014. For comparison, real GDP for the United States (excluding the territories) increased 2.6 percent in 2015 after increasing 2.4 percent in 2014.
Travel and Tourism Spending Accelerated in the Third Quarter
Real Tourism Spending. – Real spending on travel and tourism accelerated in the third quarter of 2016, increasing at an annual rate of 5.0 percent after increasing 4.5 percent (revised) in the second quarter according to new statistics released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. By comparison, real gross domestic
Gross Domestic Product by State: Second Quarter 2016
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 41 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2016, according to statistics on the geographic breakout of GDP released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Real GDP by state growth ranged from 4.3 percent in Nebraska to –5.6 percent in North Dakota. Transportation and warehousing; health care and social assistance; and professional, scientific, and technical services…
October 2016 Trade Gap is $42.6 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in October 2016 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $36.2 billion in September (revised) to $42.6 billion in October, as exports decreased and imports increased. The previously published September deficit was $36.4 billion. The goods deficit increased $6.3 billion in October to $63.4 billion. The services surplus…