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January 2017 Trade Gap is $48.5 Billion
Real Consumer Spending Falls in January
Personal income increased 0.4 percent in January after increasing 0.3 percent in December. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.4 percent in January, the same increase as in December.
GDP Increases in Fourth Quarter
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the “second” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 3.5 percent.
Services Data Coming Faster to GDP
BEA and the Census Bureau are taking another big step this month in their joint quest to get more data into earlier estimates of gross domestic product.
December 2016 Trade Gap is $44.3 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in December 2016 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $45.7 billion in November (revised) to $44.3 billion in December, as exports increased more than imports.
Gross Domestic Product by State: Third Quarter 2016
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2016, according to statistics on the geographic breakout of GDP released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal Income Rises in December
Personal income increased 0.3 percent in December after increasing 0.1 percent in November. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.4 percent in December after decreasing 0.1 percent in November.
GDP Increases in Fourth Quarter
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 3.5 percent.
Gross Domestic Product by Industry: Third Quarter 2016
Finance and insurance; wholesale trade; and information services were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the third quarter of 2016. Overall, 20 of 22 industry groups contributed to the 3.5 percent increase in real GDP in the third quarter.
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.
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.