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Gross Domestic Product (Second Estimate) Corporate Profits (Preliminary Estimate) Third Quarter 2024

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024, according to the “second” estimate. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.0 percent. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, exports, federal government spending, and business investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.

Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2024 (Advance)

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024, according to the “advance” estimate. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.0 percent. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, exports, and federal government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.

Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), Corporate Profits (Revised Estimate), and GDP by Industry, Second Quarter 2024 and Annual Update

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.0 percent in the second quarter of 2024, according to the “third” estimate. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 1.6 percent (revised). The second-quarter increase in real GDP was the same as previously estimated in the “second” estimate released in August. 

BEA’s Annual Update of GDP Statistics Starts Sept. 26

National and industry statistics for the previous five years will be updated Sept. 26 as part of BEA’s regular annual updates to gross domestic product and related estimates. Updates to state and local statistics will begin Sept. 27.

Gross Domestic Product (Second Estimate) Corporate Profits (Preliminary Estimate) Second Quarter 2024

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.0 percent in the second quarter of 2024, according to the “second” estimate. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 1.4 percent. The GDP estimate for the second quarter was revised up 0.2 percentage point from the “advance” estimate, primarily reflecting an upward revision to consumer spending.  

Gross Domestic Product for Puerto Rico, 2022

Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Puerto Rico decreased 2.5 percent in 2022 after increasing 4.1 percent in 2021, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

The decrease in real GDP in 2022 reflected an increase in imports—which are a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP—as well as decreases in private fixed investment and exports. Personal consumption expenditures, private inventory…

Producto interior bruto para Puerto Rico, 2022

El producto interior bruto real (PIB) para Puerto Rico decreció 2.5 por ciento en 2022, luego de crecer 4.1 por ciento en 2021, de acuerdo con las estadísticas difundidas hoy por el Negociado de Análisis Económico de EE. UU. (BEA por sus siglas en inglés). El decrecimiento en el PIB real en 2022 reflejó un aumento en las importaciones —que son un elemento de resta en el cálculo del PIB— así como decrecimientos en la inversión privada en…

Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2024 (Advance)

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the second quarter of 2024, according to the “advance” estimate. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 1.4 percent. The increase in the second quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, inventory investment, and business investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.

Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 1st Quarter 2024

Real gross domestic product increased in 39 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.0 percent at an annual rate in Idaho to –4.2 percent in South Dakota. 

Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), Corporate Profits, and GDP by Industry, First Quarter 2024

Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2024, according to the “third” estimate. In the fourth quarter of 2023, real GDP increased 3.4 percent. The increase in the first quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, housing investment, business investment, and state and local government that were partly offset by a decrease in inventory investment. Imports, which are a…

Gross Domestic Product for the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2022

Real gross domestic product for the U.S. Virgin Islands decreased 1.3 percent in 2022 after increasing 3.7 percent in 2021, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The decrease in real GDP reflected declines in exports, private fixed investment, government spending, and personal consumption expenditures that were partly offset by an increase in inventory investment. Imports, a…

Gross Domestic Product (Second Estimate) Corporate Profits (Preliminary Estimate) First Quarter 2024

Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the first quarter of 2024, according to the “second” estimate. In the fourth quarter of 2023, real GDP increased 3.4 percent. The GDP estimate for the first quarter was revised down 0.3 percentage point from the “advance” estimate, primarily reflecting a downward revision to consumer spending.