Survey of Current Business (SCB)

A Look at the U.S. International Transactions

The U.S. current-account deficit increased to $266.8 billion in the second quarter of 2024 from $241.0 billion in the first quarter.

October 23, 2024

Government Receipts and Expenditures

Net government saving decreased $57.3 billion to −$1,857.2 billion in the second quarter of 2024. Net federal government saving decreased $17.5 billion to −$1,763.6 billion. Net state and local government saving decreased $39.7 billion to −$93.5 billion.

October 18, 2024

U.S. International Services

In 2023, U.S. exports of services exceeded U.S. imports of services for a surplus of $278.4 billion. In 2022, services supplied to foreign markets through foreign affiliates of U.S. MNEs exceeded services supplied to the United States through U.S. affiliates of foreign MNEs.

October 18, 2024

GDP and the Economy

A monthly article featuring details on gross domestic product and other estimates from BEA's National Income and Product Accounts and Industry Economic Accounts.

October 4, 2024

Current GDP release

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A Look at the U.S. International Investment Position

The net international investment position decreased from −$21.29 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2024 to −$22.52 trillion at the end of the second quarter.

October 10, 2024

Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises in 2022

Statistics on value added and employment and expenditures on property, plant, and equipment and research and development.

September 13, 2024

Preliminary Results From a New R&D Satellite Account

Building on decades of collaborative research, these experimental statistics combine National Science Foundation R&D performance data with BEA's GDP estimation framework to expand BEA’s R&D measures at the national level and, for the first time, provide state-level R&D statistics.

August 30, 2024

New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

Spending by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $148.8 billion in 2023, down $206.2 billion from 2022. Employment at these businesses was 110,000 workers.

August 28, 2024

Revisions to GDP, GDI, and Their Major Components

This analysis confirms that BEA's early key estimates of current economic activity provide a reliable picture and that differences in later estimates are mostly due to new information and not systematic measurement errors.

August 27, 2024

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Direct Investment by Country and Industry

Growth in the outward investment position increased $364.0 billion in 2023 to $6.68 trillion, up 5.8 percent from 2022. The inward investment position increased $227.0 billion to $5.39 trillion, up 4.4 percent from 2022.

August 22, 2024