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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.