The Survey of Current Business is 100! We are pleased to present a look back at a century of achievements and innovation highlighting each decade of its history with original articles, reprints from the BEA archives, profiles of top influencers, downloadable posters, and other historical content.
Reprint
The Changeover from GNP to GDP: A Milestone in BEA History
An August 1991 reprint discussing BEA’s featured measure of U.S. production.
March 2021
Reprint
A Primer on BEA's Foreign Direct Investment Products
Reprints of two special articles that provide an overview of the foreign direct investment surveys and how they are treated.
March 2021
Reprint
Incorporating Satellite Accounts
A November 1994 reprint highlighting BEA’s use of supplemental statistics to focus on specific aspects of the U.S. economy.
March 2020
Economic influencer
Robert Eisner: Extending the National Economic Accounts
This top influencer profile chronicles the economist's influence on the Bureau.
March 2020
Stay tuned in 2022, as we continue to highlight historical Survey content from the BEA archives.