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A Look at the U.S. International Transactions

The U.S. current-account deficit decreased to $217.1 billion in the third quarter from $238.7 billion in the second quarter of 2022.

January 17, 2023

A Look at the U.S. International Investment Position

The U.S. net international investment position was −$16.71 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2022. At the end of the second quarter, the net investment position was −$16.29 trillion.

January 11, 2023

Government Receipts and Expenditures

Net government saving decreased $200.0 billion to −$1,117.8 billion in the third quarter of 2022. Net federal government saving decreased $157.8 billion to −$1,037.7 billion. Net state and local government saving decreased $42.1 billion to −$80.0 billion.

January 9, 2023

GDP and the Economy

Real GDP increased 3.2 percent in the third quarter of 2022, reflecting increases in exports, consumer spending, nonresidential fixed investment, state and local government spending, and federal government spending that were partly offset by decreases in residential fixed investment and private inventory investment.

January 13, 2023

Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises in 2020

A look at the results of the 2020 Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad. Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises decreased 1.8 percent in 2020 to 42.4 million workers.

December 14, 2022

The 2022 Annual Update of the National Economic Accounts

Details of the annual update for the National Income and Product Accounts and the Industry Economic Accounts, which incorporated newly available and revised source data as well as improved methods and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

November 17, 2022

The 2022 Annual Update of the Regional Economic Accounts

Annual estimates of GDP by state, state personal income, and personal consumption expenditures by state and the story of ongoing regional economic recovery from the COVID–19 pandemic.

November 17, 2022

U.S. Multinationals' Intercompany Debt: A 40-Year Story

Statistics on U.S. direct investment abroad provide insight on how U.S. multinational enterprises finance their worldwide operations.

November 17, 2022

Updated Summary of NIPA Methodologies

The U.S. current-account deficit decreased $2.0 billion to $217.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. In 2021, the U.S. current-account deficit increased $205.5 billion to $821.6 billion.

November 17, 2022

Territorial Economic Accounts for American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands: Estimates of GDP for 2020 and Estimates of GDP by Industry and Compensation by Industry for 2019

The latest economic trends in these three territories including the impact of the COVID–19 pandemic.

October 19, 2022

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2022 Subject Guide

A list of articles in the Survey of Current Business in 2022.

December 14, 2022

BEA 2023 News Release Schedule

A list of BEA news releases scheduled for 2023.

December 14, 2022

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