March 2021
Director’s Message
A message from Mary Bohman, Acting Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
GDP and the Economy: Second Estimates for the Fourth Quarter of 2020
Real GDP increased 4.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, reflecting positive contributions from exports, nonresidential fixed investment, consumer spending, residential fixed investment, and private inventory investment.
Centennial Content
The Changeover from GNP to GDP: A Milestone in BEA History
An August 1991 reprint discussing BEA’s featured measure of U.S. production.
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.
Incorporating Satellite Accounts
A November 1994 reprint highlighting BEA's use of supplemental statistics to focus on specific aspects of the U.S. economy.
Robert Eisner: Extending the National Economic Accounts
This top influencer profile chronicles the economist's influence on the Bureau.
U.S. International Transactions. Statistics for the fourth quarter of 2020 and for 2020.
U.S. International Investment Position. Statistics for the end of the fourth quarter of 2020 and for 2020.
Interactive Data
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