June 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 First Quarter of 2021
Real GDP increased 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2021, reflecting positive contributions from consumer spending, nonresidential fixed investment, federal government spending, residential fixed investment, and state and local government spending.
Government Receipts and Expenditures: First Quarter of 2021
Net government saving decreased $2,028.0 billion to −$4,269.4 billion. Net federal government saving decreased $2,084.2 billion to −$4,305.4 billion. Net state and local government saving increased $56.1 billion to $36.0 billion.
Centennial Content
Dale Jorgenson's Profound and Extended Influence on the National Economic Accounts
Describes the “Jorgenson system of national accounting,” from theory to implementation.
Selma Fine Goldsmith: Trailblazer in Income Distribution Research
This top influencer's research in income inequality paved the way 70 years ago for BEA's work in this area today.
Territorial Economic Accounts: New Estimates of GDP for 2019, New Estimates of GDP by Industry and Compensation by Industry for 2018, Revised Estimates for 2002–2018
New and updated estimates for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with a Spotlight on Puerto Rico GDP.
Subject Guide
A guide to the articles in the January–June 2021 issues of the Survey.
2021 Annual Update of the International Economic Accounts. A summary of major updates to the International Transactions Accounts and International Investment Position Accounts.
Interactive Data
Interactive tables, charts, and maps related to most SCB articles can be accessed in BEA's Interactive Data Application. For more information on most article topics, see BEA's data product pages.