February 11, 2025

Travel and Tourism Satellite Account for 2018-2023

The travel and tourism industry—as measured by the real output of goods and services sold directly to visitors— increased 7.0 percent in 2023 after increasing 20.8 percent in 2022, according to the most recent statistics from BEA’s Travel and Tourism Satellite Account.

Principal Federal Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product
Q4 2024 (Adv)
+2.3%
Personal Income
December 2024
+0.4%
International Trade in Goods and Services
December 2024
-$98.4 billion
International Transactions
Q3 2024
-$310.9 B

Noteworthy

The Latest

Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 3rd Quarter 2023

December 22, 2023 | News Release

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 9.7 percent in Kansas to 0.7 percent in Arkansas.

Personal Income and Outlays, November 2023

December 22, 2023 | The BEA Wire

Personal income increased $81.6 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in November. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $71.9 billion (0.4 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $47.8 billion (0.2 percent) and consumer spending increased $46.7 billion (0.2 percent). Personal…

Personal Income and Outlays, November 2023

December 22, 2023 | News Release

Personal income increased $81.6 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in November. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $71.9 billion (0.4 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $47.8 billion (0.2 percent) and consumer spending increased $46.7 billion (0.2 percent). Personal…

Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate) Corporate Profits (Revised Estimate) and GDP by Industry, Third Quarter 2023

December 21, 2023 | The BEA Wire

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.9 percent in the third quarter of 2023, according to the “third” estimate. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 2.1 percent. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and inventory investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.

Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), Corporate Profits (Revised Estimate), and GDP by Industry, Third Quarter 2023

December 21, 2023 | News Release

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.9 percent in the third quarter of 2023, according to the “third” estimate. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 2.1 percent. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and inventory investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased. Profits increased 3.4 percent at a quarterly rate in the third…

U.S. Current-Account Deficit Narrows in 3rd Quarter 2023

December 20, 2023 | The BEA Wire

The U.S. current-account deficit, which reflects the combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows between U.S. residents and residents of other countries, narrowed by $16.5 billion, or 7.6 percent, to $200.3 billion in the third quarter of 2023. The narrowing mostly reflected a reduced deficit on goods. The third-quarter deficit was 2.9 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down from 3.2 percent in the second…

U.S. International Transactions, 3rd Quarter 2023

December 20, 2023 | News Release

The U.S. current-account deficit narrowed by $16.5 billion, or 7.6 percent, to $200.3 billion in the third quarter of 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised second-quarter deficit was $216.8 billion. The third-quarter deficit was 2.9 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down from 3.2 percent in the second quarter.

Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State and Metropolitan Area, 2022

December 14, 2023 | The BEA Wire

Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) by state increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia in 2022, with the percent change ranging from 5.7 percent in Alaska to –3.2 percent in New Hampshire.

Real personal income declined in 45 states and the District of Columbia in 2022, with the percent change ranging from 3.0 percent in North Dakota to –8.9 percent in Rhode Island.

Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State and Metropolitan Area, 2022

December 14, 2023 | News Release

Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) by state increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia in 2022, with the percent change ranging from 5.7 percent in Alaska to –3.2 percent in New Hampshire.

Musings from Mackinac Bridge: Three Ways to Measure Economy Offer Different Perspectives

December 11, 2023 | The BEA Wire

A blog post from BEA Director Vipin Arora

Mackinac Bridge—which connects the Upper and Lower parts of Michigan—is a marvel. So much so that I find it difficult, if not impossible, to appreciate the scale and grandeur of the bridge from just one vantage point. Driving on it, for example, offers a different experience than looking at it from nearby St. Ignace. And the view is awe inspiring from the water. We are looking at the same…