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Personal income increased $9.0 billion, or less than 0.1 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $337.2 billion, or 2.1 percent, in January.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 7.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, following an increase of 2.3 percent in the third quarter. The increase was revised up 0.1 percentage point from the “advance” estimate released in January.

This year for the first time, BEA will produce and publish in tandem annual updates of national, industry, and state statistics. The updates released on Sept.

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in December 2021 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $79.3 billion in November (revised) to $80.7 billion in December, as imports increased more than exports.

Note: Reposted Feb. 3, 2022, to correct state personal income statistics for the third quarter of 2021 back to the first quarter of 2016 due to a data processing error involving industry wage estimates.

 Note: Reposted Feb. 3, 2022, to correct state gross domestic product statistics for the third quarter of 2021 back to the first quarter of 2016 due to a data processing error involving industry wage estimates.

Personal income increased$70.7 billion, or 0.3 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending decreased$95.2 billion, or 0.6 percent, in December. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation of employees.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, following an increase of 2.3 percent in the third quarter.

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in November 2021 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $67.2 billion in October (revised) to $80.2 billion in November, as imports increased more than exports.

The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was –$16.07 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2021, according to statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

Real gross domestic product increased in 37 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2021, as real GDP for the nation increased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent.

Personal income increased$90.4 billion, or 0.4 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased$104.7 billion, or 0.6 percent, in November. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation of employees and government social benefits.