Survey of Current Business - Articles

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A government publication containing economic analyses of business. Contains information on industry, business, and general economic trends. Includes Gross National Product, GDP, implicit price deflator, and corporate profits.

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Director's message.

Oct 01, 2009; Landefeld, J. Steven ... In this month's annual look at international services--which presents statistics on both services traded across borders and services delivered via affiliates of multinational companies--I am pleased to note another improvement. The statistics released this year include services supplied ...

Travel spending turns down in second quarter.(Taking Account ...)(Statistical data)

Oct 01, 2009; ... Real spending on travel and tourism continued to decline in the second quarter, according to statistics from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The 1.4 percent decline, however, was not as steep as the 8.9 percent decline in the first quarter. By comparison, real gross domestic product ...

BEA launches new resource for journalists.(Taking Account ...)(Bureau of Economic Analysis)(www.bea.gov/newsroom/ index.htm)(Brief article)

Oct 01, 2009; ... BEA has launched a "Newsroom" on its Web site to provide one-stop shopping for journalists seeking statistics and other information from BEA. The new page features quick access to the most recent news releases and related information, charts, highlight pages, and FAQs. ...

FAQ provides answers to topical questions.(Taking Account ...)(frequently asked questions)(Brief article)

Oct 01, 2009; ... BEA routinely updates it popular FAQ feature on its Web site with new items that discuss timely issues. One newly posted item, for example, discusses how the federal Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 (also known as the Cash for Clunkers program) is reflected in ...

GDP and the economy: third estimates for the second quarter of 2009.(Statistical data)

Oct 01, 2009; Swann, Christopher ... REAL GROSS domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.7 percent in the second quarter of 2009, according to the "third" estimates of the national income and product accounts (NIPAs) (chart 1 and table 1). (1) In the "second" estimate, real GDP decreased 1.0 percent. In the ...

Newly available NIPA tables.(National Income and Product Accounts)(Statistical data)

Oct 01, 2009; ... As part of the 2009 comprehensive revision of the national income and product accounts (NIPAs), this report presents NIPA tables 3.15.1-3.15.6, 3.16, 3.17, 3.20, 3.21, 5.9, and 7.15. The September 2009 SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS includes an article about the comprehensive ...

Real inventories, sales, and inventory-sales ratios for manufacturing and trade, 2006:I-2009:II.(Statistical data)

Oct 01, 2009; Tan, Enrico ... THIS REPORT presents revised estimates of real inventories, sales, and inventory-sales ratios for manufacturing and trade. It presents quarterly estimates for 2006 to the second quarter of 2009 and monthly estimates for January 2009 to July 2009. The inventory-sales ratios are used to ...

U.S. international services: cross-border trade in 2008 and services supplied through affiliates in 2007.(Statistical data)

Oct 01, 2009; Koncz-Bruner, Jennifer ... THIS presentation of services provided to and by the United States in international markets takes a broad perspective by including information on both exports and imports of services in the conventional sense--that is, services that cross borders--as well as services supplied through the ...

U.S. international transactions: second quarter of 2009.(Table A. U.S. International Transactions-Table H. Foreign-Owned Assets in the United States)(Statistical data)

Oct 01, 2009; Weinberg, Douglas B. ... THE U.S. current-account deficit--the broadest measure of U.S. international trade in goods and services, receipts and payments of income, and net unilateral current transfers to foreigners--decreased to $98.8 billion (preliminary) in the second quarter of 2009, the smallest deficit since ...

U.S. international transactions: second quarter of 2009.(Table 1. U.S. International Transactions-Table 11. Liabilities to Foreigners, Except Foreign Official Agencies, Reported by U.S. Banks and Securities Brokers)(Statistical table)

Oct 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Table 1. U.S. International Transactions [Millions of dollars] Line (Credits +; debits -) (1) 2008 Current account 1 Exports of goods and services and income receipts 2,591,233 2 ...

U.S. international transactions: second quarter of 2009.(Table 12. U.S. International Transactions, by Area)(Statistical table)

Oct 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Table 12. U.S. International Transactions, by Area [Millions dollars] Europe Line (Credits +; debits -) (1) 2008 Current account 1 Exports of goods and ...

Gross domestic product by metropolitan area: accelerated statistics for 2008, new statistics for 2007, and revised statistics for 2005-2007.(Statistical data)

Oct 01, 2009; McCormick, Matthew J. ... IN 2008, inflation-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) decelerated in 220 of the nation s 366 metropolitan statistical areas, according to statistics released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). (1) In many areas, the economic sluggishness reflected downturns in construction, ...

Schedule of BEA news releases in 2010.(Bureau of Economic Analysis)(Table)

Oct 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Schedule of BEA News Releases in 2010 January U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, November 2009 * January 12 Gross Domestic Product, 4th quarter 2009 (advance estimate) January 29 ...

A. Selected NIPA tables.(1. Domestic Product and Income--2. Personal Income and Outlays)(National Income and Product Accounts)(Statistical data)

Oct 01, 2009; ... The selected set of NIPA tables presents the most recent estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) and its components, which were released on September 30, 2009. These estimates include the "third" estimates for the second quarter of 2009. The selected set presents quarterly ...

A. Selected NIPA tables.(3. Government Current Receipts and Expenditures-7. Supplemental tables)(National Income and Product Accounts)(Statistical table)

Oct 01, 2009; ... 3. Government Current Receipts and Expenditures <Pre> Table 3.1. Government Current Receipts and Expenditures [Billions of dollars] Line 2007 2008 Current receipts 1 4,209.2 4,057.6 Current ...

B. NIPA-Related Table.(National Data)(National Income and Product Accounts)(Statistical table)

Oct 01, 2009; ... Table B.1 presents the most recent estimates of personal income and its disposition. These estimates were released on October 1, 2009. <Pre> Table B.1 Personal Income and Its Disposition [Billions of dollars; monthly estimates seasonally adjusted at annual rates] ...

C. Historical Measures.(National Data)(Statistical table)

Oct 01, 2009; ... This table is derived from the "Selected NIPA Tables" that are published in this issue and from the "GDP and Other Major NIPA Series" tables that were published in the September 2009 issue. (The changes in prices are calculated from indexes expressed to three decimal places.) <Pre> ...

D. Charts.(NATIONAL DATA)(Chart)(Brief article)

Oct 01, 2009; ... All series are seasonally adjusted at annual rates. The percent changes in real gross domestic product are based on quarter-to-quarter changes. SELECTED NIPA SERIES [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC ...

E. Industry Table.(Industry Data)(Statistical table)

Oct 01, 2009; ... The statistics in this table were published in tables 3a and 5a in "Annual Industry Accounts: Advance Statistics on GDP by Industry for 2008" in the May 2009 SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. <Pre> Table E.1. Percent Changes in Chain-Type Quantity and Price Indexes for Value Added by ...

F. Transactions Tables.(International Data)(Statistical table)

Oct 01, 2009; ... Selected U.S. international transactions tables are presented in this section. For BEA's full set of detailed estimates of U.S. international transactions, visit BEA's Web site at www.bea.gov. <Pre> Table F.1. U.S. International Transactions in Goods and Services [Millions of ...