U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

BEA’s latest look at state consumer spending shows increases in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2025. Spending increased the most in Florida, at 7.0 percent, and the least in California, at 4.2 percent. In comparison, consumer spending—also called personal consumption expenditures, or PCE—increased 5.3 percent nationwide in 2025. These numbers are based on current dollars (not adjusted for inflation).

Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. Foreign Trade Zones.

(0.2 percent at a monthly rate) in August, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $68.6 billion (0.3 percent), and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $190.8 billion (0.9 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $190.7 billion in August.

in the second quarter of 2026 (April, May, and June), according to the third estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.5 percent (revised). Real GDP was revised up 0.7 percentage point from the second estimate, primarily reflecting upward revisions to investment, consumer spending, and government spending.

The U.S. current-account deficit resulting from international economic transactions widened by $33.4 billion, or 15.7 percent, to $246.0 billion in the second quarter of 2026, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised first-quarter deficit was $212.6 billion. The second-quarter deficit was 3.0 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 2.7 percent in the first quarter.

A blog post from BEA Director Vipin Arora “The reporting system that has been developed under the Social Security and Railroad Retirement Acts approaches the ideal as a source for income estimates.” That statement, tucked away on page 63 of the first methodological handbook for the national accounts, is as true today as it was in 1951. The reporting system? Today we call it the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, or QCEW.

Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. Foreign Trade Zones.

in the second quarter of 2026 (April, May, and June), according to the second estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.1 percent. The in the second quarter were increases in consumer spending, exports, and investment that were partly offset by a decrease in government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased. Real GDP increased at the same rate as in the advance estimate.

(0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in July, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $125.9 billion (0.5 percent), and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $36.3 billion (0.2 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $36.6 billion in July.

BEA will release this year’s annual update of gross domestic product and related statistics beginning Sept. 30, part of our regular effort to better measure the U.S. economy. For the first time, updated state and county statistics will also start to flow to the public on the same day as the national and industry numbers.