Also known as Bureau of Economic Analysis, BEA
The Bureau of Economic Analysis is a U.S. Department of Commerce statistical agency producing national, regional, industry and international economic accounts.
Its GDP, income and expenditure measures answer different questions from labor-market surveys. Revisions and measurement definitions remain part of interpreting the data.
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The Nasdaq gained 0.45% over the five sessions through October 2, while the S&P 500 fell 0.27%, the Dow declined 1.26% and the Russell 2000 slipped 0.16%. The 2-year Treasury yield rose 2 basis points and the 10-year yield increased 11 basis points from the prior Friday.
Markets · Weekly market recapThe third estimate puts second-quarter real GDP growth at a 2.2% annual rate, up from 1.5% in the second estimate. Consumer spending, investment and exports contributed; the annual update also revised earlier national and regional accounts.
Macro · Official BEA third estimate · 2026 annual updateThe Bureau of Economic Analysis reports August current-dollar personal consumption expenditures rose 0.9% and real PCE rose 0.6%. The PCE price index increased 0.3% from July and 3.4% from a year earlier; the core index increased 0.2% monthly and 3.0% annually. The release incorporates an annual update that revises estimates back to January 2021.
Macro · Official BEA release · annual updateCPI and PCE differ in spending coverage, weights and calculation. Their disagreement can be informative, while neither index reproduces a particular household’s bills or measures every aspect of affordability.
GDP measures domestic production through expenditures; GDI approaches the same activity through income. Their statistical gap, changing data vintages and different growth conventions explain why one economy can generate several apparently conflicting headlines.
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