Real gross domestic product increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.1 percent at an annual rate in Arkansas to 0.6 percent in Vermont and remaining unchanged in Idaho and South Dakota. Personal income, in current dollars, increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the percent change ranging from 6.1 percent at an annual rate in Delaware to 2.4 percent in Louisiana. Full Text

Personal income increased $194.7 billion (0.8 percent at a monthly rate) in February, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $191.6 billion (0.9 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $87.8 billion (0.4 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $118.4 billion in February. Personal saving was $1.02 trillion in February and the personal saving rate-personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income-was 4.6 percent. Full Text

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 (October, November, and December), according to the third estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 3.1 percent. The increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and government spending that were partly offset by a decrease in investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, decreased. Full Text

The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$26.23 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Assets totaled $35.89 trillion, and liabilities were $62.12 trillion. At the end of the third quarter, the net investment position was -$24.15 trillion (revised). Full Text