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THURSDAY April 26, 2012 Durable-Goods Manufacturing Led Growth in 2011 Advance GDP by Industry Statistics for 2011 Durable-goods manufacturing, professional, scientific, and technical services, and information services were the leading contributors to U.S. economic growth in 2011, according to advance statistics on the breakout of real gross domestic product (GDP) by industry from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Manufacturing value added rose 4.3 percent, after increasing 11.2 percent in 2010. Durable-goods manufacturing led the growth in 2011, increasing 7.9 percent. The services-producing sector grew 1.6 percent, after increasing 3.0 percent in 2010. Professional, scientific, and technical services was the largest contributor, increasing 4.9 percent. Information services accelerated, increasing 5.1 percent after increasing 3.0 percent in 2010. Value added prices accelerated, increasing 2.1 percent in 2011 after increasing 1.2 percent in 2010. Value added prices for the private goods-producing sector increased 5.5 percent in 2011, reflecting upturns in prices in manufacturing and construction. Nondurable-goods prices led the growth in 2011, increasing 7.4 percent. Value added prices for the private services-producing sector accelerated in 2011, increasing 1.7 percent after increasing 0.7 percent in 2010. An upturn in retail trade prices was one of the largest contributors to the acceleration in the GDP price index for 2011. BEA data—including GDP, personal income, the balance of payments, foreign direct investment, the input-output accounts, and economic data for states, local areas, and industries—are available on the BEA Web site: www.bea.gov. E-mail alerts are also available. Contact: Ralph Stewart 202–606–2649 Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce