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THURSDAY November 5, 2015 Finance and Insurance Led Growth in the Second Quarter Gross Domestic Product by Industry Percent change from preceding period Finance and insurance; professional, scientific, and technical services; and wholesale trade were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the second quarter of 2015. Overall, 18 of 22 industry groups contributed to the 3.9 percent increase in real GDP in the second quarter. 7.0 Real GDP and Real Value Added by Sector 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 -1.0 2014:II GDP 2014:III Private Goods 2014:IV Private Services 2015:I 2015:II Government U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Percent change from preceding period Finance and insurance increased 12.4 percent in the second quarter, after decreasing 3.8 percent in the first quarter. Professional, scientific, and technical services increased 7.6 percent, after increasing 4.4 percent. Wholesale trade increased 8.4 percent, after decreasing 1.0 percent. 20 Real Value Added by Industry Mining 15 Construction 10 5 Wholesale trade 0 Transportation and warehousing -5 Finance and insurance -10 -15 -20 2015 1st Quarter U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Professional, scientific, and technical services 2015 2nd Quarter 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: Jeannine Aversa 202–606–2649 Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce