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Gross Domestic Product for the CNMI, 2019
Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is releasing estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) for
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) for 2019, in addition to estimates of GDP by
industry and compensation by industry for 2018.1 These estimates were developed under the Statistical
Improvement Program funded by the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) of the U.S. Department of the
Interior.
Gross Domestic Product for 2019
The estimates of GDP for the CNMI show that real GDP—GDP adjusted to remove price changes—
decreased 11.2 percent in 2019 after decreasing 19.3 percent in 2018 (table 1.3).
As shown in chart 1, the decrease in real GDP reflected decreases in exports and private fixed
investment. These decreases were partly offset by an increase in government spending.

Chart 1. Contributions to Percent Change in Real GDP for 2019
Percent

Percentage points (pp)

6

3.08pp

3

1.37pp

0.66pp

0
-3
-3.58pp

-6
-9

-12

-11.2%
-12.70pp

-15
GDP

PCE

Private fixed Government
investment
spending

Exports

Imports

Note: Imports are a subtraction item. Thus, a decrease in imports results in a positive contribution to GDP.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

1

These estimates are based on limited source data and are subject to revision.

Exports of goods and services was the primary driver of the decline in real GDP. The decrease in exports
was accounted for by exports of services, which decreased 27.7 percent. Visitor spending, including on
casino gambling, declined in 2019. Statistics published by the CNMI government showed that the
number of visitor arrivals to the CNMI decreased 5.9 percent. According to publicly available financial
statements, revenues from casino gambling dropped over 80 percent.
How to Interpret Contributions to Percent Change in Major GDP Components
There is often interest in how much a specific GDP component contributes to the change in real GDP.
BEA publishes this measure in news release table 1.4. Chart 1 shows both the percent change of total
real GDP and the contributions (in percentage points) of each major component to that change. For
example, exports of goods and services accounted for -12.70 percentage points of the 11.2 percent
decrease in real GDP in 2019. This means that, all else equal, had exports neither increased nor
decreased in 2019, real GDP would have increased 1.5 percent.

Private fixed investment decreased 20.8 percent, reflecting a decline in business spending on
construction and equipment. Despite this substantial decline, business spending on construction and
equipment remained at historically high levels, supported by continued development of a casino resort
on Saipan and post-typhoon reconstruction activity (table 1.2).
Partly offsetting the declines in exports and private fixed investment was growth in government
spending, both by the federal government and the territorial government. Federal government spending
increased 42.3 percent, primarily due to recovery activities following Typhoon Yutu. Territorial
government spending increased 4.1 percent, reflecting an increase in expenditures funded by federal
disaster grants.
Gross Domestic Product by Industry and Compensation by Industry for 2018
The estimates of GDP by industry for the CNMI show that the private sector was the source of the
decline in real GDP in 2018 (table 2.5). The decline was more than accounted for by the
accommodations, food services, and amusement sectors, reflecting the drop in tourism and output of
the casino industry.
The compensation by industry estimates, which are measured in current dollars, show trends in
compensation for major industries (table 2.6). Total compensation increased in 2018, reflecting growth
in all industries shown except manufacturing. The largest contributor was the territorial government.
Government financial statements for the Commonwealth and its independent agencies show that wages
increased in fiscal year 2018.
The accompanying tables present estimates for GDP and its major components, GDP by industry, and
compensation by industry. Also included in this release are estimates for the major components of gross
domestic income.

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Revisions to GDP and Related Estimates
This release also includes the results of a comprehensive update of the territorial economic accounts.
Comprehensive updates are typically performed every 5 years, based on the Census Bureau’s every-5years economic censuses of island areas.
With the comprehensive update, estimates for 2002 to 2018 have been revised to incorporate
improvements to source data and methods, including information from:
• The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas (ECIA), which provides the most
thorough and detailed statistics on the structure of the CNMI economy,
• CNMI government data sources, such as updated data on business revenues, imports of goods,
and government financial statements for the CNMI government and its independent agencies,
• Construction in progress data from publicly available financial statements covering casino
activity, and
• BEA’s U.S. national income and product accounts.
Chart 2 shows that the revised estimates exhibit a pattern of inflation-adjusted GDP growth similar to
the previously published estimates. However, there are notable revisions within the components of
GDP, including to imports, consumer spending, and private fixed investment.

Chart 2. Percent Change from Preceding Year in Real GDP
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
-15
-20
'03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18
Previously published

Revised

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

For example, consumer spending increased more than previously estimated between 2012 and 2017,
reflecting the incorporation of 2017 ECIA data on sales to resident households.
Private fixed investment also increased more than previously estimated over this period, reflecting the
incorporation of 2017 ECIA data on capital expenditures by private businesses and of construction in
progress data collected from casino financial statements.
Comparisons of these updated estimates of consumer spending and private investment with ECIA and
CNMI government data on business revenues showed that many of the goods and services purchased by
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households and businesses in the CNMI were produced outside of the islands. Thus, imports, which are
a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, were also revised upward.
Future Directions
OIA and BEA will continue to work to extend and improve the estimates of GDP for the CNMI. The
information provided by the CNMI government will continue to be critical to the successful production
of these estimates.
BEA plans to release GDP estimates for 2020 for the CNMI in the fall of 2021. GDP by industry and
compensation by industry estimates for 2019 will be released at the same time.

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Additional Information
CNMI expenditures that is accounted for by goods and
services provided by the rest of the world.

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Government consumption expenditures and gross
investment, or “government spending,” measures the
portion of GDP that is accounted for by the government
sector. Government consumption expenditures consists of
spending by government to produce and provide services
to the public. Gross investment consists of spending by
government for fixed assets that directly benefit the public
or that assist government agencies in their production
activities.
Gross domestic income (GDI) is the sum of incomes earned
and costs incurred in the production of GDP. In national
economic accounting, GDP and GDI are conceptually equal.

Definitions

Current-dollar estimates are valued in the prices of the
period when the transactions occurred—that is, at “market
value.” Also referred to as “nominal estimates” or as
“current-price estimates.”

Gross domestic product (GDP) is the value of the goods and
services produced by the CNMI economy less the value of
the goods and services used up in production. GDP is also
equal to the sum of personal consumption expenditures,
private fixed investment, net exports of goods and services,
and government consumption expenditures and gross
investment.

Real values are inflation-adjusted estimates—that is,
estimates that exclude the effects of price changes.

Personal consumption expenditures (PCE), also referred to
as “consumer spending,” measures the goods and services
purchased by “persons”—that is, by households and by
nonprofit institutions serving households (NPISHs)—who
are resident in the CNMI.

Statistical Conventions
Quantities and prices. Quantities, or “real” volume
measures, and prices are expressed as index numbers with
a specified reference year equal to 100 (currently 2012).
Quantity and price indexes are calculated using a Fisher
chain-weighted formula that incorporates weights from
two adjacent years. “Real” dollar series are calculated by
multiplying the quantity index by the current-dollar value in
the reference year (2012) and then dividing by 100.

Private fixed investment (PFI) measures spending by
private businesses, nonprofit institutions, and households
on fixed assets in the CNMI economy. Fixed assets consist
of structures, equipment, and software that are used in the
production of goods and services.

Chained-dollar values are not additive because the relative
weights for a given period differ from those of the reference
year.

Net exports of goods and services is the difference
between exports of goods and services and imports of
goods and services. Exports measures the portion of total
CNMI production of goods and services that is provided to
the rest of the world. Imports measures the portion of total

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List of News Release Tables
Table 1.1.
Table 1.2.
Table 1.3.
Table 1.4.
Table 1.5.
Table 1.6.
Table 1.7.
Table 2.1.
Table 2.2.
Table 2.3.
Table 2.4.
Table 2.5.
Table 2.6.

Gross Domestic Product
Real Gross Domestic Product, Chained Dollars
Percent Change From Preceding Year in Real Gross Domestic Product
Contributions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product
Percent Change From Preceding Year in Prices for Gross Domestic Product and Price
Indexes for Gross Domestic Product
Gross Domestic Income
Revisions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product
Value Added by Industry
Value Added by Industry as a Percentage of GDP
Real Value Added by Industry
Percent Changes in Real Value Added by Industry
Contributions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry
Compensation of Employees by Industry

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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
1. Domestic Product and Income
Table 1.1. Gross Domestic Product
[Millions of dollars]
Line
Gross domestic product

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

1

1,284

1,239

1,210

1,061

990

938

939

795

799

729

746

772

832

910

1,230

1,560

1,302

1,182

Personal consumption expenditures
Goods
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Services
Net foreign travel

2
3
4
5
6
7

459
332
121
210
441
-314

470
346
127
219
424
-300

477
394
145
249
451
-368

425
332
123
209
434
-341

474
369
140
229
414
-309

480
358
137
222
409
-287

504
387
142
245
427
-310

431
332
119
213
381
-283

442
354
130
224
398
-309

446
366
132
234
374
-293

460
399
143
256
418
-357

490
412
153
260
456
-378

525
433
164
269
507
-414

529
428
169
259
563
-461

571
435
173
262
992
-855

654
490
192
298
1,215
-1,051

677
483
190
293
821
-627

688
466
183
283
676
-453

Private fixed investment

8

80

78

98

97

92

79

83

85

77

74

79

88

112

192

398

379

222

183

Net exports of goods and services
Exports
Goods
Services
Imports
Goods
Services

9
10
11
12
13
14
15

387
1,169
848
321
782
673
109

344
1,118
810
308
774
666
108

281
1,218
842
376
937
807
130

182
1,017
668
349
835
720
116

77
829
514
315
752
648
104

47
627
333
293
579
498
81

29
488
172
316
459
394
66

-47
312
23
289
360
307
53

-70
335
19
316
405
346
59

-132
317
17
300
449
384
65

-98
379
16
364
478
409
69

-123
402
17
385
525
449
76

-123
437
15
422
560
477
82

-153
482
13
469
635
488
147

-116
882
19
863
998
636
362

112
1,081
23
1,059
969
621
348

-96
661
26
635
757
598
159

-236
497
36
461
733
601
132

Government consumption
expenditures and gross investment
Federal
Territorial

16
17
18

358
14
344

346
16
329

353
16
337

357
16
340

347
14
333

332
13
319

324
15
308

327
20
306

349
22
327

341
21
319

305
21
284

317
20
297

318
22
296

342
28
314

376
24
352

415
26
390

499
52
448

548
75
472

NOTE. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Table 1.2. Real Gross Domestic Product, Chained Dollars
[Millions of chained (2012) dollars]
Line
Gross domestic product

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

1

1,457

1,462

1,417

1,237

1,152

1,075

956

788

799

740

746

766

798

825

1,066

1,313

1,059

941

Personal consumption expenditures
Goods
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Services
Net foreign travel

2
3
4
5
6
7

602
464
158
307
551
-417

633
486
165
322
551
-406

611
524
180
345
574
-489

521
422
148
275
540
-446

549
455
168
288
486
-391

539
434
163
271
464
-357

532
440
163
277
462
-370

450
365
130
234
407
-323

464
383
139
244
416
-336

450
372
132
240
379
-300

460
399
143
256
418
-357

497
415
154
261
454
-371

533
425
162
263
497
-390

555
430
175
256
558
-433

595
437
177
260
953
-774

662
476
187
289
1,148
-935

667
456
181
275
757
-542

676
436
171
265
622
-389

Private fixed investment

8

92

89

110

106

98

83

84

88

80

75

79

88

111

191

392

361

202

160

Net exports of goods and services
Exports
Goods
Services
Imports
Goods
Services

9
10
11
12
13
14
15

401
1,647
1,154
427
1,246
1,092
155

380
1,579
1,098
417
1,198
1,044
155

336
1,708
1,138
500
1,372
1,188
185

248
1,418
904
456
1,170
1,007
163

133
1,143
694
400
1,010
874
136

107
852
446
365
746
647
99

11
543
155
378
532
457
75

-91
356
26
330
447
388
59

-103
365
21
343
467
405
62

-131
324
17
307
456
390
66

-98
379
16
364
478
409
69

-128
395
17
378
523
448
75

-145
411
15
397
556
477
79

-248
453
13
439
701
555
142

-320
804
20
783
1,124
749
344

-98
968
23
944
1,067
710
327

-224
577
26
552
801
654
146

-350
432
35
399
782
666
119

Government consumption
expenditures and gross investment
Federal
Territorial

16
17
18

445
20
425

447
22
426

427
20
407

412
20
393

403
16
387

367
14
353

343
17
327

344
22
322

359
22
336

346
21
324

305
21
284

309
19
290

300
21
279

320
27
293

349
23
326

369
23
346

416
45
372

450
64
387

Addenda:
Population (thousands)1
Per capita real GDP (chained dollars)

19
20

74.4
19,583

76.6
19,086

78.9
17,959

70.6
17,521

60.7
18,979

59.3
18,128

57.6
16,597

55.5
14,198

53.5
14,935

52.2
14,176

51.4
14,514

51.2
14,961

51.0
15,647

50.8
16,240

50.6
21,067

50.3
26,103

50.0
21,180

49.8
18,896

(1) Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Table 1.3. Percent Change From Preceding Year in Real Gross Domestic Product
[Percent]
Line
Gross domestic product

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

1

0.4

-3.1

-12.7

-6.9

-6.6

-11.1

-17.5

1.3

-7.4

0.9

2.7

4.2

3.3

29.3

23.2

-19.3

-11.2

Personal consumption expenditures
Goods
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Services
Net foreign travel

2
3
4
5
6
7

5.2
4.8
4.7
4.8
0.0
……..

-3.4
7.8
9.1
7.1
4.1
……..

-14.8
-19.4
-17.6
-20.4
-5.9
……..

5.5
7.8
13.1
4.8
-10.0
……..

-1.8
-4.6
-2.7
-5.8
-4.5
……..

-1.4
1.3
0.2
2.0
-0.3
……..

-15.4
-17.1
-20.2
-15.3
-11.9
……..

3.0
5.1
6.7
4.1
2.0
……..

-2.9
-3.0
-5.0
-1.9
-8.8
……..

2.2
7.4
8.5
6.8
10.3
……..

8.1
3.9
7.3
2.0
8.6
……..

7.2
2.5
5.2
1.0
9.5
……..

4.2
1.1
7.8
-2.9
12.4
……..

7.2
1.6
1.7
1.5
70.7
……..

11.2
9.0
5.4
11.4
20.5
……..

0.8
-4.2
-3.1
-4.9
-34.1
……..

1.3
-4.4
-5.5
-3.7
-17.8
……..

Private fixed investment

8

-3.4

22.9

-3.3

-7.8

-15.4

2.1

4.4

-8.9

-6.9

5.6

11.1

26.8

72.0

104.6

-7.9

-43.9

-20.8

Net exports of goods and services
Exports
Goods
Services
Imports
Goods
Services

9
10
11
12
13
14
15

……..
-4.1
-4.8
-2.4
-3.8
-4.4
0.1

……..
8.2
3.7
20.0
14.4
13.7
18.9

……..
-17.0
-20.6
-8.9
-14.7
-15.2
-11.7

……..
-19.4
-23.2
-12.3
-13.7
-13.2
-16.4

……..
-25.4
-35.8
-8.7
-26.2
-26.0
-27.4

……..
-36.3
-65.2
3.4
-28.6
-29.3
-24.2

……..
-34.4
-83.4
-12.5
-16.0
-15.0
-21.3

……..
2.4
-16.7
3.8
4.5
4.3
5.8

……..
-11.1
-20.8
-10.5
-2.5
-3.8
5.6

……..
17.0
-8.6
18.5
4.8
5.0
3.9

……..
4.1
6.9
4.0
9.4
9.5
9.0

……..
4.1
-11.7
4.8
6.4
6.5
6.3

……..
10.1
-9.0
10.7
26.0
16.4
78.4

……..
77.5
48.2
78.3
60.4
34.9
142.7

……..
20.5
16.5
20.6
-5.1
-5.2
-4.9

……..
-40.4
11.8
-41.5
-24.9
-7.9
-55.5

……..
-25.2
37.4
-27.7
-2.4
1.8
-18.1

Government consumption
expenditures and gross investment
Federal
Territorial

16
17
18

0.6
10.6
0.1

-4.6
-6.7
-4.5

-3.4
-2.4
-3.4

-2.2
-18.5
-1.4

-9.0
-12.9
-8.8

-6.4
19.2
-7.4

0.2
30.1
-1.3

4.3
3.9
4.4

-3.7
-4.4
-3.7

-11.7
-3.1
-12.3

1.4
-6.4
1.9

-2.8
7.9
-3.5

6.5
26.5
5.0

9.0
-14.1
11.0

5.9
2.4
6.2

12.8
92.9
7.6

8.1
42.3
4.1

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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Table 1.4. Contributions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product
Line
Percent change:
Gross domestic product
Percentage points:
Personal consumption expenditures
Goods
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Services
Net foreign travel

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

1

0.4

-3.1

-12.7

-6.9

-6.6

-11.1

-17.5

1.3

-7.4

0.9

2.7

4.2

3.3

29.3

23.2

-19.3

-11.2

2
3
4
5
6
7

1.89
1.25
0.45
0.80
0.00
0.63

-1.33
2.24
0.95
1.29
1.40
-4.97

-5.97
-6.45
-2.14
-4.31
-2.23
2.71

2.28
2.49
1.52
0.97
-4.21
4.00

-0.87
-1.72
-0.38
-1.34
-1.90
2.75

-0.68
0.48
0.03
0.45
-0.13
-1.02

-8.36
-7.20
-3.14
-4.06
-5.45
4.28

1.65
2.14
1.02
1.12
0.99
-1.47

-1.62
-1.39
-0.84
-0.55
-4.50
4.27

1.34
3.72
1.53
2.19
5.26
-7.64

4.91
2.07
1.39
0.68
4.79
-1.95

4.48
1.34
1.02
0.32
5.56
-2.42

2.54
0.55
1.47
-0.92
7.31
-5.32

4.12
0.73
0.30
0.43
43.51
-40.13

5.21
3.18
0.77
2.42
16.37
-14.34

0.32
-1.31
-0.38
-0.93
-26.41
28.04

0.66
-1.63
-0.80
-0.83
-11.14
13.42

Private fixed investment

8

-0.22

1.46

-0.27

-0.73

-1.43

0.17

0.38

-0.96

-0.68

0.57

1.17

3.01

9.40

21.67

-2.56

-10.73

-3.58

Net exports of goods and services
Exports
Goods
Services
Imports
Goods
Services

9
10
11
12
13
14
15

-1.46
-3.85
-3.24
-0.61
2.39
2.40
-0.01

-1.87
7.38
2.39
4.99
-9.25
-7.60
-1.65

-5.46
-17.08
-14.30
-2.78
11.62
10.36
1.26

-7.71
-18.68
-14.59
-4.09
10.98
9.12
1.85

-1.13
-21.30
-18.53
-2.77
20.16
17.19
2.97

-8.43
-25.55
-26.56
1.01
17.12
15.13
2.00

-9.63
-17.22
-12.91
-4.31
7.59
6.08
1.51

-1.18
0.95
-0.49
1.44
-2.13
-1.74
-0.40

-3.47
-4.82
-0.53
-4.29
1.36
1.78
-0.42

4.45
7.43
-0.20
7.63
-2.98
-2.64
-0.34

-3.92
2.09
0.14
1.95
-6.01
-5.18
-0.83

-2.16
2.16
-0.25
2.41
-4.31
-3.70
-0.61

-11.03
5.16
-0.16
5.32
-16.19
-8.65
-7.54

0.16
40.81
0.68
40.13
-40.65
-17.98
-22.67

18.69
14.59
0.25
14.33
4.10
2.68
1.42

-12.40
-27.87
0.17
-28.04
15.47
3.15
12.32

-11.33
-12.70
0.73
-13.44
1.37
-0.83
2.20

Government consumption
expenditures and gross investment
Federal
Territorial

16
17
18

0.16
0.12
0.03

-1.33
-0.09
-1.24

-1.01
-0.03
-0.98

-0.75
-0.29
-0.45

-3.21
-0.18
-3.03

-2.12
0.24
-2.36

0.06
0.50
-0.43

1.81
0.10
1.71

-1.65
-0.12
-1.53

-5.49
-0.09
-5.40

0.57
-0.18
0.75

-1.15
0.20
-1.35

2.42
0.69
1.73

3.31
-0.43
3.74

1.81
0.05
1.77

3.46
1.54
1.93

3.08
1.68
1.40

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Table 1.5. Percent Change From Preceding Year in Prices for Gross Domestic Product and Price Indexes for Gross Domestic Product
Line
Gross domestic product
Personal consumption expenditures
Gross domestic product
Personal consumption expenditures

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

1

……..

-3.9

0.8

0.4

0.3

1.6

12.5

2

……..

-2.6

5.1

4.5

5.8

3.2

6.3

3

88.1

84.7

85.4

85.7

86.0

87.3

98.2

4

76.3

74.3

78.1

81.6

86.3

89.0

94.7

2009
2.7

2010

2011

[Percent]
-0.9
-1.4

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

1.4

0.7

3.4

5.9

4.6

3.0

3.5

2.2

1.1
-0.4
4.0
0.9
[Index numbers, 2012=100]
100.9
100.0
98.6
100.0

-1.4

0.0

-3.3

0.7

2.9

2.7

0.4

100.7

104.2

110.3

115.4

118.8

123.0

125.7

98.6

98.6

95.3

96.0

98.7

101.4

101.8

95.7

95.3

99.1

100.0

Table 1.6. Gross Domestic Income
[Millions of dollars]
Line
Gross domestic income

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

1

1,284

1,239

1,210

1,061

990

938

939

795

799

729

746

772

832

910

1,230

1,560

1,302

1,182

Compensation of employees

2

720

725

753

700

602

533

501

455

455

431

415

433

471

499

584

661

720

701

Taxes on production and imports
less subsidies

3

128

150

166

164

142

119

109

99

94

95

102

121

153

165

229

244

205

178

Gross operating surplus

4

436

364

291

197

246

286

329

241

250

203

229

218

208

246

417

655

377

303

NOTE. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

Table 1.7. Revisions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product
Line

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Percent change:
Revised
Previously published

1
2

0.4
0.4

-3.1
-3.1

-12.7
-12.7

-6.9
-6.9

-6.6
-6.6

-11.1
-11.1

-17.5
-17.5

1.3
1.3

-7.4
-7.7

0.9
0.6

2.7
2.4

4.2
3.9

3.3
3.5

29.3
28.4

23.2
25.5

-19.3
-19.6

Percentage points:
Revision

3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

-0.2

0.9

-2.3

0.3

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2. GDP by Industry
Table 2.1. Value Added by Industry
[Millions of dollars]
Line
Gross domestic product

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

1

1,284

1,239

1,210

1,061

990

938

939

795

799

729

746

772

832

910

1,230

1,560

1,302

Private industries
Manufacturing
Wholesale and retail trade1
Accommodations, food services, and
amusements 2
Other private

2
3
4

1,053
403
129

998
395
138

974
386
150

824
349
124

769
244
143

717
174
140

727
50
165

586
18
135

589
16
149

537
15
153

559
12
157

574
11
172

629
16
182

696
20
193

1,004
23
205

1,299
19
220

1,018
21
239

5
6

122
398

123
342

141
298

144
207

128
254

111
291

122
390

105
328

110
314

97
271

114
276

131
260

144
287

180
302

437
339

691
369

386
372

Government
Federal
Territorial

7
8
9

231
6
225

241
9
232

235
11
224

236
14
222

220
13
207

222
13
209

212
14
197

209
16
193

210
14
196

192
14
178

187
14
173

198
14
184

203
14
189

214
15
199

226
16
210

261
17
244

285
17
267

1. Previously labeled "distributive services."
2. Previously labeled "accommodations and amusement." Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71) and accommodations and food services (NAICS 72).
NOTE. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

Table 2.2. Value Added by Industry as a Percentage of GDP
[Percent]
Line
Gross domestic product

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

1

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Private industries
Manufacturing
Wholesale and retail trade1
Accommodations, food services, and
2
amusements
Other private

2
3
4

82
31
10

81
32
11

80
32
12

78
33
12

78
25
14

76
19
15

77
5
18

74
2
17

74
2
19

74
2
21

75
2
21

74
1
22

76
2
22

76
2
21

82
2
17

83
1
14

78
2
18

5
6

10
31

10
28

12
25

14
20

13
26

12
31

13
42

13
41

14
39

13
37

15
37

17
34

17
34

20
33

36
28

44
24

30
29

Government
Federal
Territorial

7
8
9

18
0
18

19
1
19

19
1
19

22
1
21

22
1
21

24
1
22

23
1
21

26
2
24

26
2
25

26
2
24

25
2
23

26
2
24

24
2
23

24
2
22

18
1
17

17
1
16

22
1
21

1. Previously labeled "distributive services."
2. Previously labeled "accommodations and amusement." Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71) and accommodations and food services (NAICS 72).

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Table 2.3. Real Value Added by Industry
[Millions of chained (2012) dollars]
Line
Gross domestic product

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

1

1,457

1,462

1,417

1,237

1,152

1,075

956

788

799

740

746

766

798

825

1,066

1,313

1,059

Private industries
Manufacturing
Wholesale and retail trade1
Accommodations, food services, and
amusements 2
Other private

2
3
4

1,176
461
158

1,150
456
169

1,133
449
181

961
395
146

885
274
163

818
196
156

720
56
179

567
19
143

582
17
156

544
16
157

559
12
157

574
11
170

606
15
179

629
19
187

860
22
199

1,084
18
209

829
19
218

5
6

156
389

157
360

176
325

173
246

149
304

124
350

133
354

109
294

114
294

101
270

114
276

128
264

136
275

163
260

366
270

572
279

310
280

Government
Federal
Territorial

7
8
9

273
9
264

307
12
295

277
14
263

270
17
254

261
15
246

252
14
238

233
16
218

223
17
205

217
14
203

196
14
181

187
14
173

193
14
179

193
13
179

195
14
181

204
15
189

226
15
211

227
15
212

1. Previously labeled "distributive services."
2. Previously labeled "accommodations and amusement." Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71) and accommodations and food services (NAICS 72).

Table 2.4. Percent Changes in Real Value Added by Industry
[Percent]
Line
Gross domestic product

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

1

0.4

-3.1

-12.7

-6.9

-6.6

-11.1

-17.5

1.3

-7.4

0.9

2.7

4.2

3.3

29.3

23.2

-19.3

Private industries
Manufacturing
Wholesale and retail trade1
Accommodations, food services, and
2
amusements
Other private

2
3
4

-2.2
-1.1
7.5

-1.4
-1.6
6.7

-15.2
-12.0
-19.2

-7.9
-30.7
11.2

-7.6
-28.4
-4.1

-12.0
-71.4
15.1

-21.3
-65.4
-20.4

2.7
-10.5
9.3

-6.5
-7.8
0.8

2.8
-27.3
-0.1

2.6
-4.1
8.3

5.6
35.7
5.3

3.9
24.1
4.4

36.7
16.2
6.5

26.0
-16.4
5.0

-23.5
4.4
4.2

5
6

0.3
-7.5

12.4
-9.7

-1.8
-24.1

-13.9
23.4

-16.7
15.2

6.9
1.1

-17.8
-17.1

4.2
0.1

-11.0
-8.4

13.0
2.4

12.0
-4.4

6.6
4.1

19.8
-5.3

124.3
3.8

56.0
3.3

-45.7
0.4

Government
Federal
Territorial

7
8
9

12.5
38.3
11.8

-9.6
17.7
-10.6

-2.7
19.4
-3.8

-3.3
-8.1
-3.0

-3.5
-7.2
-3.2

-7.5
10.0
-8.6

-4.6
9.3
-5.6

-2.3
-15.8
-1.2

-10.0
0.5
-10.8

-4.4
-3.2
-4.5

3.2
-1.6
3.6

-0.1
-3.4
0.2

1.4
5.0
1.2

4.3
4.4
4.3

10.8
1.7
11.5

0.5
-0.4
0.6

1. Previously labeled "distributive services."
2. Previously labeled "accommodations and amusement." Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71) and accommodations and food services (NAICS 72).

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Table 2.5. Contributions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry
Line
Percent change:
Gross domestic product
Percentage points:
Private industries
Manufacturing
Wholesale and retail trade1
Accommodations, food services, and
amusements 2
Other private
Government
Federal
Territorial

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

1

0.4

-3.1

-12.7

-6.9

-6.6

-11.1

-17.5

1.3

-7.4

0.9

2.7

4.2

3.3

29.3

23.2

-19.3

2
3
4

-1.85
-0.35
0.76

-1.15
-0.51
0.76

-12.18
-3.88
-2.41

-6.18
-10.15
1.34

-5.85
-6.93
-0.59

-9.27
-12.60
2.16

-16.48
-3.50
-3.58

1.95
-0.24
1.58

-4.74
-0.16
0.16

2.04
-0.58
-0.02

1.93
-0.06
1.75

4.20
0.52
1.16

2.92
0.44
0.93

28.22
0.34
1.34

21.17
-0.30
0.84

-19.45
0.05
0.59

5
6

0.03
-2.29

1.24
-2.63

-0.22
-5.68

-1.91
4.55

-2.19
3.87

0.78
0.39

-2.34
-7.06

0.55
0.05

-1.52
-3.22

1.76
0.89

1.85
-1.60

1.12
1.41

3.41
-1.86

25.24
1.29

19.72
0.91

-20.19
0.09

7
8
9

2.21
0.19
2.02

-1.92
0.13
-2.05

-0.53
0.18
-0.71

-0.72
-0.11
-0.61

-0.78
-0.10
-0.68

-1.71
0.13
-1.84

-1.04
0.14
-1.19

-0.63
-0.33
-0.30

-2.68
0.01
-2.69

-1.17
-0.06
-1.11

0.80
-0.03
0.83

-0.02
-0.06
0.04

0.35
0.08
0.27

0.99
0.07
0.92

2.00
0.02
1.98

0.09
0.00
0.09

1. Previously labeled "distributive services."
2. Previously labeled "accommodations and amusement." Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71) and accommodations and food services (NAICS 72).
NOTE. Percentage-point contributions do not sum to the percent change in real gross domestic product because of rounding and differences in source data used to estimate GDP by industry and the
expenditures measure of real GDP.

Table 2.6. Compensation of Employees by Industry
[Millions of dollars]
Line
Total compensation

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

1

720

725

753

700

602

533

501

455

455

431

415

433

471

499

584

661

720

Private industries
Manufacturing
Wholesale and retail trade1
Accommodations, food services, and
2
amusements
Other private

2
3
4

506
210
57

510
199
61

536
216
65

480
166
54

398
117
62

336
74
62

307
26
72

263
9
58

264
8
62

259
8
62

252
8
63

267
6
67

299
6
70

313
9
73

387
10
76

441
9
80

466
9
88

5
6

64
175

66
184

76
179

77
183

67
152

61
140

67
142

58
137

60
134

54
135

64
119

73
121

80
143

105
126

160
140

198
155

213
157

Government
Federal
Territorial

7
8
9

214
6
208

215
9
206

217
11
206

220
13
207

204
13
191

197
13
184

194
14
180

192
16
176

191
14
177

172
14
158

162
14
148

165
14
152

171
14
158

186
15
171

197
16
182

220
16
203

254
17
237

1. Previously labeled "distributive services."
2. Previously labeled "accommodations and amusement." Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71) and accommodations and food services (NAICS 72).
NOTE. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

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