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BEA 08-18

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FIRST QUARTER 2008 (ADVANCE)
Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property
located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the first quarter of 2008,
according to advance estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real
GDP also increased 0.6 percent.
The Bureau emphasized that the first-quarter “advance” estimates are based on source data that
are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency (see the box on page 3). The firstquarter “preliminary” estimates, based on more comprehensive data, will be released on May 29, 2008.
The increase in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected positive contributions from
personal consumption expenditures (PCE) for services, private inventory investment, exports of goods
and services, and federal government spending that were partly offset by negative contributions from
residential fixed investment and PCE for durable goods. Imports, which are a subtraction in the
calculation of GDP, increased.
The increase in real GDP is the same as in the fourth quarter, reflecting an upturn in inventory
investment that was offset by an upturn in imports, and downturns in nonresidential structures, in PCE
for durable goods, and in PCE for nondurable goods.
Final sales of computers contributed 0.12 percentage point to the first-quarter growth in real GDP
after contributing 0.16 percentage point to the fourth-quarter growth. Motor vehicle output subtracted
0.30 percentage point from the first-quarter growth in real GDP after subtracting 0.86 percentage point
from the fourth-quarter growth.

NOTE.--Quarterly estimates are expressed at seasonally adjusted annual rates, unless otherwise
specified. Quarter-to-quarter dollar changes are differences between these published estimates. Percent
changes are calculated from unrounded data and are annualized. “Real” estimates are in chained (2000)
dollars. Price indexes are chain-type measures.
This news release is available on BEA’s Web site along with the Technical Note and Highlights
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-2The price index for gross domestic purchases, which measures prices paid by U.S. residents,
increased 3.5 percent in the first quarter, compared with an increase of 3.7 percent in the fourth.
Excluding food and energy prices, the price index for gross domestic purchases increased 2.2 percent in
the first quarter, compared with an increase of 2.3 percent in the fourth. About 0.3 percentage point of
the first-quarter increase in the index was accounted for by the pay raise for federal civilian and military
personnel, which is treated as an increase in the prices of employee services purchased by the federal
government.
Real personal consumption expenditures increased 1.0 percent in the first quarter, compared with
an increase of 2.3 percent in the fourth. Durable goods decreased 6.1 percent, in contrast to an increase
of 2.0 percent. Nondurable goods decreased 1.3 percent, in contrast to an increase of 1.2 percent.
Services increased 3.4 percent, compared with an increase of 2.8 percent.
Real nonresidential fixed investment decreased 2.5 percent in the first quarter, in contrast to an
increase of 6.0 percent in the fourth. Nonresidential structures decreased 6.2 percent, in contrast to an
increase of 12.4 percent. Equipment and software decreased 0.7 percent, in contrast to an increase of 3.1
percent. Real residential fixed investment decreased 26.7 percent, compared with a decrease of 25.2
percent.
Real exports of goods and services increased 5.5 percent in the first quarter, compared with an
increase of 6.5 percent in the fourth. Real imports of goods and services increased 2.5 percent, in
contrast to a decrease of 1.4 percent.
Real federal government consumption expenditures and gross investment increased 4.6 percent in
the first quarter, compared with an increase of 0.5 percent in the fourth. National defense increased 6.0
percent, in contrast to a decrease of 0.5 percent. Nondefense increased 1.8 percent, compared with an
increase of 2.8 percent. Real state and local government consumption expenditures and gross
investment increased 0.5 percent, compared with an increase of 2.8 percent.
The real change in private inventories added 0.81 percentage point to the first-quarter change in
real GDP after subtracting 1.79 percentage points from the fourth-quarter change. Private businesses
increased inventories $1.8 billion in the first quarter, following a decrease of $18.3 billion in the fourth
and an increase of $30.6 billion in the third.
Real final sales of domestic product -- GDP less change in private inventories -- decreased 0.2
percent in the first quarter, in contrast to an increase of 2.4 percent in the fourth.
Gross domestic purchases
Real gross domestic purchases -- purchases by U.S. residents of goods and services wherever
produced -- increased 0.4 percent in the first quarter, in contrast to a decrease of 0.4 percent in the
fourth.
Disposition of personal income
Current-dollar personal income increased $129.6 billion (4.4 percent) in the first quarter,
compared with an increase of $121.6 billion (4.2 percent) in the fourth.
Personal current taxes increased $2.3 billion in the first quarter, compared with an increase of
$18.2 billion in the fourth.

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-3Disposable personal income increased $127.3 billion (5.0 percent) in the first quarter, compared
with an increase of $103.4 billion (4.1 percent) in the fourth. Real disposable personal income increased
1.4 percent, compared with an increase of 0.1 percent.
Personal outlays increased $106.8 billion (4.2 percent) in the first quarter, compared with an
increase of $148.0 billion (5.9 percent) in the fourth. Personal saving -- disposable personal income less
personal outlays -- was $20.2 billion in the first quarter, in contrast to a negative $0.3 billion in the
fourth. The personal saving rate -- saving as a percentage of disposable personal income -- was 0.2
percent in the first quarter; in the fourth quarter, the personal saving rate was 0.0 percent. Saving from
current income may be near zero or negative when outlays are financed by borrowing (including
borrowing financed through credit cards or home equity loans), by selling investments or other assets, or
by using savings from previous periods. For more information, see the FAQs on “Personal Saving” on
BEA’s Web site. For a comparison of personal saving in BEA’s national income and product accounts
with personal saving in the Federal Reserve Board’s flow of funds accounts and data on changes in net
worth (which helps finance negative saving), go to http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/Nipa-Frb.asp.
Current-dollar GDP
Current-dollar GDP -- the market value of the nation's output of goods and services -- increased
3.2 percent, or $111.0 billion, in the first quarter to a level of $14,185.2 billion. In the fourth quarter,
current-dollar GDP increased 3.0 percent, or $103.7 billion.

Information on the assumptions used for unavailable source data is provided in a technical note
that is posted with the news release on BEA's Web site. Within a few days after the release, a detailed
"Key Source Data and Assumptions" file is posted on the Web site. In the middle of each month, an
analysis of the current quarterly estimates of GDP and related series is made available on the Web site;
click on Survey of Current Business, "GDP and the Economy."

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Next release -- May 29, 2008, at 8:30 A.M. EDT for:
Gross Domestic Product: First Quarter 2008 (Preliminary)
Corporate Profits: First Quarter 2008

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-4Comparisons of Revisions to GDP

Quarterly estimates of GDP are released on the following schedule: “Advance” estimates, based on source
data that are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency, are released near the end of the first
month after the end of the quarter; as more detailed and more comprehensive data become available,
“preliminary” and “final” estimates are released near the end of the second and third months, respectively. The
“latest” estimates reflect the results of both annual and comprehensive revisions.
Annual revisions, which cover the quarters of the 3 most recent calendar years, are usually carried out each
summer and incorporate newly available major annual source data. Comprehensive (or benchmark) revisions are
carried out at about 5-year intervals and incorporate major periodic source data, as well as improvements in
concepts and methods that update the accounts to portray more accurately the evolving U.S. economy.
The table below shows comparisons of the revisions between quarterly percent changes of current-dollar
and real GDP for the different vintages of the estimates. From the advance estimate to the preliminary estimate
(one month later), the average revision to real GDP without regard to sign is 0.5 percentage point, while from the
advance estimate to the final estimate (two months later), it is 0.6 percentage point. From the advance estimate to
the latest estimate, the average revision without regard to sign is 1.2 percentage points. The average revision
(with regard to sign) from the advance estimate to the latest estimate is 0.3 percentage point, which is larger than
the average revisions from the advance estimate to the preliminary or to the final estimates. The larger average
revisions to the latest estimate reflect the fact that comprehensive revisions include major improvements, such as
the introduction of chain indexes and the capitalization of software. The quarterly estimates correctly indicate the
direction of change of real GDP 98 percent of the time, correctly indicate whether GDP is accelerating or
decelerating 74 percent of the time, and correctly indicate whether real GDP growth is above, near, or below trend
growth more than three-fifths of the time.
Revisions Between Quarterly Percent Changes of GDP: Vintage Comparisons
[Annual rates]
Vintages
compared

Average

Average without
regard to sign

Standard deviation of
revisions without regard
to sign

Current-dollar GDP
Advance to preliminary.....
Advance to final................
Preliminary to final...........

0.2
.2
.0

0.5
.7
.3

0.4
.4
.2

Advance to latest...............

.4

1.1

.9

Real GDP
Advance to preliminary.....
Advance to final................
Preliminary to final...........

0.1
.1
.0

0.5
.6
.3

0.4
.4
.2

Advance to latest...............

.3

1.2

1.0

NOTE.--These comparisons are based on the period from 1983 through 2004.

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Table 1. Real Gross Domestic Product and Related Measures: Percent Change From Preceding Period
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2005

2006

2007

2004
II

III

2005
IV

I

II

2006
III

IV

I

II

2007
III

IV

I

II

2008
III

IV

I

Gross domestic product (GDP)................
3.1
2.9
2.2
3.5
3.6
2.5
3.1
2.8
4.5
1.2
4.8
2.4
1.1
2.1
0.6
3.8
4.9
0.6
0.6
Personal consumption expenditures..................
3.2
3.1
2.9
2.4
3.5
4.2
2.4
3.5
4.1
1.2
4.4
2.4
2.8
3.9
3.7
1.4
2.8
2.3
1.0
Durable goods ....................................................
4.9
3.8
4.7
1.9
7.8
7.0
2.2 11.3
6.2 –13.0 16.6
0.8
5.6
3.9
8.8
1.7
4.5
2.0 –6.1
Nondurable goods ..............................................
3.6
3.6
2.4
1.5
3.1
4.9
3.5
3.7
2.5
4.7
4.5
2.3
3.2
4.3
3.0 –0.5
2.2
1.2 –1.3
Services..............................................................
2.7
2.7
2.8
3.0
2.9
3.4
1.9
1.8
4.4
2.6
2.1
2.7
2.0
3.7
3.1
2.3
2.8
2.8
3.4
Gross private domestic investment....................
5.6
2.7 –4.9 20.7
8.0
6.4
5.3 –3.9
7.0 13.4
4.3
0.6 –4.1 –14.1 –8.2
4.6
5.0 –14.6 –4.7
Fixed investment.................................................
6.9
2.4 –2.9 12.9
9.3
7.3
4.0
7.9
8.0
2.3
7.9 –1.9 –4.7 –7.1 –4.4
3.2 –0.7 –4.0 –9.7
Nonresidential .................................................
7.1
6.6
4.7 10.7 12.3 10.3
3.3
5.0
8.6
3.4 13.3
4.2
5.1 –1.4
2.1 11.0
9.3
6.0 –2.5
Structures....................................................
0.5
8.4 12.9
6.1
3.6 –0.2
2.1 –1.6 –6.3
4.8 15.0 16.4 10.8
7.4
6.4 26.2 16.4 12.4 –6.2
Equipment and software .............................
9.6
5.9
1.3 12.4 15.5 14.3
3.8
7.4 14.5
3.1 13.0 –0.1
2.9 –4.9
0.3
4.7
6.2
3.1 –0.7
Residential ......................................................
6.6 –4.6 –17.0 16.7
4.2
2.4
5.3 13.1
6.9
0.5 –0.7 –11.7 –20.4 –17.2 –16.3 –11.8 –20.5 –25.2 –26.7
Change in private inventories ............................. ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ...........
Net exports of goods and services..................... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ...........
Exports ...............................................................
6.9
8.4
8.1
6.5
3.1 10.0
6.0
9.5
2.1 10.6 11.5
5.7
5.7 14.3
1.1
7.5 19.1
6.5
5.5
Goods .............................................................
7.5
9.9
7.9
7.2
6.2
7.2
5.8 13.6
1.9 12.6 15.5
6.5
7.4
9.6
0.9
6.6 26.2
3.9
5.2
Services ..........................................................
5.4
4.8
8.5
5.1 –3.4 16.8
6.5
0.9
2.6
6.3
2.9
3.9
2.0 26.0
1.6
9.6
4.0 13.2
6.1
Imports................................................................
5.9
5.9
1.9 15.2
4.8 13.8
2.1
0.8
2.1 16.2
6.9
0.9
5.4
1.6
3.9 –2.7
4.4 –1.4
2.5
Goods .............................................................
6.6
6.0
1.6 16.6
5.5 14.5
3.2
1.0
2.5 17.3
6.5
1.1
6.2 –0.6
4.2 –2.9
4.8 –2.6
2.4
Services ..........................................................
2.3
5.2
3.5
8.9
1.8 10.5 –3.5 –0.5
0.0 10.3
9.5 –0.1
1.3 14.2
2.3 –1.7
1.7
5.5
3.5
Government consumption expenditures and
gross investment ..............................................
0.7
1.8
2.0
1.3
1.6 –1.8
1.3
1.2
3.2 –1.9
4.9
1.0
0.8
3.5 –0.5
4.1
3.8
2.0
2.0
Federal................................................................
1.5
2.2
1.7
2.4
6.2 –4.6
2.8
0.7
8.6 –6.2
8.4 –1.6
0.9
7.3 –6.3
6.0
7.1
0.5
4.6
National defense .............................................
1.5
1.9
2.8
2.0 10.9 –9.7
4.6
2.6 10.0 –11.7
6.8
2.3 –1.5 16.9 –10.8
8.5 10.1 –0.5
6.0
Nondefense.....................................................
1.3
2.8 –0.4
3.2 –2.7
6.5 –0.8 –3.0
5.8
5.8 11.9 –8.8
6.0 –10.0
3.8
0.9
1.1
2.8
1.8
State and local ....................................................
0.3
1.6
2.2
0.7 –1.1 –0.1
0.4
1.5
0.0
0.7
2.9
2.5
0.7
1.3
3.0
3.0
1.9
2.8
0.5
Addenda:
Final sales of domestic product ..........................
3.3
2.8
2.5
2.4
3.8
2.7
2.9
4.8
4.6 –0.5
5.4
2.0
1.0
3.5
1.3
3.6
4.0
2.4 –0.2
Gross domestic purchases .................................
3.1
2.8
1.5
4.8
3.8
3.4
2.6
1.9
4.3
2.5
4.5
1.9
1.3
0.8
1.1
2.4
3.3 –0.4
0.4
Final sales to domestic purchasers ....................
3.3
2.7
1.8
3.7
4.0
3.6
2.4
3.7
4.5
0.8
5.0
1.5
1.2
2.1
1.7
2.1
2.5
1.3 –0.4
Gross national product (GNP) ............................
3.0
2.8
2.4
2.6
3.9
1.5
3.6
2.7
5.1
0.0
5.2
2.4
0.5
2.6
0.7
4.0
5.8
1.9 ...........
Disposable personal income...............................
1.7
3.1
3.1
2.4
2.9
7.5 –3.3
2.5 –1.2
6.6
4.9
0.2
1.7
6.2
5.4 –0.8
4.0
0.1
1.4
Current-dollar measures:
GDP ................................................................
6.4
6.1
4.9
7.4
6.0
5.9
7.1
5.5
8.1
4.8
8.4
6.0
3.4
3.8
4.9
6.6
6.0
3.0
3.2
Final sales of domestic product ......................
6.6
6.1
5.3
6.2
6.1
6.0
6.9
7.5
8.3
3.0
9.0
5.5
3.4
5.2
5.5
6.3
5.1
4.9
2.4
Gross domestic purchases .............................
6.9
6.1
4.2
9.2
6.7
7.2
6.3
5.5
9.1
6.3
7.3
6.2
3.8
0.9
4.9
6.2
5.1
3.3
3.8
Final sales to domestic purchasers.................
7.1
6.1
4.6
8.0
6.8
7.3
6.1
7.4
9.3
4.6
7.9
5.7
3.7
2.1
5.5
6.0
4.3
5.0
3.1
GNP ................................................................
6.3
6.0
5.2
6.5
6.3
4.8
7.6
5.4
8.7
3.5
8.8
6.0
2.8
4.3
4.9
6.8
6.9
4.3 ...........
Disposable personal income...........................
4.7
5.9
5.7
6.3
4.9 10.8 –1.2
6.0
3.0
9.6
6.7
4.5
4.4
5.2
9.1
3.4
5.9
4.1
5.0
See “Explanatory Note” at the end of the tables.

Table 2. Contributions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2005

2006

2007

2004
II

Percent change at annual rate:
Gross domestic product ...............................
Percentage points at annual rates:
Personal consumption expenditures...............
Durable goods................................................
Motor vehicles and parts..............................
Furniture and household equipment ............
Other ............................................................
Nondurable goods .........................................
Food.............................................................
Clothing and shoes ......................................
Gasoline, fuel oil, and other energy goods...
Other ............................................................
Services..........................................................
Housing........................................................
Household operation....................................
Electricity and gas....................................
Other household operation.......................
Transportation ..............................................
Medical care.................................................
Recreation....................................................
Other ............................................................
Gross private domestic investment.................
Fixed investment............................................
Nonresidential ..............................................
Structures.................................................
Equipment and software ..........................
Information processing equipment and
software ............................................
Computers and peripheral
equipment .....................................
Software............................................
Other.................................................
Industrial equipment .............................
Transportation equipment.....................
Other equipment...................................
Residential ...................................................
Change in private inventories.......................
Farm.............................................................
Nonfarm .......................................................
Net exports of goods and services..................
Exports ...........................................................
Goods ..........................................................
Services .......................................................
Imports ...........................................................
Goods ..........................................................
Services .......................................................
Government consumption expenditures and
gross investment ...........................................
Federal............................................................
National defense ..........................................
Consumption expenditures.......................
Gross investment .....................................
Nondefense..................................................
Consumption expenditures.......................
Gross investment .....................................
State and local ...............................................
Consumption expenditures.......................
Gross investment .....................................
Addenda:
Goods ..............................................................
Services...........................................................
Structures ........................................................
Motor vehicle output ........................................
Final sales of computers..................................
See “Explanatory Note” at the end of the tables.

III

2005
IV

I

II

2006
III

IV

3.1

2.9

2.2

3.5

3.6

2.5

3.1

2.8

4.5

1.2

2.24
0.40
0.00
0.31
0.09
0.72
0.38
0.17
–0.02
0.19
1.12
0.33
0.08
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.41
0.06
0.21
0.91
1.09
0.70
0.01
0.69

2.15
0.31
–0.11
0.35
0.07
0.74
0.38
0.13
–0.01
0.23
1.11
0.28
–0.03
–0.05
0.02
0.03
0.40
0.09
0.34
0.45
0.39
0.68
0.24
0.44

2.02
0.36
0.07
0.23
0.06
0.48
0.22
0.12
–0.03
0.17
1.18
0.25
0.12
0.09
0.03
0.08
0.33
0.11
0.29
–0.82
–0.48
0.49
0.40
0.10

1.73
0.16
–0.11
0.27
0.00
0.31
0.10
–0.13
0.04
0.29
1.25
0.25
0.06
–0.05
0.11
0.08
0.45
0.12
0.29
3.00
1.88
1.00
0.15
0.85

2.46
0.64
0.17
0.36
0.10
0.62
0.21
0.15
–0.03
0.29
1.21
0.29
0.06
–0.05
0.12
0.02
0.52
0.09
0.22
1.26
1.41
1.16
0.09
1.07

2.93
0.57
0.23
0.25
0.09
0.97
0.60
0.23
0.00
0.14
1.39
0.31
0.15
0.15
0.01
0.06
0.40
0.03
0.44
1.04
1.14
1.00
0.00
1.01

1.68
0.18
–0.27
0.31
0.13
0.71
0.31
0.18
0.05
0.17
0.79
0.36
0.04
0.03
0.01
0.02
0.27
0.09
0.00
0.89
0.68
0.36
0.06
0.30

2.40
0.90
0.48
0.28
0.14
0.74
0.38
0.27
–0.11
0.20
0.76
0.36
–0.02
–0.04
0.02
0.01
0.38
0.03
0.00
–0.64
1.26
0.51
–0.04
0.55

2.82
0.51
0.20
0.39
–0.08
0.50
0.49
0.00
–0.11
0.13
1.81
0.36
0.33
0.29
0.04
0.01
0.53
0.06
0.53
1.15
1.28
0.87
–0.17
1.04

0.84
–1.13
–1.57
0.35
0.09
0.93
0.40
0.29
0.06
0.18
1.05
0.30
–0.22
–0.21
–0.01
0.03
0.53
0.08
0.32
2.13
0.38
0.35
0.12
0.23

0.34

0.27

0.29

0.15

I

II
4.8

2007
III

IV

I

II

2008
III

IV

I

2.4

1.1

2.1

0.6

3.8

4.9

0.6

0.6

3.00 1.63
1.23 0.07
0.48 –0.04
0.54 0.17
0.22 –0.06
0.91 0.47
0.47 0.13
0.11 0.05
0.02 0.02
0.31 0.27
0.86 1.10
0.30 0.23
–0.40 0.17
–0.42 0.14
0.02 0.03
0.06 –0.03
0.49 0.26
0.07 0.02
0.34 0.45
0.78 0.13
1.27 –0.32
1.31 0.44
0.39 0.45
0.92 –0.01

1.88
0.43
0.16
0.24
0.04
0.64
0.24
0.14
0.05
0.20
0.81
0.18
0.16
0.17
–0.01
0.06
0.12
0.19
0.11
–0.70
–0.80
0.53
0.31
0.21

2.68
0.30
0.00
0.25
0.05
0.86
0.68
0.10
–0.15
0.23
1.52
0.20
0.13
0.07
0.07
0.11
0.34
0.30
0.44
–2.50
–1.19
–0.15
0.23
–0.38

2.56
0.67
0.35
0.28
0.04
0.61
0.16
0.22
0.06
0.17
1.28
0.26
0.04
0.03
0.01
0.07
0.47
0.06
0.39
–1.36
–0.70
0.22
0.20
0.02

1.00
0.14
–0.10
0.13
0.11
–0.10
–0.14
0.06
–0.12
0.10
0.96
0.29
0.05
0.02
0.03
0.11
0.28
0.03
0.19
0.71
0.49
1.12
0.78
0.34

2.01
0.35
–0.17
0.31
0.20
0.46
0.13
0.17
–0.02
0.18
1.20
0.27
0.23
0.21
0.02
0.09
0.27
0.10
0.24
0.77
–0.11
0.96
0.52
0.44

1.58
0.15
0.09
0.13
–0.06
0.25
0.39
–0.10
–0.04
–0.01
1.18
0.34
0.22
0.19
0.03
0.07
0.51
0.00
0.03
–2.40
–0.62
0.63
0.41
0.22

0.68
–0.48
–0.37
–0.03
–0.08
–0.27
–0.05
0.02
–0.05
–0.19
1.43
0.23
0.26
0.23
0.04
0.05
0.44
–0.03
0.47
–0.70
–1.50
–0.28
–0.23
–0.05

0.05

0.24

–0.06

0.56

0.36

0.24

0.51

0.23

0.06 0.11
0.08 0.03
0.34 –0.09
–0.08 0.17
0.46 –0.24
0.06 0.00
–0.05 –0.76
–0.49 0.46
–0.04 –0.23
–0.45 0.69
0.13 0.49
1.19 0.61
1.10 0.49
0.10 0.13
–1.07 –0.12
–0.83 –0.12
–0.24 0.00

0.09
0.05
0.10
–0.04
0.10
–0.09
–1.33
0.10
0.10
0.01
–0.25
0.62
0.56
0.07
–0.88
–0.84
–0.03

0.03
0.04
–0.12
–0.08
–0.18
–0.05
–1.04
–1.31
0.25
–1.56
1.25
1.51
0.73
0.78
–0.26
0.09
–0.35

0.25
0.14
0.18
–0.04
–0.20
–0.30
–0.93
–0.65
0.04
–0.69
–0.51
0.13
0.07
0.05
–0.63
–0.57
–0.06

0.08
0.16
0.11
0.19
–0.32
0.11
–0.62
0.22
–0.05
0.27
1.32
0.85
0.53
0.33
0.47
0.42
0.05

0.08
0.07
0.09
0.10
0.03
0.07
–1.08
0.89
0.01
0.87
1.38
2.10
1.96
0.14
–0.72
–0.67
–0.05

0.20
0.18
0.13
–0.18
–0.19
0.08
–1.25
–1.79
–0.09
–1.69
1.02
0.77
0.33
0.45
0.24
0.39
–0.15

0.12
0.13
–0.02
0.13
–0.23
–0.18
–1.23
0.81
–0.13
0.93
0.22
0.67
0.45
0.22
–0.44
–0.35
–0.09

0.24

0.41

0.46

0.32

0.32

0.26

0.17 0.12 0.12 0.04 0.19
0.10 0.06 0.10 0.00 0.11
0.08 0.10 0.07 0.12 –0.06
0.09 0.05 0.02 0.09 0.19
0.13 0.09 –0.15 0.52 0.43
0.12 0.04 –0.06 0.09 0.20
0.39 –0.29 –0.98 0.89 0.24
–0.18 0.06 –0.33 1.12 –0.14
–0.07 0.00 0.04 0.37 –0.32
–0.11 0.06 –0.37 0.75 0.18
–0.23 –0.08 0.59 –1.50 –0.42
0.70 0.88 0.91 0.64 0.31
0.53 0.73 0.62 0.48 0.42
0.17 0.16 0.28 0.16 –0.11
–0.92 –0.96 –0.32 –2.14 –0.73
–0.86 –0.83 –0.22 –1.92 –0.69
–0.06 –0.13 –0.09 –0.21 –0.05

0.24
0.17
0.00
0.06
0.40
0.13
0.14
–0.11
–0.14
0.03
–1.07
0.97
0.49
0.49
–2.04
–1.78
–0.26

0.13
0.07
0.26
0.15
–0.34
0.04
0.32
0.21
–0.25
0.46
0.26
0.60
0.40
0.20
–0.34
–0.43
0.09

0.19
0.14
–0.01
–0.12
0.14
0.21
0.75
–1.90
0.13
–2.04
0.83
0.95
0.92
0.03
–0.12
–0.13
0.01

0.11
0.02
0.19
0.23
0.40
0.09
0.42
–0.14
0.12
–0.26
–0.10
0.22
0.14
0.08
–0.32
–0.32
0.00

0.23
0.05
–0.01
0.11
–0.21
0.07
0.03
1.74
0.01
1.73
–1.41
1.07
0.87
0.20
–2.47
–2.22
–0.26

0.48

0.14
0.11
0.07
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.01
0.02
0.04
0.07
–0.03

0.35
0.15
0.09
0.05
0.04
0.06
0.05
0.02
0.19
0.13
0.06

0.39
0.12
0.13
0.13
0.01
–0.01
0.00
–0.01
0.27
0.18
0.09

0.25
0.17
0.09
0.03
0.06
0.08
0.03
0.05
0.09
0.02
0.07

0.30
0.43
0.49
0.34
0.15
–0.06
–0.04
–0.03
–0.13
0.04
–0.17

–0.35
–0.33
–0.48
–0.45
–0.04
0.15
0.12
0.03
–0.01
0.11
–0.12

0.25
0.19
0.22
0.26
–0.05
–0.02
–0.02
0.00
0.05
0.02
0.03

0.22
0.05
0.12
0.01
0.11
–0.07
–0.08
0.01
0.17
0.09
0.08

0.60
0.59
0.46
0.41
0.05
0.13
0.07
0.06
0.01
0.12
–0.11

–0.37
–0.46
–0.59
–0.57
–0.02
0.13
0.06
0.07
0.09
0.09
0.00

0.92
0.57
0.31
0.30
0.01
0.27
0.23
0.04
0.35
0.15
0.20

0.18
–0.11
0.11
–0.05
0.15
–0.22
–0.15
–0.07
0.29
0.11
0.18

0.14
0.06
–0.07
0.00
–0.07
0.14
0.13
0.01
0.08
0.18
–0.10

0.66
0.50
0.74
0.60
0.15
–0.24
–0.23
–0.02
0.16
0.19
–0.03

–0.09
–0.46
–0.54
–0.40
–0.14
0.08
0.14
–0.06
0.36
0.20
0.17

0.79
0.41
0.39
0.35
0.04
0.02
–0.02
0.04
0.37
0.19
0.18

0.74
0.50
0.47
0.39
0.08
0.03
0.04
–0.01
0.24
0.13
0.11

0.38
0.04
–0.03
0.05
–0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
0.34
0.22
0.12

0.39
0.32
0.28
0.25
0.03
0.04
0.04
0.00
0.07
0.24
–0.17

1.36
1.36
0.35
0.14
0.22

1.53
1.36
–0.01
–0.04
0.13

1.02
1.68
–0.51
–0.07
0.13

1.10
1.27
1.11
–0.21
–0.04

2.06
1.40
0.14
0.87
0.13

1.18
1.41
–0.03
–0.34
0.29

1.32
1.34
0.42
0.18
0.24

1.23
0.82
0.76
0.16
0.31

1.83
2.50
0.14
0.92
0.15

0.49
0.56
0.14
–1.21
0.22

2.95
1.39
0.48
0.51
0.05

1.45
1.15
–0.16
–0.37
0.13

1.06
1.15
–1.14
0.44
0.03

0.36
2.50
–0.77
–0.74
0.16

0.06
1.21
–0.68
0.18
–0.01

1.65
1.85
0.32
0.03
0.21

3.48
1.86
–0.43
0.36
0.28

–0.49
1.80
–0.73
–0.86
0.16

0.18
2.08
–1.66
–0.30
0.12

Table 3. Gross Domestic Product and Related Measures: Level and Change From Preceding Period
Billions of current dollars

Billions of chained (2000) dollars

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2007

2007
I

Gross domestic product ..................................
Personal consumption expenditures .....................
Durable goods ......................................................
Motor vehicles and parts.....................................
Furniture and household equipment...................
Other...................................................................
Nondurable goods................................................
Food....................................................................
Clothing and shoes .............................................
Gasoline, fuel oil, and other energy goods .........
Other...................................................................
Services.................................................................
Housing...............................................................
Household operation...........................................
Electricity and gas...........................................
Other household operation .............................
Transportation .....................................................
Medical care .......................................................
Recreation ..........................................................
Other...................................................................
Gross private domestic investment........................
Fixed investment ..................................................
Nonresidential.....................................................
Structures........................................................
Equipment and software .................................
Information processing equipment and
software...................................................
Computers and peripheral equipment .....
Software ..................................................
Other .......................................................
Industrial equipment....................................
Transportation equipment............................
Other equipment .........................................
Residential ..........................................................
Change in private inventories .............................
Farm ...................................................................
Nonfarm ..............................................................
Net exports of goods and services ........................
Exports ..................................................................
Goods .................................................................
Services..............................................................
Imports ..................................................................
Goods .................................................................
Services..............................................................
Government consumption expenditures and
gross investment ..................................................
Federal...................................................................
National defense.................................................
Consumption expenditures .............................
Gross investment ............................................
Nondefense ........................................................
Consumption expenditures .............................
Gross investment ............................................
State and local ......................................................
Consumption expenditures .............................
Gross investment ............................................
Residual .....................................................................
Addenda:
Final sales of domestic product ..............................
Gross domestic purchases .....................................
Final sales to domestic purchasers ........................
Gross domestic product ......................................
Plus: Income receipts from the rest of the world ....
Less: Income payments to the rest of the world .....
Equals: Gross national product ..........................

II

2008
III

IV

Change from
preceding period

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2007

I

2007
I

II

2008
III

IV

I

13,841.3 13,551.9 13,768.8 13,970.5 14,074.2 14,185.2 11,566.8 11,412.6 11,520.1 11,658.9 11,675.7 11,693.1
9,734.2 9,540.5 9,674.0 9,785.7 9,936.6 10,046.9 8,277.8 8,215.7 8,244.3 8,302.2 8,349.1 8,369.1
1,078.2 1,074.0 1,074.7 1,081.6 1,082.5 1,065.1 1,235.4 1,223.2 1,228.4 1,241.9 1,248.1 1,228.7
441.2
444.5
441.5
437.5
441.3
426.6
446.9
451.5
448.2
442.3
445.4
432.1
416.1
414.2
414.5
418.6
417.1
414.4
593.6
579.9
585.9
601.0
607.7
606.3
221.0
215.3
218.8
225.6
224.1
224.1
222.2
216.6
220.2
227.2
224.9
222.3
2,833.2 2,759.4 2,822.7 2,846.3 2,904.5 2,941.6 2,392.8 2,386.6 2,383.8 2,396.8 2,404.2 2,396.3
1,336.4 1,312.2 1,322.7 1,342.4 1,368.2 1,382.6 1,117.0 1,115.3 1,111.4 1,115.0 1,126.4 1,124.8
370.5
371.1
368.4
372.4
370.0
370.2
409.1
405.1
407.5
413.7
409.9
410.6
364.2
320.9
373.6
365.9
396.4
419.0
196.2
198.2
195.9
195.6
194.9
194.1
762.2
755.1
758.1
765.6
769.9
769.9
686.6
681.7
684.7
690.2
689.9
684.1
5,822.8 5,707.1 5,776.5 5,857.8 5,949.7 6,040.2 4,674.8 4,630.7 4,656.7 4,689.5 4,722.4 4,762.2
1,465.9 1,435.1 1,455.4 1,474.9 1,498.3 1,517.3 1,175.6 1,163.7 1,171.6 1,178.9 1,188.3 1,194.8
531.1
520.0
526.2
533.3
544.8
559.5
426.0
420.1
421.6
427.9
434.2
441.6
226.9
220.6
223.5
227.3
236.1
247.5
157.1
153.1
153.6
158.5
163.1
168.6
304.2
299.4
302.7
305.9
308.7
312.0
268.5
267.1
268.1
268.8
269.9
271.0
358.4
349.6
355.1
362.5
366.6
372.7
300.2
296.0
299.2
301.7
303.8
305.4
1,689.3 1,656.9 1,674.6 1,695.0 1,730.7 1,749.3 1,336.0 1,323.2 1,330.8 1,338.0 1,352.1 1,364.2
402.2
395.3
400.2
404.6
408.6
411.0
334.0
332.0
332.7
335.6
335.5
334.6
1,375.8 1,350.1 1,365.0 1,387.5 1,400.6 1,430.5 1,101.5 1,094.1 1,099.3 1,105.8 1,106.8 1,119.7
2,125.4 2,117.3 2,139.1 2,162.9 2,082.1 2,050.8 1,825.5 1,816.9 1,837.4 1,859.9 1,787.7 1,766.6
2,122.4 2,118.9 2,133.9 2,127.5 2,109.5 2,052.6 1,819.5 1,815.2 1,829.3 1,826.0 1,807.5 1,761.9
1,481.8 1,431.4 1,469.1 1,500.1 1,526.5 1,516.3 1,368.4 1,321.7 1,356.6 1,387.3 1,407.8 1,398.8
472.1
439.6
464.5
483.1
501.3
495.0
303.4
282.6
299.5
311.1
320.3
315.2
1,009.7
991.8 1,004.5 1,017.1 1,025.3 1,021.2 1,064.5 1,045.3 1,057.4 1,073.5 1,081.7 1,079.8
511.7
97.3
217.7
196.8
175.1
154.0
168.8
640.7
2.9
3.4
–0.5
–708.0
1,643.0
1,152.9
490.1
2,351.0
1,979.4
371.6

497.6
96.6
210.5
190.5
168.1
162.9
163.2
687.5
–1.6
5.5
–7.0
–714.2
1,549.9
1,084.0
465.9
2,264.0
1,902.7
361.4

507.7
96.6
216.1
195.0
176.0
153.3
167.5
664.8
5.1
4.0
1.1
–714.2
1,598.7
1,115.2
483.5
2,312.9
1,947.2
365.7

512.6
95.7
218.5
198.4
180.6
153.3
170.5
627.3
35.4
3.8
31.6
–694.7
1,685.7
1,191.3
494.4
2,380.4
2,007.3
373.2

529.0
100.2
225.5
203.4
175.7
146.6
173.9
582.9
–27.4
0.3
–27.7
–708.9
1,737.7
1,221.1
516.5
2,446.6
2,060.5
386.0

13,553.5
14,266.1
14,267.7
13,551.9
752.2
689.0
13,615.1

13,763.6
14,483.0
14,477.9
13,768.8
814.2
743.5
13,839.4

13,935.0
14,665.1
14,629.7
13,970.5
855.6
754.4
14,071.6

14,101.6
14,783.1
14,810.5
14,074.2
848.1
700.2
14,222.1

247.4
233.7
54.9
9.6
42.7
8.3
55.1
25.2
18.0
–2.4
20.4
129.3
27.3
13.1
8.6
3.4
9.0
35.7
12.7
31.6
–94.0
–55.2
61.6
34.8
13.9

2007

2008

IV

I

16.8
46.9
6.2
3.1
6.7
–2.3
7.4
11.4
–3.8
–0.7
–0.3
32.9
9.4
6.3
4.6
1.1
2.1
14.1
–0.1
1.0
–72.2
–18.5
20.5
9.2
8.2

17.4
20.0
–19.4
–13.3
–1.4
–2.6
–7.9
–1.6
0.7
–0.8
–5.8
39.8
6.5
7.4
5.5
1.1
1.6
12.1
–0.9
12.9
–21.1
–45.6
–9.0
–5.1
–1.9

534.1
645.5
623.3
638.5
648.7
671.3
681.6
49.6
22.6
10.3
100.5 .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..............
230.6
227.0
219.9
225.6
228.0
234.5
239.5
14.0
6.5
5.0
203.1
215.3
209.2
213.4
216.8
221.9
221.0
10.5
5.1
–0.9
181.8
151.7
147.3
152.9
156.0
150.6
154.4
2.1
–5.4
3.8
137.6
136.7
144.8
135.3
136.3
130.3
123.2
–18.5
–6.0
–7.1
167.7
148.9
144.8
148.0
150.2
152.7
147.2
–7.3
2.5
–5.5
536.4
472.8
506.3
490.7
463.3
430.9
398.8
–96.7
–32.4
–32.1
–1.8
4.5
0.1
5.8
30.6
–18.3
1.8
–35.8
–48.9
20.1
–3.4
3.7
5.0
3.6
4.1
2.2
–0.7
4.6
–1.9
–2.9
1.6
0.0
–5.8
1.3
26.0
–21.7
2.7
0.0
–47.7
24.4
–737.3 –555.6 –612.1 –573.9 –533.1 –503.2 –495.9
68.9
29.9
7.3
1,799.2 1,409.9 1,354.7 1,379.5 1,441.2 1,464.1 1,483.8
105.8
22.9
19.7
1,267.4 1,000.8
957.6
973.1 1,031.4 1,041.2 1,054.5
73.4
9.8
13.3
531.9
409.4
397.2
406.4
410.4
423.4
429.7
32.3
13.0
6.3
2,536.5 1,965.4 1,966.8 1,953.4 1,974.3 1,967.3 1,979.7
36.8
–7.0
12.4
2,140.5 1,673.5 1,675.6 1,663.4 1,683.2 1,671.9 1,681.8
26.6
–11.3
9.9
396.0
293.8
293.1
291.9
293.1
297.1
299.6
10.0
4.0
2.5

2,689.8 2,608.3 2,670.0 2,716.5 2,764.4 2,824.7
976.0
946.6
969.5
990.3
997.7 1,023.8
660.1
634.8
654.5
673.5
677.7
697.3
578.9
555.7
573.8
589.6
596.4
614.2
81.2
79.1
80.7
83.9
81.3
83.1
315.9
311.7
315.0
316.8
320.0
326.5
277.2
274.0
276.0
278.1
280.5
286.8
38.7
37.7
39.1
38.6
39.5
39.6
1,713.8 1,661.7 1,700.5 1,726.2 1,766.7 1,801.0
1,365.9 1,326.7 1,355.9 1,374.3 1,406.4 1,443.2
347.9
335.0
344.5
351.9
360.3
357.8
.............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..............
13,838.4
14,549.3
14,546.4
13,841.3
817.5
721.8
13,937.1

2007

14,187.0
14,922.5
14,924.3
14,185.2
..............
..............
..............

2,021.6
755.0
505.1
429.3
77.3
249.6
213.0
36.8
1,266.4
1,009.2
257.0
–145.8

1,994.7
740.2
491.6
417.4
75.6
248.4
212.5
35.9
1,254.2
1,002.5
251.5
–130.7

2,014.8
751.0
501.7
426.2
77.0
248.9
212.0
37.2
1,263.5
1,007.4
256.0
–136.3

2,033.6
764.0
513.9
436.0
79.6
249.6
213.1
36.8
1,269.6
1,010.7
258.8
–149.4

2,043.4
765.0
513.2
437.4
76.9
251.4
214.2
37.4
1,278.3
1,016.3
261.9
–165.9

11,561.5
12,117.8
12,112.2
11,566.8
685.6
603.8
11,647.6

11,411.6
12,018.7
12,017.4
11,412.6
638.2
583.2
11,466.7

11,512.8
12,088.9
12,081.4
11,520.1
684.3
623.5
11,580.0

11,626.4
12,188.3
12,155.6
11,658.9
716.3
629.6
11,744.6

11,695.2
12,175.5
12,194.6
11,675.7
703.4
579.1
11,799.1

Net domestic product.............................................. 12,154.8 11,881.0 12,085.4 12,279.6 12,373.0 12,475.8 10,080.0

2,053.5
40.2
9.8
10.1
773.7
12.7
1.0
8.7
520.7
13.6
–0.7
7.5
443.9
12.7
1.4
6.5
78.0
0.7
–2.7
1.1
252.5
–1.1
1.8
1.1
215.2
0.4
1.1
1.0
37.5
–1.7
0.6
0.1
1,280.1
27.4
8.7
1.8
1,022.3
18.3
5.6
6.0
257.5
9.0
3.1
–4.4
–170.6 .............. .............. ..............
11,689.1
12,186.2
12,182.0
11,693.1
..............
..............
..............

285.6
180.7
218.8
247.4
90.6
60.2
277.5

9,937.7 10,037.2 10,167.8 10,177.4 10,188.0

207.2

68.8
–6.1
–12.8
10.7
39.0
–12.6
16.8
17.4
–12.9 ..............
–50.5 ..............
54.5 ..............
9.6

10.6

NOTE. Users are cautioned that particularly for components that exhibit rapid change in prices relative to other prices in the economy, the chained-dollar estimates should not be used to measure the component’s relative importance or its contribution to the growth rate of more aggregate series. For accurate estimates of the contributions to percent changes in real gross domestic product, use table 2.
See “Explanatory Note” at the end of the tables.

Table 4. Price Indexes for Gross Domestic Product and Related Measures: Percent Change From Preceding Period
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2005

2006

2007

2004
II

III

2005
IV

I

II

2006
III

IV

I

II

2007
III

IV

I

II

2008
III

IV

I

Gross domestic product (GDP) ...............................
3.2
3.2
2.7
3.8
2.3
3.2
3.9
2.6
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.5
2.4
1.7
4.2
2.6
1.0
2.4
2.6
Personal consumption expenditures .................................
2.9
2.8
2.5
3.8
2.0
3.0
2.2
3.4
4.3
2.8
1.7
4.3
2.6 –0.9
3.5
4.3
1.8
3.9
3.5
Durable goods .................................................................... –0.7 –1.3 –1.8
0.3 –2.5
0.2
0.1 –0.4 –2.8 –1.1 –1.0 –0.7 –1.3 –2.7 –1.9 –1.4 –1.8 –1.7 –0.2
Nondurable goods ..............................................................
3.7
3.1
3.0
6.2
1.4
4.7
0.3
5.0
9.5
0.8
0.3
8.6
2.8 –7.9
5.0 10.0
1.1
7.1
6.6
Services..............................................................................
3.4
3.4
3.2
3.4
3.1
2.8
3.6
3.4
3.3
4.6
3.0
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.8
2.6
2.8
3.5
2.7
Gross private domestic investment....................................
4.2
3.5
1.2
4.7
3.9
3.9
5.2
2.8
4.0
5.8
4.0
2.5
1.6
2.2
2.0 –0.4 –0.3
0.8 –1.1
Fixed investment.................................................................
4.3
3.5
1.1
4.7
3.9
3.9
5.3
2.9
4.2
6.0
3.9
2.4
1.5
2.0
1.9 –0.3 –0.5
0.7 –0.7
Nonresidential.................................................................
2.9
3.1
1.2
2.4
1.3
2.5
4.5
2.4
1.6
4.6
3.9
2.8
1.9
2.0
1.9
0.0 –0.6
1.1 –0.1
Structures.................................................................... 11.7 11.7
3.3
7.6 10.1 12.0 12.8
8.7 13.8 17.6 13.0 10.7
5.6
4.6
4.1 –1.1
0.5
3.2
1.4
Equipment and software ............................................. –0.1
0.0
0.4
0.7 –1.7 –0.6
1.8
0.3 –2.5
0.2
0.6 –0.2
0.4
0.8
1.0
0.5 –1.1
0.1 –0.9
Residential ......................................................................
6.7
4.4
0.9
8.8
8.5
6.2
6.6
3.6
8.7
8.5
3.9
1.8
0.8
2.1
2.0 –0.8 –0.3 –0.4 –2.3
Change in private inventories ............................................. ......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
Net exports of goods and services .................................... ......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
Exports ...............................................................................
3.6
3.4
3.5
4.8
1.9
4.2
4.6
3.6
2.5
3.0
2.7
6.0
4.6 –0.8
3.6
5.3
3.8
6.0
9.0
Goods .............................................................................
3.1
3.3
3.6
5.2
1.0
3.6
4.3
3.0
1.3
2.3
3.0
6.3
5.2
0.1
3.5
5.1
3.2
6.3 10.3
Services..........................................................................
4.9
3.7
3.3
3.8
3.8
5.5
5.0
4.9
5.2
4.8
2.2
5.5
3.3 –2.7
3.9
5.8
5.1
5.3
5.9
Imports ...............................................................................
6.3
4.0
3.5
7.3
5.3
6.9
2.2
9.7 10.3
4.3 –1.5 10.1
4.7 –9.4
1.0 11.9
7.5 13.2 12.7
Goods .............................................................................
6.5
4.2
3.6
7.9
5.0
7.0
2.0 10.1 10.9
4.9 –1.9 10.4
5.3 –10.1
0.7 13.0
7.7 14.1 13.8
Services..........................................................................
5.6
3.1
2.8
4.7
6.7
6.0
3.5
7.7
7.5
1.3
0.5
8.4
1.4 –5.3
2.3
6.7
6.5
8.6
7.0
Government consumption expenditures and gross
investment.........................................................................
5.8
4.9
4.5
5.0
4.8
5.7
7.5
4.6
6.4
5.0
5.1
5.7
3.0
2.1
6.4
5.5
3.2
5.2
6.9
Federal ...............................................................................
4.8
3.9
2.9
5.5
2.5
2.6 11.5
2.3
3.4
0.8
9.1
4.0
1.3
0.5
5.3
3.8
1.6
2.5
6.0
National defense.............................................................
5.3
4.1
2.9
5.6
2.9
3.1 12.2
2.5
3.5
1.3
9.3
4.2
1.6 –0.1
5.0
4.1
1.9
3.0
5.8
Nondefense ....................................................................
4.0
3.5
2.9
5.2
1.4
1.7 10.1
1.8
3.2 –0.2
8.9
3.5
0.7
1.7
5.9
3.3
1.1
1.3
6.4
State and local....................................................................
6.4
5.4
5.4
4.7
6.2
7.6
5.2
6.1
8.1
7.6
2.7
6.7
4.0
3.1
7.0
6.5
4.2
6.8
7.4
Addenda:
Final sales of domestic product ..........................................
3.2
3.2
2.6
3.8
2.3
3.2
3.9
2.6
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.5
2.3
1.7
4.2
2.7
1.0
2.4
2.7
Gross domestic purchases .................................................
3.7
3.3
2.7
4.2
2.8
3.6
3.6
3.5
4.6
3.7
2.7
4.2
2.5
0.1
3.8
3.8
1.8
3.7
3.5
Final sales to domestic purchasers ....................................
3.7
3.3
2.7
4.2
2.7
3.6
3.6
3.5
4.6
3.7
2.7
4.2
2.5
0.1
3.8
3.8
1.7
3.7
3.5
Gross national product (GNP) ............................................
3.2
3.1
2.7
3.8
2.3
3.2
3.9
2.6
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.5
2.4
1.7
4.2
2.6
1.0
2.5 ..........
Implicit price deflators:
GDP ................................................................................
3.2
3.2
2.7
3.8
2.3
3.2
3.9
2.6
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.5
2.4
1.7
4.2
2.6
1.0
2.4
2.6
Gross domestic purchases .............................................
3.6
3.3
2.7
4.2
2.7
3.7
3.6
3.6
4.6
3.7
2.7
4.2
2.5
0.1
3.8
3.8
1.7
3.7
3.5
GNP ................................................................................
3.2
3.2
2.7
3.8
2.3
3.2
3.9
2.6
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.5
2.4
1.7
4.2
2.6
1.0
2.4 ..........
See “Explanatory Note” at the end of the tables.

Table 5. Real Gross Domestic Product, Quantity Indexes
[Index numbers, 2000=100]
Seasonally adjusted
2005

2006

2007

2007
I

II

2008
III

IV

I

Gross domestic product ....................................................................
112.086
115.304
117.825
116.254
117.349
118.763
118.934
119.111
Personal consumption expenditures...............................................................
115.791
119.359
122.828
121.906
122.331
123.190
123.885
124.182
Durable goods..................................................................................................
131.748
136.735
143.096
141.680
142.283
143.852
144.572
142.322
Nondurable goods............................................................................................
115.828
120.051
122.884
122.563
122.419
123.090
123.466
123.064
Services ...........................................................................................................
112.687
115.696
118.987
117.865
118.527
119.360
120.198
121.212
Gross private domestic investment .................................................................
107.709
110.607
105.187
104.690
105.875
107.172
103.011
101.792
Fixed investment ..............................................................................................
109.080
111.657
108.369
108.113
108.956
108.756
107.652
104.941
Nonresidential ..............................................................................................
99.490
106.062
111.061
107.277
110.109
112.597
114.261
113.532
Structures.................................................................................................
79.127
85.770
96.871
90.241
95.639
99.330
102.274
100.655
Equipment and software...........................................................................
107.935
114.332
115.842
113.753
115.075
116.821
117.720
117.515
Residential ...................................................................................................
133.608
127.433
105.795
113.301
109.791
103.665
96.422
89.231
Change in private inventories........................................................................... .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ..................
Exports of goods and services ........................................................................
109.775
118.957
128.603
123.568
125.833
131.458
133.555
135.348
Imports of goods and services ........................................................................
123.425
130.683
133.181
133.272
132.363
133.780
133.309
134.148
Government consumption expenditures and gross investment...................
113.050
115.092
117.427
115.865
117.028
118.121
118.693
119.281
Federal.............................................................................................................
125.524
128.255
130.454
127.886
129.756
132.000
132.175
133.674
State and local .................................................................................................
106.721
108.418
110.816
109.748
110.564
111.096
111.857
112.008
Addenda:
Final sales of domestic product .......................................................................
112.360
115.526
118.452
116.916
117.953
119.117
119.822
119.760
Gross domestic purchases ..............................................................................
113.894
117.071
118.844
117.871
118.560
119.535
119.409
119.514
Final sales to domestic purchasers..................................................................
114.166
117.292
119.450
118.515
119.146
119.878
120.263
120.139
Gross national product.....................................................................................
112.265
115.363
118.179
116.344
117.493
119.163
119.716 ..................
See “Explanatory Note” at the end of the tables.

Table 6. Price Indexes for Gross Domestic Product
[Index numbers, 2000=100]
Seasonally adjusted
2005

2006

2007

2007
I

II

2008
III

IV

I

Gross domestic product ....................................................................
113.005
116.568
119.668
118.750
119.527
119.837
120.560
121.337
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) ....................................................
111.588
114.675
117.591
116.129
117.345
117.873
119.019
120.052
Durable goods..................................................................................................
90.018
88.857
87.276
87.799
87.488
87.091
86.726
86.677
Nondurable goods............................................................................................
111.561
114.989
118.398
115.620
118.413
118.751
120.810
122.756
Services ...........................................................................................................
116.726
120.725
124.556
123.252
124.055
124.921
125.996
126.845
Gross private domestic investment .................................................................
111.155
115.090
116.458
116.532
116.426
116.325
116.549
116.215
Fixed investment ..............................................................................................
111.404
115.352
116.637
116.718
116.636
116.498
116.696
116.484
Nonresidential ..............................................................................................
103.778
106.961
108.293
108.301
108.293
108.140
108.440
108.401
Structures.................................................................................................
135.013
150.806
155.709
155.637
155.199
155.392
156.609
157.145
Equipment and software...........................................................................
94.527
94.485
94.857
94.892
95.002
94.751
94.783
94.575
Residential ...................................................................................................
128.653
134.288
135.450
135.736
135.459
135.367
135.238
134.459
Change in private inventories........................................................................... .................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. .................. .................
Exports of goods and services ........................................................................
108.803
112.537
116.510
114.433
115.912
116.992
118.704
121.282
Imports of goods and services ........................................................................
111.117
115.610
119.613
115.114
118.408
120.572
124.360
128.125
Government consumption expenditures and gross investment...................
121.435
127.334
133.042
130.765
132.527
133.588
135.286
137.560
Federal.............................................................................................................
120.914
125.622
129.256
127.886
129.098
129.622
130.416
132.326
State and local .................................................................................................
121.758
128.370
135.316
132.499
134.586
135.969
138.209
140.702
Addenda:
PCE excluding food and energy.......................................................................
109.670
112.130
114.483
113.730
114.116
114.682
115.403
116.019
Market-based PCE 1 ........................................................................................
110.307
113.168
115.945
114.472
115.784
116.186
117.339
118.379
1
107.667
109.717
111.783
111.161
111.498
111.917
112.557
113.096
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy .............................................
Final sales of domestic product .......................................................................
113.040
116.603
119.692
118.773
119.555
119.860
120.579
121.373
Gross domestic purchases ..............................................................................
113.225
116.920
120.068
118.702
119.809
120.330
121.432
122.474
Final sales to domestic purchasers..................................................................
113.261
116.956
120.093
118.727
119.838
120.355
121.452
122.512
Gross national product.....................................................................................
112.999
116.558
119.659
118.740
119.518
119.824
120.552 .................
Implicit price deflators:
Gross domestic product ...............................................................................
113.000
116.567
119.664
118.745
119.519
119.826
120.542
121.313
Final sales of domestic product....................................................................
113.040
116.603
119.694
118.770
119.551
119.857
120.576
121.369
Gross domestic purchases...........................................................................
113.221
116.919
120.065
118.700
119.804
120.321
121.417
122.454
Final sales to domestic purchasers..............................................................
113.261
116.956
120.097
118.725
119.837
120.354
121.451
122.511
Gross national product.................................................................................
112.994
116.558
119.656
118.736
119.512
119.814
120.535 .................
1. This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household expenditures for which there are observable price measures. It excludes most implicit prices (for example, the services furnished
without payment by financial intermediaries) and the expenses of nonprofit institutions. Percentage changes for these series are included in the addenda to table 8 and appendix table A.
See “Explanatory Note” at the end of the tables.

Table 7. Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change From Preceding Year
1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Gross domestic product (GDP) ..................................................
3.3
2.7
4.0
2.5
3.7
4.5
4.2
4.5
3.7
0.8
1.6
2.5
3.6
3.1
2.9
2.2
Personal consumption expenditures ....................................................
3.3
3.3
3.7
2.7
3.4
3.8
5.0
5.1
4.7
2.5
2.7
2.8
3.6
3.2
3.1
2.9
Durable goods .......................................................................................
5.9
7.8
8.4
4.4
7.8
8.6
11.3
11.7
7.3
4.3
7.1
5.8
6.3
4.9
3.8
4.7
Nondurable goods .................................................................................
2.0
2.7
3.5
2.2
2.6
2.7
4.0
4.6
3.8
2.0
2.5
3.2
3.5
3.6
3.6
2.4
Services.................................................................................................
3.5
2.8
2.9
2.6
2.9
3.3
4.2
4.0
4.5
2.4
1.9
1.9
3.2
2.7
2.7
2.8
Gross private domestic investment.......................................................
8.1
8.9
13.6
3.1
8.9
12.4
9.8
7.8
5.7
–7.9
–2.6
3.6
9.7
5.6
2.7
–4.9
Fixed investment....................................................................................
5.9
8.6
9.3
6.5
9.0
9.2
10.2
8.3
6.5
–3.0
–5.2
3.4
7.3
6.9
2.4
–2.9
Nonresidential....................................................................................
3.2
8.7
9.2
10.5
9.3
12.1
11.1
9.2
8.7
–4.2
–9.2
1.0
5.8
7.1
6.6
4.7
Structures.......................................................................................
–6.0
–0.7
1.8
6.4
5.6
7.3
5.1
–0.4
6.8
–2.3 –17.1
–4.1
1.3
0.5
8.4
12.9
Equipment and software ................................................................
7.3
12.5
11.9
12.0
10.6
13.8
13.3
12.7
9.4
–4.9
–6.2
2.8
7.4
9.6
5.9
1.3
Residential .........................................................................................
13.8
8.2
9.6
–3.2
8.0
1.9
7.6
6.0
0.8
0.4
4.8
8.4
10.0
6.6
–4.6 –17.0
Change in private inventories ................................................................ ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ...........
Net exports of goods and services ....................................................... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ...........
Exports ..................................................................................................
6.9
3.2
8.7
10.1
8.4
11.9
2.4
4.3
8.7
–5.4
–2.3
1.3
9.7
6.9
8.4
8.1
Goods ................................................................................................
7.5
3.3
9.7
11.7
8.8
14.3
2.2
3.8
11.2
–6.1
–4.0
1.8
9.0
7.5
9.9
7.9
Services.............................................................................................
5.5
3.2
6.3
6.3
7.2
5.9
2.9
5.6
2.9
–3.7
1.9
0.0
11.5
5.4
4.8
8.5
Imports ..................................................................................................
7.0
8.8
11.9
8.0
8.7
13.6
11.6
11.5
13.1
–2.7
3.4
4.1
11.3
5.9
5.9
1.9
Goods ................................................................................................
9.3
10.1
13.3
9.0
9.3
14.4
11.7
12.4
13.5
–3.2
3.7
4.9
11.3
6.6
6.0
1.6
Services.............................................................................................
–2.6
2.9
5.7
3.3
5.5
9.4
11.4
6.9
11.1
–0.3
2.1
0.0
11.5
2.3
5.2
3.5
Government consumption expenditures and gross investment ........
0.5
–0.9
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.9
1.9
3.9
2.1
3.4
4.4
2.5
1.4
0.7
1.8
2.0
Federal ..................................................................................................
–1.7
–4.2
–3.7
–2.7
–1.2
–1.0
–1.1
2.2
0.9
3.9
7.0
6.8
4.2
1.5
2.2
1.7
National defense................................................................................
–5.0
–5.6
–4.9
–3.8
–1.4
–2.8
–2.1
1.9
–0.5
3.9
7.4
8.7
5.8
1.5
1.9
2.8
Nondefense .......................................................................................
6.9
–0.7
–1.2
–0.4
–0.7
2.6
0.7
2.8
3.5
3.9
6.3
3.4
1.1
1.3
2.8
–0.4
State and local.......................................................................................
2.2
1.4
2.6
2.6
2.3
3.6
3.6
4.7
2.7
3.2
3.1
0.2
–0.2
0.3
1.6
2.2
Addenda:
Final sales of domestic product .............................................................
3.0
2.6
3.4
3.0
3.7
4.0
4.2
4.5
3.8
1.6
1.2
2.5
3.3
3.3
2.8
2.5
Gross domestic purchases ....................................................................
3.3
3.2
4.4
2.4
3.8
4.8
5.3
5.3
4.4
0.9
2.2
2.8
4.1
3.1
2.8
1.5
Final sales to domestic purchasers .......................................................
3.1
3.2
3.8
2.8
3.8
4.3
5.3
5.4
4.5
1.8
1.8
2.8
3.8
3.3
2.7
1.8
Gross national product ..........................................................................
3.3
2.7
3.9
2.6
3.7
4.4
4.0
4.6
3.7
0.8
1.5
2.7
3.8
3.0
2.8
2.4
Real disposable personal income..........................................................
3.4
1.0
2.7
2.8
3.0
3.5
5.8
3.0
4.8
1.9
3.1
2.2
3.6
1.7
3.1
3.1
Price indexes:
Gross domestic purchases ................................................................
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
1.8
1.4
0.6
1.6
2.5
2.0
1.6
2.3
3.1
3.7
3.3
2.7
Gross domestic purchases excluding food and energy .....................
2.6
2.3
2.2
2.2
1.5
1.3
1.0
1.4
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.7
3.1
2.9
2.4
GDP ...................................................................................................
2.3
2.3
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.7
1.1
1.4
2.2
2.4
1.7
2.1
2.9
3.2
3.2
2.7
GDP excluding food and energy ........................................................
2.5
2.4
2.2
2.1
1.7
1.7
1.2
1.5
2.0
2.1
2.1
1.9
2.7
3.2
3.1
2.4
Personal consumption expenditures..................................................
2.9
2.3
2.1
2.1
2.2
1.7
0.9
1.7
2.5
2.1
1.4
2.0
2.6
2.9
2.8
2.5

Table 8. Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change From Quarter One Year Ago
2004
II

III

2005
IV

I

II

2006
III

IV

I

II

2007
III

IV

I

II

2008
III

IV

I

Gross domestic product (GDP) ..................................................
4.1
3.2
3.1
3.2
3.0
3.2
2.9
3.3
3.2
2.4
2.6
1.5
1.9
2.8
2.5
2.5
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)..........................................
3.7
3.2
3.7
3.1
3.4
3.5
2.8
3.3
3.0
2.7
3.4
3.2
2.9
3.0
2.6
1.9
Durable goods .......................................................................................
6.1
4.0
5.6
4.7
7.0
6.6
1.2
4.6
2.1
2.0
6.6
4.7
5.0
4.7
4.2
0.5
Nondurable goods .................................................................................
3.9
2.8
3.5
3.3
3.8
3.6
3.6
3.8
3.5
3.7
3.6
3.2
2.5
2.3
1.5
0.4
Services.................................................................................................
3.2
3.2
3.3
2.8
2.5
2.9
2.7
2.7
3.0
2.4
2.6
2.9
2.8
3.0
2.8
2.8
Gross private domestic investment.......................................................
12.2
9.8
9.1
9.9
3.8
3.6
5.3
5.0
6.2
3.4
–3.6
–6.6
–5.7
–3.5
–3.7
–2.8
Fixed investment....................................................................................
7.8
6.8
7.2
8.3
7.1
6.8
5.5
6.5
4.0
0.8
–1.6
–4.5
–3.3
–2.3
–1.5
–2.9
Nonresidential....................................................................................
4.9
5.6
7.5
9.1
7.7
6.8
5.1
7.5
7.3
6.4
5.2
2.5
4.1
5.1
7.1
5.8
Structures.......................................................................................
0.0
1.1
2.3
2.9
1.0
–1.6
–0.3
2.7
7.1
11.6
12.3
10.2
12.4
13.8
15.1
11.5
Equipment and software ................................................................
6.7
7.3
9.4
11.4
10.1
9.9
7.1
9.4
7.4
4.6
2.5
–0.5
0.7
1.5
3.6
3.3
Residential .........................................................................................
13.2
8.8
6.7
7.0
6.2
6.9
6.4
4.8
–1.5
–8.5 –12.8 –16.5 –16.5 –16.5 –18.6 –21.2
Change in private inventories ................................................................ ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ...........
Net exports of goods and services ....................................................... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ...........
Exports ..................................................................................................
12.0
9.9
7.4
6.4
7.1
6.9
7.0
8.4
7.4
8.4
9.3
6.6
7.1
10.3
8.4
9.5
Goods ................................................................................................
10.7
10.0
7.0
6.6
8.1
7.0
8.3
10.7
9.0
10.4
9.7
6.1
6.1
10.5
9.0
10.1
Services.............................................................................................
15.3
9.8
8.3
6.0
4.9
6.6
4.1
3.2
3.9
3.8
8.3
7.9
9.4
9.9
7.0
8.2
Imports ..................................................................................................
12.1
12.4
11.5
8.8
5.3
4.6
5.1
6.3
6.4
7.2
3.7
2.9
2.0
1.7
1.0
0.7
Goods ................................................................................................
11.3
12.6
11.9
9.8
5.9
5.2
5.8
6.6
6.7
7.6
3.2
2.7
1.7
1.3
0.8
0.4
Services.............................................................................................
16.4
11.5
9.3
4.3
1.9
1.5
1.4
4.7
4.8
5.2
6.1
4.3
3.9
4.0
2.0
2.2
Government consumption expenditures and gross investment ........
1.3
1.3
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.9
0.9
1.8
1.8
1.2
2.5
1.2
1.9
2.7
2.3
2.9
Federal ..................................................................................................
3.0
4.4
2.4
1.6
1.2
1.8
1.3
2.7
2.1
0.3
3.7
0.0
1.8
3.4
1.7
4.5
National defense................................................................................
3.1
7.2
2.5
1.7
1.8
1.6
1.1
1.6
1.5
–1.3
5.9
1.2
2.8
5.7
1.5
5.9
Nondefense .......................................................................................
2.8
–0.9
2.3
1.5
–0.1
2.1
1.9
5.0
3.4
3.4
–0.7
–2.5
0.0
–1.2
2.1
1.7
State and local.......................................................................................
0.3
–0.5
–0.4
0.0
0.2
0.5
0.7
1.3
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.3
2.7
2.1
Addenda:
Final sales of domestic product .............................................................
3.5
2.7
2.8
2.9
3.5
3.7
2.9
3.5
2.8
1.9
3.0
1.9
2.3
3.1
2.8
2.4
Gross domestic purchases ....................................................................
4.5
3.8
3.9
3.7
2.9
3.1
2.8
3.3
3.3
2.5
2.1
1.2
1.4
1.9
1.6
1.4
Final sales to domestic purchasers .......................................................
3.9
3.3
3.6
3.4
3.4
3.5
2.9
3.5
2.9
2.1
2.4
1.6
1.8
2.1
1.9
1.4
Gross national product ..........................................................................
4.2
3.4
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.2
2.8
3.2
3.2
2.0
2.7
1.5
1.9
3.2
3.1 ...........
Real disposable personal income..........................................................
3.5
2.7
4.1
2.3
2.3
1.3
1.1
3.1
2.6
3.3
3.2
3.4
3.1
3.7
2.2
1.2
Price indexes:
Gross domestic purchases ................................................................
3.1
3.3
3.7
3.5
3.4
3.8
3.8
3.6
3.8
3.3
2.4
2.6
2.5
2.3
3.3
3.2
Gross domestic purchases excluding food and energy .....................
2.7
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.0
3.0
3.1
2.9
3.1
3.0
2.8
2.8
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.0
GDP ...................................................................................................
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.3
3.0
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.5
3.2
2.7
2.9
2.7
2.4
2.6
2.2
GDP excluding food and energy ........................................................
2.7
2.9
3.2
3.3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.1
3.3
3.2
2.9
2.9
2.5
2.3
2.2
1.9
PCE ...................................................................................................
2.8
2.7
3.1
2.8
2.6
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.3
2.9
1.9
2.3
2.3
2.1
3.4
3.4
PCE excluding food and energy.........................................................
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.0
2.2
2.4
2.3
2.4
2.0
1.9
2.1
2.0
Market-based PCE 1 ..........................................................................
2.4
2.3
2.8
2.4
2.4
3.1
3.0
2.9
3.2
2.7
1.6
2.2
2.2
2.0
3.4
3.4
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 1 ...............................
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.9
2.1
2.0
2.2
1.8
1.7
1.9
1.7
1. This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household expenditures for which there are observable price measures. It excludes most implicit prices (for example, the services furnished without payment by financial
intermediaries) and the expenses of nonprofit institutions.

Table 9. Relation of Gross Domestic Product, Gross National Product, and National Income
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates

Gross domestic product ...................................................................................................
Plus: Income receipts from the rest of the world..................................................................
Less: Income payments to the rest of the world ..................................................................
Equals: Gross national product .......................................................................................
Less: Consumption of fixed capital ......................................................................................
Less: Statistical discrepancy................................................................................................
Equals: National income...................................................................................................
Compensation of employees............................................................................................
Wage and salary accruals............................................................................................
Supplements to wages and salaries ............................................................................
Proprietors’ income with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments .......
Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment .....................................
Corporate profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments............
Net interest and miscellaneous payments .......................................................................
Taxes on production and imports less subsidies..............................................................
Business current transfer payments.................................................................................
Current surplus of government enterprises .....................................................................
Addendum:
Gross domestic income ...................................................................................................

2005

2006

2007

2007

2008

I

II

III

IV

I

12,433.9
544.1
475.6
12,502.4
1,609.5
5.4
10,887.6
7,029.6
5,672.9
1,356.8
969.9
42.9
1,372.8
558.0
863.1
66.5
–15.1

13,194.7
691.4
633.4
13,252.7
1,615.2
–18.1
11,655.6
7,448.3
6,025.7
1,422.6
1,006.7
54.5
1,553.7
598.5
917.6
90.2
–13.9

13,841.3
817.5
721.8
13,937.1
1,686.6
29.4
12,221.1
7,874.2
6,382.1
1,492.1
1,042.6
65.4
1,595.2
602.6
961.4
94.2
–14.5

13,551.9
752.2
689.0
13,615.1
1,670.9
–66.3
12,010.5
7,764.9
6,294.4
1,470.5
1,027.4
53.2
1,547.7
599.6
943.8
91.8
–17.8

13,768.8
814.2
743.5
13,839.4
1,683.4
–40.8
12,196.8
7,826.9
6,343.9
1,483.0
1,038.4
62.1
1,642.4
592.4
956.8
92.8
–15.0

13,970.5
855.6
754.4
14,071.6
1,690.9
84.8
12,296.0
7,907.7
6,407.7
1,500.0
1,048.7
68.4
1,621.9
599.3
967.8
94.4
–12.2

14,074.2
848.1
700.2
14,222.1
1,701.1
139.9
12,381.0
7,997.2
6,482.4
1,514.8
1,055.9
77.8
1,569.0
619.0
977.3
97.9
–13.1

14,185.2
...............
...............
...............
1,709.4
...............
...............
8,074.9
6,536.8
1,538.1
1,056.6
79.3
...............
601.3
988.0
101.1
–14.4

12,428.6

13,212.8

13,811.9

13,618.2

13,809.5

13,885.7

13,934.3 ...............

Table 10. Personal Income and Its Disposition
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2005

1

2006

2007

2007

2008

I

II

III

IV

I

Personal income .............................................................................................................
Compensation of employees, received ............................................................................
Wage and salary disbursements..................................................................................
Supplements to wages and salaries ............................................................................
Proprietors’ income with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments .......
Farm.............................................................................................................................
Nonfarm .......................................................................................................................
Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment .....................................
Personal income receipts on assets ................................................................................
Personal interest income..............................................................................................
Personal dividend income ............................................................................................
Personal current transfer receipts ....................................................................................
Less: Contributions for government social insurance ......................................................
Less: Personal current taxes ...............................................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income ..............................................................................
Less: Personal outlays.........................................................................................................
Equals: Personal saving ...................................................................................................

10,301.1
7,024.6
5,667.9
1,356.8
969.9
30.8
939.1
42.9
1,617.8
1,018.9
598.9
1,520.7
874.8
1,209.1
9,092.0
9,047.4
44.6

10,983.4
7,440.8
6,018.2
1,422.6
1,006.7
19.4
987.4
54.5
1,796.5
1,100.2
696.3
1,612.5
927.6
1,354.3
9,629.1
9,590.3
38.8

11,659.5
7,851.7
6,359.6
1,492.1
1,042.6
36.2
1,006.4
65.4
1,947.2
1,154.7
792.5
1,731.7
979.0
1,482.5
10,177.0
10,134.1
42.9

11,469.2
7,764.9
6,294.4
1,470.5
1,027.4
29.1
998.3
53.2
1,882.9
1,126.1
756.8
1,710.7
969.8
1,454.7
10,014.5
9,917.5
97.0

11,577.3
7,801.9
6,318.9
1,483.0
1,038.4
33.1
1,005.3
62.1
1,930.0
1,148.4
781.6
1,717.1
972.2
1,477.6
10,099.7
10,069.2
30.5

11,735.0
7,882.7
6,382.7
1,500.0
1,048.7
38.6
1,010.0
68.4
1,976.2
1,171.1
805.0
1,742.3
983.2
1,489.8
10,245.2
10,200.9
44.4

11,856.6
7,957.2
6,442.4
1,514.8
1,055.9
43.8
1,012.1
77.8
1,999.8
1,173.2
826.6
1,756.5
990.6
1,508.0
10,348.6
10,348.9
–0.3

11,986.2
8,064.9
6,526.8
1,538.1
1,056.6
39.1
1,017.5
79.3
2,012.6
1,169.3
843.3
1,784.2
1,011.4
1,510.3
10,475.9
10,455.7
20.2

Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income ...................................
Addendum:
Disposable personal income, billions of chained (2000) dollars 2 ....................................

0.5

0.4

0.4

1.0

0.3

0.4

0.0

0.2

8,147.9

8,396.9

8,654.4

8,623.9

8,607.1

8,692.1

8,695.2

8,726.4

1. Personal income is also equal to national income less corporate profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments, taxes on production and imports less subsidies, contributions
for government social insurance, net interest and miscellaneous payments, business current transfer payments, current surplus of government enterprises, and wage accruals less disbursements, plus
personal income receipts on assets, and personal current transfer receipts.
2. Equals disposable personal income deflated by the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures.

Appendix Table A. Real Gross Domestic Product and Related Aggregates and Price Indexes: Percent Change From Preceding Period
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2005

2006

2007

2004
II

Gross domestic product (GDP) and related aggregates:
GDP..................................................................................
Goods...............................................................................
Services............................................................................
Structures .........................................................................
Motor vehicle output .........................................................
GDP excluding motor vehicle output ................................
Final sales of computers 1 ................................................
GDP excluding final sales of computers...........................
Farm gross value added 2 ................................................
Nonfarm business gross value added 3 ............................
Price indexes:
GDP..................................................................................
GDP excluding food and energy.......................................
GDP excluding final sales of computers...........................
Gross domestic purchases ...............................................
Gross domestic purchases excluding food and energy ....
Gross domestic purchases excluding final sales of
computers to domestic purchasers...............................
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)......................
PCE excluding food and energy .......................................
Market-based PCE 4.........................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 4 ..............

2.2
3.5
3.3
3.4
2.9
2.2
–4.7 11.5
–2.1 –6.1
2.3
3.8
20.3 –6.6
2.1
3.6
–0.3 –30.8
2.3
5.0

2005

III

IV

I

3.6
6.6
2.4
1.3
29.0
2.8
19.8
3.5
18.9
3.8

2.5
3.1
3.7
4.2
2.4
2.3
–0.3
4.0
–9.6
5.4
3.0
3.0
50.1 39.5
2.3
2.8
40.8 –10.9
2.6
3.9

2006

II

III

IV

2.8
3.9
1.4
7.3
4.7
2.7
51.7
2.5
14.0
3.2

4.5
1.2
5.8
1.5
4.4
1.0
1.2
1.2
30.6 –30.5
3.6
2.5
21.8 34.2
4.3
1.0
–3.0
6.0
5.6
0.9

I

II

2007
III

IV

I

4.8
2.4
1.1
2.1
0.6
9.6
4.6
3.4
1.1
0.2
2.4
2.0
2.0
4.4
2.1
4.3 –1.4 –9.9 –7.0 –6.2
17.0 –10.9 15.1 –21.6
6.2
4.4
2.9
0.6
2.9
0.4
7.3 20.7
5.1 27.0 –1.3
4.8
2.3
1.0
1.9
0.6
–8.9 17.5 –12.4
0.8 –12.5
5.7
2.4
0.8
2.6
0.3

2008

II

III

IV

I

3.8
5.4
3.1
3.0
1.0
3.9
35.7
3.6
14.8
4.2

4.9
0.6
0.6
11.7 –1.6
0.6
3.1
3.1
3.5
–4.2 –7.0 –15.7
13.1 –26.0 –10.8
4.7
1.5
0.9
49.8 26.6 18.4
4.6
0.4
0.5
9.6 –3.3 –10.2
5.6
0.2
0.4

3.1
4.3
2.3
3.4
4.2
3.0
35.1
2.9
5.9
3.6

2.9
5.0
2.3
–0.1
–1.3
3.0
19.4
2.8
0.6
3.2

3.2
3.2
3.4
3.7
3.1

3.2
3.1
3.3
3.3
2.9

2.7
2.4
2.8
2.7
2.4

3.8
3.4
3.8
4.2
3.4

2.3
2.8
2.4
2.8
2.6

3.2
3.1
3.4
3.6
2.8

3.9
4.1
4.1
3.6
4.0

2.6
2.6
2.7
3.5
2.6

3.5
2.9
3.6
4.6
2.7

3.5
3.5
3.7
3.7
3.2

3.4
3.4
3.5
2.7
3.2

3.5
3.2
3.6
4.2
3.2

2.4
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.5

1.7
2.4
1.8
0.1
2.3

4.2
3.3
4.3
3.8
3.1

2.6
1.6
2.8
3.8
1.5

1.0
1.7
1.2
1.8
1.9

2.4
2.1
2.6
3.7
2.3

2.6
2.0
2.7
3.5
2.2

3.9
2.9
2.2
2.7
1.7

3.5
2.8
2.2
2.6
1.9

2.8
2.5
2.1
2.5
1.9

4.3
3.8
2.7
3.4
1.9

2.9
2.0
1.7
1.5
1.1

3.9
3.0
2.1
2.9
1.8

3.8
2.2
2.6
1.9
2.3

3.7
3.4
2.1
3.1
1.5

4.8
4.3
1.7
4.3
1.2

3.9
2.8
2.4
2.6
1.9

2.9
1.7
2.0
1.5
1.8

4.5
4.3
2.9
4.3
2.6

2.7
2.6
2.3
2.4
2.1

0.2
–0.9
1.9
–1.6
1.6

3.9
3.5
2.4
3.6
2.4

4.0
4.3
1.4
4.7
1.2

1.9
1.8
2.0
1.4
1.5

3.9
3.9
2.5
4.0
2.3

3.6
3.5
2.2
3.6
1.9

1. For some components of final sales of computers, includes computer parts.
2. Farm output less intermediate goods and services purchased.
3. Consists of GDP less gross value added of farm, of households and institutions, and of general government.
4. This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household expenditures for which there are observable price measures. It excludes most implicit prices (for example, the services furnished without payment by financial
intermediaries) and the expenses of nonprofit institutions.
See “Explanatory Note” at the end of the tables.

Explanatory Note: NIPA Measures of Quantities and Prices
Current-dollar GDP is a measure of the market value of goods, services, and structures produced in the
economy in a particular period. Changes in current-dollar GDP can be decomposed into quantity and
price components. Quantities, or “real” measures, and prices are expressed as index numbers with the
reference year -- at present, the year 2000 -- equal to 100.
Annual changes in quantities and prices are calculated using a Fisher formula that incorporates weights
from two adjacent years. (Quarterly changes in quantities and prices are calculated using a Fisher
formula that incorporates weights from two adjacent quarters; quarterly indexes are adjusted for
consistency to the annual indexes before percent changes are calculated.) For example, the 2005-06
annual percent change in real GDP uses prices for 2005 and 2006 as weights, and the 2005-06 annual
percent change in GDP prices uses quantities for 2005 and 2006 as weights. These annual changes are
“chained” (multiplied) together to form time series of quantity and price indexes. Percent changes in
Fisher indexes are not affected by the choice of reference year. (BEA also publishes a measure of the
price level known as the implicit price deflator (IPD), which is calculated as the ratio of the current-dollar
value to the corresponding chained-dollar value, multiplied by 100. The values of the IPD are very close
to the values of the corresponding "chain-type" price index.)
Index numbers of quantity and price indexes for GDP and its major components are presented in this
release in tables 5 and 6. Percent changes from the preceding period are presented in tables 1, 4, 7, 8, and
Appendix Table A. Contributions by major components to changes in real GDP are presented in table 2.
Measures of real GDP and its major components are also presented in dollar-denominated form,
designated "chained (2000) dollar estimates." For most series, these estimates, which are presented in
table 3, are computed by multiplying the current-dollar value in 2000 by a corresponding quantity index
number and then dividing by 100. For example, if a current-dollar GDP component equaled $100 in 2000
and if real output for this component increased 10 percent in 2001, then the chained (2000) dollar value of
this component in 2001 would be $110 (= $100 x 110 / 100). Percent changes calculated from
chained-dollar estimates and from chain-type quantity indexes are the same; any differences will be small
and due to rounding.
Chained-dollar values for the detailed GDP components will not necessarily sum to the chained-dollar
estimate of GDP (or to any intermediate aggregate). This is because the relative prices used as weights
for any period other than the reference year differ from those of the reference year. A measure of the
extent of such differences is provided by a “residual” line, which indicates the difference between GDP
(or other major aggregate) and the sum of the most detailed components in the table. For periods close to
the reference year, when there usually has not been much change in the relative prices that are used as
weights, the residuals tend to be small, and the chained-dollar estimates can be used to approximate the
contributions to growth and to aggregate the detailed estimates. For periods further from the reference
year, the residuals tend to be larger, and the chained-dollar estimates are less useful for analyses of
contributions to growth. Thus, the contributions to percent change shown in table 2 provide a better
measure of the composition of GDP growth. In particular, for components for which relative prices are
changing rapidly, calculation of contributions using chained-dollar estimates may be misleading even just
a few years from the reference year.
Reference: “Chained-Dollar Indexes: Issues, Tips on Their Use, and Upcoming Changes,” November
2003 Survey, pp. 8-16.