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Thursday, November 3, 2016
Contact: Jeannine Aversa, (301) 278-9003

Gross Domestic Product by Industry: Second Quarter 2016
Annual Update: 2013 through First Quarter 2016
Transportation and Warehousing Led Growth in the Second Quarter
Transportation and warehousing; health care and social assistance; and professional, scientific, and
technical services were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the second
quarter of 2016. Overall, 15 of 22 industry groups contributed to the 1.4 percent increase in real GDP in
the second quarter.

Real GDP and Real Value Added by Sector

Percent Change

4
3
2
1
0

-1
-2
-3

2015:Q2

2015:Q3

GDP

Private Goods

2015:Q4

Private Services

2016:Q1

2016:Q2

Government

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Transportation and warehousing increased 14.0 percent in the second quarter, after decreasing 6.7
percent in the first quarter.
Health care and social assistance increased 4.7 percent, after decreasing 1.6 percent.
Professional, scientific, and technical services increased 3.7 percent, after increasing 3.4 percent.
Percent Change

15
10
5
0
-5
-10
-15
-20
-25

Real Value Added by Industry

Mining
Construction
Transportation and
warehousing
Information
Professional, scientific,
and technical services
Health care and social
assistance

2016:Q1

2016:Q2

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEA statistics—including GDP, personal income, the balance of payments, foreign direct investment, the input-output accounts,
and economic data for states, local areas, and industries—are available at www.bea.gov. E-mail alerts are also available.