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Thursday, July 27, 2023
Contact: Connie O’Connell, (301) 278-9003

Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2023 (Advance)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the second quarter of
2023, according to the “advance” estimate. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.0 percent. The
increase in the second quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and business
investment that were partly offset by a decrease in exports. Imports, which are a subtraction in the
calculation of GDP, decreased.
Contributions to Percent Change in Real GDP, Second Quarter 2023
Real GDP increased 2.4 percent

Percentage point contributions

2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00

0.50
0.00
-0.50
-1.00
-1.50
Real GDP,
percent
change

Imports

Consumer
spending

Business
State and local Inventory
investment government investment
spending

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Federal
government
spending

Housing
investment

Exports

Seasonally adjusted annual rates

• The increase in consumer spending reflected increases in both services (led by housing and utilities;
health care; financial services and insurance; and transportation services) and goods (led by
recreational goods and vehicles as well as gasoline and other energy goods).
• The increase in business investment reflected increases in equipment, structures, and intellectual
property products.
• The decrease in exports primarily reflected a decrease in goods (led by industrial supplies and
materials; consumer goods, except food and automotive; and foods, feeds, and beverages) that was
partly offset by an increase in services (led by travel).
Compared to the first quarter, the acceleration in GDP in the second quarter primarily reflected an
upturn in private inventory investment and an acceleration in business investment. These movements
were partly offset by a downturn in exports, and slowdowns in consumer spending, federal government
spending, and state and local government spending. Imports turned down.
For further details, including source data, refer to the Technical Note.

BEA data—including GDP, personal income, the balance of payments, foreign direct investment, the input-output accounts, and
regional economic data—are available at www.bea.gov. E-mail alerts are also available. The “second” estimate of GDP for the
second quarter of 2023, along with a preliminary estimate of Corporate Profits, will be released on August 30, 2023.

Prices
Gross domestic purchases prices, the prices of goods and services purchased by U.S. residents, increased
1.9 percent in the second quarter after increasing 3.8 percent in the first quarter. Excluding food and
energy, prices increased 2.6 percent after increasing 4.2 percent.
Percent Change

Quarter-to-Quarter Change in Prices

9.0
Gross Domestic Purchases Price Index

8.0

Gross Domestic Purchases, Excluding Food and Energy

7.0

PCE Price Index

6.0

PCE, Excluding Food and Energy

5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
2022:Q1

2022:Q2

2022:Q3

2022:Q4

2023:Q1

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

2023:Q2

Seasonally adjusted annual rates

Personal consumption expenditure (PCE) prices increased 2.6 percent in the second quarter after
increasing 4.1 percent in the first quarter. Excluding food and energy, the PCE “core” price index
increased 3.8 percent after increasing 4.9 percent.
Personal income and saving
Real disposable personal income (DPI)—
personal income adjusted for taxes and
inflation—increased 2.5 percent in the second
quarter after increasing 8.5 percent in the first
quarter.
Current-dollar DPI increased 5.2 percent in the
second quarter, following an increase of 12.9
percent in the first quarter. The increase in the
second quarter primarily reflected increases in
compensation, personal income receipts on
assets, rental income of persons, and personal
current transfer receipts.

Percent Quarter-to-Quarter Change in Disposable Personal Income
Real DPI (chained)
Current Dollar DPI
Change

14.0
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
2022:Q3

2022:Q4

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

2023:Q1

2023:Q2

Seasonally adjusted annual rates

Personal saving as a percentage of DPI was 4.4 percent in the second quarter, compared with 4.3
percent in the first quarter.
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