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EMBARGOED UNTIL RELEASE AT 8:30 A.M. EST, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS GDP DECREASES IN 2017

Tourism spending declines following Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is releasing estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) for
the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) for 2017, in addition to estimates of GDP by industry and compensation by
industry for 2016. 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.
Effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on Source Data
The U.S. Virgin Islands suffered extensive damage from two major hurricanes in September 2017.
These hurricanes affected the availability of various source data used in the estimation of USVI GDP,
including financial statements for the territorial government and its independent agencies.

Real GDP: Percent change from preceding year
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
-14
-16
2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Gross Domestic Product for 2017
The estimates of GDP for the USVI show that real GDP—GDP adjusted to remove price changes—
decreased 1.7 percent in 2017 after increasing 0.9 percent in 2016 (see Table 1.3). For comparison, real
1

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

GDP for the United States (excluding the territories) increased 2.2 percent in 2017 after increasing 1.6
percent in 2016.
The decline in the USVI economy reflected decreases in exports of services and consumer spending (see
Table 1.4). These decreases were partly offset by an increase in investment spending.
Exports of services, which consists primarily of spending by tourists, decreased 16.0 percent, after
increasing for 5 consecutive years. Tourism arrivals decreased 24.1 percent; arrivals fell significantly in
the months following Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Consumer spending also decreased, reflecting widespread declines in household purchases of goods and
services, including motor vehicles, food, housing and electricity, and health care.
Partly offsetting these declines was growth in investment spending, by both the private sector and by
government. Private sector inventory investment increased, reflecting increased storage capacity at an
oil storage terminal on St. Croix. Construction spending by the territorial government increased,
reflecting hurricane recovery work.
Federal government spending also increased significantly due to disaster response activities, including a
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' mission to install temporary roofs on homes, schools, and the St. Thomas
airport.
Gross Domestic Product by Industry and Compensation by Industry for 2016
The estimates of GDP by industry for the USVI show that the private sector was the source of the growth
in real GDP in 2016 (see Table 2.5). The growth in “other services” reflected the reopening of an oil
storage terminal on St. Croix; a new operator took ownership of the facility previously owned by
Hovensa and began receiving shipments of petroleum.
The compensation by industry estimates, which are measured in current dollars, show trends in
compensation for major industries (see Table 2.6). Total compensation increased in 2016, reflecting
growth in wages for “other services.”
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.
Revisions to GDP
Estimates for 2014 to 2016 that were released on December 1, 2017 have been revised in order to
incorporate improvements to source data, including:
• newly available data for territorial government spending from government financial statements and
• updates to Census Bureau data on exports and imports of goods.
The revised estimates show a similar pattern of inflation-adjusted growth as the previously published
estimates (see Table 1.7).

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Future directions
Moving forward, an agreement between OIA and BEA will extend and improve the estimates of GDP for
the USVI. The information provided by the USVI government will continue to be critical to the successful
production of these estimates.
BEA currently plans to release GDP estimates for 2018 beginning in the summer of 2019. GDP by
industry and compensation by industry estimates for 2017 will also be released at the same time.

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Additional Information
Resources
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goods and services. Exports measures the portion of total
USVI production of goods and services that is provided to
the rest of the world. Imports measures the portion of total
USVI expenditures that is accounted for by goods and
services provided by the rest of the world.

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Historical time series for these estimates can be
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BEA's news release schedule

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
Gross domestic product (GDP) is the value of the goods and
services produced by the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) 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,
change in private inventories, net exports of goods and
services, and government consumption expenditures and
gross investment.

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.”
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 USVI.

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 2009).
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 (2009) and then dividing by 100.

Private fixed investment (PFI) measures spending by
private businesses, nonprofit institutions, and households
on fixed assets in the USVI economy. Fixed assets consist of
structures, equipment, and software that are used in the
production of goods and services.
Change in private inventories (CIPI), or “inventory
investment,” is a measure of the value of the change in the
physical volume of the inventories—additions less
withdrawals—that businesses maintain to support their
production and distribution activities.

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

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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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U.S. Virgin Islands
1. Domestic Product and Income
Table 1.1. Gross Domestic Product
[Millions of dollars]
Line
Gross domestic product

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

1

4,803

4,250

4,203

4,339

4,239

4,095

3,762

3,622

3,748

3,863

3,855

Personal consumption expenditures
Goods
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Foods, feeds, and beverages
Other nondurable goods
Services
Housing and utilities
Health care
Food services and accommodations
Other services
Net foreign travel

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

2,280
1,319
822
497
258
239
2,075
587
189
515
784
-1,114

2,311
1,262
741
520
264
257
2,184
632
216
538
797
-1,135

2,368
1,215
688
527
277
250
2,156
653
231
507
764
-1,004

2,428
1,205
664
541
288
253
2,233
655
243
542
792
-1,011

2,524
1,233
678
556
305
251
2,323
710
268
551
793
-1,032

2,528
1,206
666
540
322
219
2,402
745
288
568
801
-1,080

2,526
1,200
718
481
319
162
2,444
788
294
585
777
-1,117

2,527
1,207
729
479
323
155
2,482
790
290
617
785
-1,162

2,609
1,213
718
495
332
163
2,596
828
312
652
804
-1,200

2,641
1,216
732
484
321
163
2,643
825
325
670
823
-1,218

2,640
1,117
627
490
326
165
2,572
851
306
615
800
-1,049

Private fixed investment
Change in private inventories

14
15

529
-540

476
180

393
210

380
-267

363
104

263
114

274
149

286
-6

288
-172

289
582

310
839

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

16
17
18
19
20
21
22

1,532
14,141
13,002
1,139
12,608
12,251
357

240
18,412
17,255
1,157
18,172
17,861
311

123
10,717
9,696
1,021
10,595
10,310
285

580
12,945
11,922
1,023
12,365
12,067
298

100
14,371
13,329
1,043
14,271
13,943
329

163
3,278
2,186
1,091
3,114
2,932
182

-231
2,525
1,395
1,130
2,755
2,570
185

-234
2,795
1,623
1,172
3,029
2,841
188

-12
1,537
329
1,208
1,549
1,367
182

-678
1,808
582
1,226
2,487
2,291
195

-1,064
2,450
1,393
1,057
3,515
3,264
251

Government consumption
expenditures and gross investment
Federal
Territorial

23
24
25

1,002
117
885

1,043
121
922

1,110
136
974

1,219
176
1,043

1,148
167
981

1,027
162
865

1,044
160
884

1,049
142
907

1,036
151
884

1,029
147
882

1,131
221
909p

NOTE. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
(p) Fiscal year 2017 audited financial statements for the central government and various independent agencies were not available in time for incorporation
into these estimates. Preliminary estimates of territorial government spending are based on information collected from budget documents and reports on
federal grant expenditures, including disaster assistance grants.

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U.S. Virgin Islands

Table 1.2. Real Gross Domestic Product, Chained Dollars
[Millions of chained (2009) dollars]
Line
Gross domestic product

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

1

4,460

4,502

4,203

4,241

3,895

3,310

3,117

3,090

3,096

3,124

3,071

Personal consumption expenditures
Goods
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Foods, feeds, and beverages
Other nondurable goods
Services
Housing and utilities
Health care
Food services and accommodations
Other services
Net foreign travel

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

2,417
1,430
898
534
277
257
2,184
646
200
530
808
-1,197

2,313
1,269
756
514
267
247
2,195
625
222
543
805
-1,153

2,368
1,215
688
527
277
250
2,156
653
231
507
764
-1,004

2,396
1,183
659
524
287
237
2,205
647
240
535
783
-992

2,375
1,138
633
504
293
213
2,220
652
262
531
775
-982

2,297
1,080
613
467
291
180
2,224
641
279
532
774
-1,005

2,240
1,074
664
414
279
139
2,197
639
282
537
739
-1,031

2,232
1,096
696
405
275
135
2,212
645
277
552
737
-1,076

2,287
1,119
702
421
270
158
2,273
661
297
567
747
-1,106

2,293
1,109
691
423
264
166
2,292
662
307
578
745
-1,110

2,236
1,001
586
415
260
162
2,168
647
287
520
712
-932

Private fixed investment
Change in private inventories

14
15

540
-435

475
111

393
210

379
-207

356
59

253
62

261
82

269
-4

270
-175

270
687

287
801

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

16
17
18
19
20
21
22

920
11,731
10,538
1,222
10,811
10,469
361

498
11,903
10,738
1,173
11,405
11,106
297

123
10,717
9,696
1,021
10,595
10,310
285

511
10,278
9,277
1,004
9,768
9,482
288

67
8,559
7,617
992
8,492
8,226
273

-2
1,849
1,170
1,015
1,851
1,728
151

-114
1,547
861
1,042
1,661
1,539
151

-20
1,825
1,116
1,085
1,844
1,723
149

60
1,174
329
1,113
1,114
994
145

-468
1,417
647
1,118
1,885
1,763
158

-592
1,786
1,365
939
2,378
2,227
195

Government consumption
expenditures and gross investment
Federal
Territorial

23
24
25

1,048
121
927

1,057
122
935

1,110
136
974

1,168
170
998

1,098
155
943

998
150
848

983
146
837

956
127
829

933
134
800

910
128
782

977
187
788p

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

26
27

114.7
38,884

115.9
38,844

107.3
39,171

106.4
39,859

105.9
36,780

105.4
31,404

105.3
29,601

105.1
29,401

104.9
29,514

104.7
29,838

104.5
29,388

1. BEA estimates based on data from the U.S. Virgin Islands Bureau of Economic Research and the U.S. Census Bureau.
(p) Fiscal year 2017 audited financial statements for the central government and various independent agencies were not available in time for incorporation
into these estimates. Preliminary estimates of territorial government spending are based on information collected from budget documents and reports on
federal grant expenditures, including disaster assistance grants.

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U.S. Virgin Islands

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

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

1

0.9

-6.6

0.9

-8.2

-15.0

-5.8

-0.9

0.2

0.9

-1.7

Personal consumption expenditures
Goods
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Foods, feeds, and beverages
Other nondurable goods
Services
Housing and utilities
Health care
Food services and accommodations
Other services
Net foreign travel

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

-4.3
-11.2
-15.7
-3.8
-3.8
-3.8
0.5
-3.3
10.9
2.4
-0.3
……..

2.4
-4.2
-9.0
2.6
3.9
1.2
-1.8
4.5
4.4
-6.5
-5.2
……..

1.2
-2.6
-4.3
-0.6
3.6
-5.0
2.3
-1.0
3.8
5.5
2.5
……..

-0.9
-3.9
-3.9
-3.8
1.9
-10.1
0.7
0.8
9.1
-0.8
-1.0
……..

-3.3
-5.1
-3.1
-7.4
-0.6
-15.9
0.2
-1.7
6.4
0.2
-0.2
……..

-2.5
-0.5
8.3
-11.3
-4.0
-22.5
-1.2
-0.2
1.2
0.8
-4.5
……..

-0.3
2.0
4.8
-2.1
-1.6
-3.0
0.6
0.9
-2.0
2.8
-0.3
……..

2.5
2.1
0.9
4.0
-1.8
16.9
2.8
2.5
7.4
2.8
1.4
……..

0.2
-0.9
-1.7
0.4
-2.0
5.2
0.8
0.0
3.5
1.9
-0.2
……..

-2.5
-9.8
-15.1
-1.8
-1.5
-2.2
-5.4
-2.2
-6.5
-10.0
-4.4
……..

Private fixed investment
Change in private inventories

14
15

-12.1
……..

-17.4
……..

-3.5
……..

-6.1
……..

-28.8
……..

3.1
……..

3.0
……..

0.1
……..

0.2
……..

6.1
……..

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

16
17
18
19
20
21
22

……..
1.5
1.9
-4.0
5.5
6.1
-17.6

……..
-10.0
-9.7
-13.0
-7.1
-7.2
-4.0

……..
-4.1
-4.3
-1.6
-7.8
-8.0
0.9

……..
-16.7
-17.9
-1.3
-13.1
-13.2
-5.2

……..
-78.4
-84.6
2.4
-78.2
-79.0
-44.8

……..
-16.3
-26.5
2.7
-10.2
-10.9
0.4

……..
17.9
29.6
4.1
11.0
11.9
-1.2

……..
-35.6
-70.6
2.6
-39.6
-42.3
-2.8

……..
20.7
96.9
0.5
69.2
77.4
8.5

……..
26.0
111.0
-16.0
26.1
26.3
23.6

Government consumption
expenditures and gross investment
Federal
Territorial

23
24
25

0.8
1.0
0.8

5.1
11.7
4.2

5.1
24.8
2.4

-5.9
-8.6
-5.5

-9.1
-3.8
-10.1

-1.5
-2.2
-1.4

-2.8
-13.0
-0.9

-2.4
5.1
-3.5

-2.4
-4.0
-2.2

7.3
45.9
0.8p

(p) Fiscal year 2017 audited financial statements for the central government and various independent agencies were not available in time for
incorporation into these estimates. Preliminary estimates of territorial government spending are based on information collected from budget
documents and reports on federal grant expenditures, including disaster assistance grants.

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U.S. Virgin Islands

Table 1.4. Contributions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product
Line

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Percent change:
Gross domestic product
Percentage points:
Personal consumption expenditures
Goods
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Foods, feeds, and beverages
Other nondurable goods
Services
Housing and utilities
Health care
Food services and accommodations
Other services
Net foreign travel

1

0.9

-6.6

0.9

-8.2

-15.0

-5.8

-0.9

0.2

0.9

-1.7

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

-2.28
-3.45
-3.01
-0.44
-0.23
-0.22
0.23
-0.46
0.47
0.28
-0.06
0.94

1.26
-1.22
-1.53
0.31
0.24
0.07
-0.89
0.64
0.22
-0.80
-0.95
3.37

0.68
-0.76
-0.69
-0.07
0.23
-0.30
1.17
-0.15
0.21
0.66
0.46
0.27

-0.48
-1.06
-0.59
-0.47
0.12
-0.59
0.34
0.13
0.49
-0.10
-0.18
0.24

-1.80
-1.36
-0.46
-0.91
-0.04
-0.87
0.10
-0.27
0.37
0.03
-0.03
-0.54

-1.58
-0.16
1.36
-1.51
-0.33
-1.19
-0.73
-0.05
0.08
0.12
-0.89
-0.69

-0.23
0.65
0.92
-0.27
-0.14
-0.13
0.42
0.20
-0.16
0.44
-0.06
-1.30

1.72
0.69
0.17
0.52
-0.16
0.68
1.91
0.54
0.59
0.49
0.29
-0.89

0.16
-0.27
-0.32
0.05
-0.17
0.22
0.57
0.01
0.29
0.32
-0.04
-0.14

-1.70
-3.08
-2.86
-0.22
-0.13
-0.09
-3.72
-0.48
-0.55
-1.74
-0.95
5.10

Private fixed investment
Change in private inventories

14
15

-1.44
17.57

-1.89
2.99

-0.32
-11.21

-0.52
8.93

-2.25
0.12

0.20
0.88

0.23
-3.86

0.01
-5.97

0.02
20.68

0.45
2.79

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

16
17
18
19
20
21
22

-13.12
5.39
6.44
-1.05
-18.51
-19.95
1.44

-10.21
-34.53
-31.08
-3.45
24.31
24.03
0.28

10.38
-11.66
-11.26
-0.40
22.04
22.10
-0.06

-14.50
-8.86
-55.71 -246.37
-55.42 -246.91
-0.29
0.54
41.21 237.51
40.84 234.36
0.37
3.15

-4.93
-12.73
-13.45
0.72
7.80
7.82
-0.02

3.77
11.88
10.64
1.24
-8.11
-8.17
0.06

5.14
-24.71
-25.54
0.83
29.85
29.70
0.15

-19.28
8.35
8.20
0.16
-27.63
-27.23
-0.41

-5.20
12.47
17.58
-5.11
-17.67
-16.46
-1.21

Government consumption
expenditures and gross investment
Federal
Territorial

23
24
25

0.19
0.03
0.17

1.22
0.33
0.89

1.37
0.81
0.56

-0.38
-0.09
-0.30

-0.79
-0.57
-0.22

-0.69
0.20
-0.89

-0.67
-0.16
-0.51

1.95
1.77
0.18p

-1.60
-0.34
-1.26

-2.23
-0.14
-2.09

(p) Fiscal year 2017 audited financial statements for the central government and various independent agencies were not available in time for
incorporation into these estimates. Preliminary estimates of territorial government spending are based on information collected from budget
documents and reports on federal grant expenditures, including disaster assistance grants.

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U.S. Virgin Islands

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

2007

2008

2009

2010

1

2.5

-12.3

5.9

2.3

2

5.5

5.9

0.1

1.3

3

107.7

94.4

4

94.3

99.9

2011
6.4

2012

2013

[Percent]
13.7

2014

2015

2016

2017

-2.5

-2.9

3.3

2.1

1.5

0.4

0.8

1.0

2.5p

100.0

4.9
3.6
2.5
[Index numbers, 2009=100]
102.3
108.8
123.7
120.7

117.2

121.1

123.6

125.5

100.0

101.3

113.2

114.0

115.2

118.1p

106.3

110.1

112.8

(p) Complete information on the 2017 USVI Consumer Price Index was not available in time for incorporation.

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

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

1

4,803

4,250

4,203

4,339

4,239

4,095

3,762

3,622

3,748

3,863

3,855

Compensation of employees

2

2,139

2,185

2,114

2,245

2,198

2,042

1,880

1,881

1,920

1,969

1,984

Taxes on production and imports
less subsidies

3

167

160

125

151

158

175

166

165

180

190

181

Gross operating surplus

4

2,497

1,905

1,964

1,943

1,883

1,878

1,716

1,576

1,648

1,704

1,690

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

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

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Percent change:
Revised
Previously published

1
2

0.9
0.9

-6.6
-6.6

0.9
0.9

-8.2
-8.2

-15.0
-15.0

-5.8
-5.8

-0.9
-1.0

0.2
0.3

0.9
0.9

Percentage points:
Revision

3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

-0.1

0.0

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

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

1

4,803

4,250

4,203

4,339

4,239

4,095

3,762

3,622

3,748

3,863

Private industries
Goods-producing industries
Services-producing industries
Wholesale and retail trade
Accommodation and food services
Other services, except government

2
3
4
5
6
7

4,020
1,487
2,533
449
405
1,678

3,443
993
2,450
435
424
1,591

3,374
1,042
2,332
408
400
1,524

3,461
1,035
2,426
413
428
1,585

3,398
955
2,443
422
436
1,585

3,331
824
2,507
411
450
1,646

3,006
593
2,413
402
463
1,547

2,867
519
2,348
393
489
1,466

2,945
513
2,432
386
517
1,530

3,048
506
2,542
381
531
1,630

Government
Federal
Territorial

8
9
10

783
120
663

807
125
682

829
130
699

878
141
738

841
139
702

764
139
626

757
140
617

755
136
619

803
145
658

815
142
673

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

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

1

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Private industries
Goods-producing industries
Services-producing industries
Wholesale and retail trade
Accommodation and food services
Other services, except government

2
3
4
5
6
7

84
31
53
9
8
35

81
23
58
10
10
37

80
25
55
10
10
36

80
24
56
10
10
37

80
23
58
10
10
37

81
20
61
10
11
40

80
16
64
11
12
41

79
14
65
11
14
40

79
14
65
10
14
41

79
13
66
10
14
42

Government
Federal
Territorial

8
9
10

16
2
14

19
3
16

20
3
17

20
3
17

20
3
17

19
3
15

20
4
16

21
4
17

21
4
18

21
4
17

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U.S. Virgin Islands

Table 2.3. Real Value Added by Industry
[Millions of chained (2009) dollars]
Line
Gross domestic product

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

1

4,460

4,502

4,203

4,241

3,895

3,310

3,117

3,090

3,096

3,124

Private industries
Goods-producing industries
Services-producing industries
Wholesale and retail trade
Accommodation and food services
Other services, except government

2
3
4
5
6
7

3,634
1,012
2,646
464
433
1,747

3,661
1,138
2,523
442
452
1,629

3,374
1,042
2,332
408
400
1,524

3,408
1,019
2,389
408
429
1,552

3,086
774
2,324
410
437
1,479

2,568
463
2,233
388
434
1,414

2,410
335
2,255
377
434
1,446

2,408
284
2,341
365
446
1,534

2,391
272
2,343
352
449
1,546

2,423
266
2,391
349
453
1,595

Government
Federal
Territorial

8
9
10

833
127
707

841
129
712

829
130
699

833
135
697

808
131
677

755
130
624

719
130
589

690
123
567

715
127
588

710
123
587

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

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

1

0.9

-6.6

0.9

-8.2

-15.0

-5.8

-0.9

0.2

0.9

Private industries
Goods-producing industries
Services-producing industries
Wholesale and retail trade
Accommodation and food services
Other services, except government

2
3
4
5
6
7

0.8
12.5
-4.6
-4.7
4.4
-6.8

-7.9
-8.5
-7.6
-7.9
-11.5
-6.4

1.0
-2.1
2.4
0.2
7.1
1.8

-9.5
-24.1
-2.7
0.3
2.0
-4.7

-16.8
-40.2
-3.9
-5.3
-0.8
-4.4

-6.2
-27.5
1.0
-2.9
0.0
2.3

-0.1
-15.4
3.8
-3.2
2.8
6.1

-0.7
-4.2
0.1
-3.5
0.8
0.8

1.3
-2.0
2.1
-0.8
0.8
3.2

Government
Federal
Territorial

8
9
10

0.9
1.8
0.7

-1.4
0.9
-1.8

0.4
4.2
-0.3

-3.0
-3.3
-2.9

-6.5
-0.5
-7.7

-4.7
-0.3
-5.7

-4.1
-5.5
-3.8

3.7
3.2
3.8

-0.7
-2.8
-0.3

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U.S. Virgin Islands

Table 2.5. Contributions to Percent Change in Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry
Line

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Percent change:
Gross domestic product
Percentage points:
Private industries
Goods-producing industries
Services-producing industries
Wholesale and retail trade
Accommodation and food services
Other services, except government

1

0.9

-6.6

0.9

-8.2

-15.0

-5.8

-0.9

0.2

0.9

2
3
4
5
6
7

0.65
3.27
-2.62
-0.47
0.39
-2.54

-6.38
-2.08
-4.29
-0.79
-1.15
-2.36

0.82
-0.53
1.35
0.02
0.66
0.66

-7.63
-6.13
-1.50
0.03
0.19
-1.71

-13.88
-11.76
-2.12
-0.49
-0.07
-1.56

-4.97
-5.55
0.58
-0.30
-0.01
0.88

-0.09
-2.51
2.42
-0.34
0.36
2.41

-0.55
-0.60
0.05
-0.38
0.10
0.32

1.06
-0.28
1.33
-0.09
0.11
1.31

Government
Federal
Territorial

8
9
10

0.16
0.05
0.11

-0.26
0.02
-0.28

0.08
0.13
-0.05

-0.58
-0.10
-0.48

-1.16
-0.02
-1.15

-0.91
-0.01
-0.90

-0.85
-0.21
-0.64

0.76
0.12
0.64

-0.16
-0.11
-0.05

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

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

1

2,139

2,185

2,114

2,245

2,198

2,042

1,880

1,881

1,920

1,969

Private industries
Goods-producing industries
Services-producing industries
Wholesale and retail trade
Accommodation and food services
Other services, except government

2
3
4
5
6
7

1,399
369
1,030
201
208
621

1,411
340
1,070
205
217
649

1,318
309
1,008
197
191
620

1,393
317
1,076
198
204
674

1,386
302
1,084
209
208
668

1,319
275
1,045
209
212
624

1,157
110
1,047
236
214
597

1,150
102
1,048
222
221
604

1,151
109
1,042
212
243
588

1,182
108
1,074
206
247
622

Government
Federal
Territorial

8
9
10

741
118
622

774
123
651

797
129
668

852
140
712

812
138
674

722
137
585

724
137
586

731
133
598

769
142
627

786
139
648

Total compensation

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

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