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How does the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 impact NIPA Corporate Profits?
Why are some of the GDP statistics telling such a different story for the first half of 2008 than some other statistics such as employment and the CPI?
Recession: How is that defined?
How will the rebates for individuals in the 2008 Economic Stimulus Act be recorded in the NIPAs?
Why does GDP include imputations?
Have revisions to GDP over time (from new source data and improved methods) raised GDP growth?
What were the major revisions to the U.S. international accounts in June 2007?
How does “dark matter” relate to BEA’s international economic accounts?
What are full-time equivalent employees?
Is there evidence that GDP is overstated because imports are mismeasured?
Where can I find additional statistics and information about the nation's economy [beyond what BEA produces]?
On May 15, 2007, the Department of the Treasury released data on U.S. international transactions and positions in financial derivatives. When will BEA incorporate these data?
How do I compute real (chained-dollar) GDP by state?
A GAO study showed that U.S. data on offshoring of services to India are more than 20 times smaller than India’s data. What’s the story?
Where can I find I-O information about specific cities, states, or regions?
When analyzing regional performance, should I use current or real (chained-dollar) GDP by state?
How are the economic effects of natural or man-made disasters reflected in BEA’s regional income and product accounts?
Why is information on imports of services, GDP, and outsourcing important?
How do federal financial interventions, such as the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, affect the national accounts?
Can you see the effects of dollar depreciation in the GDP accounts?