Tag: Bureau of Economic Analysis

  • December 2025 PCE Report: Inflation Ticks Up, Savings Drop, and Spending Holds On

    December 2025 PCE Report: Inflation Ticks Up, Savings Drop, and Spending Holds On

    The BEA’s December 2025 Personal Income and Outlays report shows inflation rising to 2.9% annually while Americans dip into savings to keep spending. Here’s what it means for your wallet and the Fed’s next move.

  • Q4 2025 GDP: Why the 1.4% Growth Rate Is Misleading — And What the Real Number Is

    Q4 2025 GDP: Why the 1.4% Growth Rate Is Misleading — And What the Real Number Is

    The government reported 1.4% GDP growth for Q4 2025, a sharp drop from summer’s 4.4% pace. But a six-week federal shutdown distorted the numbers. Strip that out and the private economy grew 2.4% — a healthy pace. Here’s a plain-English breakdown of what really happened.

  • U.S. Income Rises, Spending Outpaces Saving in Late 2025, BEA Reports

    U.S. Income Rises, Spending Outpaces Saving in Late 2025, BEA Reports

    New BEA data show U.S. personal income rose in October and November 2025, but consumer spending increased more rapidly. Inflation stayed moderate while the personal saving rate fell, signaling continued consumer-driven growth with rising financial pressure on households.

  • Kansas GDP, third quarter of 2021

    Kansas GDP, third quarter of 2021

    In the third quarter of 2021, the Kansas economy contracted at the annual rate of 0.3 percent. Gross Domestic Product grew in 37 states, with Kansas ranking fortieth.

  • Kansas GDP, first quarter of 2021

    Kansas GDP, first quarter of 2021

    In the first quarter of 2021, the Kansas economy grew at the annual rate of 7.3 percent. Gross Domestic Product grew in all states, with Kansas performing better than most states.

  • Kansas GDP, fourth quarter of 2020

    Kansas GDP, fourth quarter of 2020

    In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Kansas economy grew at the annual rate of 4.0 percent. GDP grew in all states, with Kansas performing in the middle.

  • Kansas GDP

    Kansas GDP

    In the third quarter of 2020, the Kansas economy grew at the annual rate of 34.3 percent, compared to contraction of 30.6 percent in the previous quarter. GDP grew in all states, with Kansas performing in the middle.

  • Kansas GDP

    Kansas GDP

    In the second quarter of 2020, the Kansas economy contracted at the annual rate of 30.3 percent, compared to contraction of 3.5 percent in the previous quarter. While GDP fell in all states, Kansas performed better than most, ranking nineteenth.

  • Kansas GDP

    Kansas GDP

    In the first quarter of 2020, the Kansas economy contracted at the annual rate of 3.1 percent, compared to 2.1 percent growth in the previous quarter. While GDP fell in all states, Kansas performed relatively well, with only four states contracting less.

  • Kansas GDP

    Kansas GDP

    In 2019, the Kansas economy grew at the annual rate of 0.9 percent, down from 2.1 percent the previous year, and ranked forty-fifth among the states.

  • Kansas GDP

    Kansas GDP

    In the second quarter of 2019, the Kansas economy grew at the annual rate of 2.2 percent, up from a revised -1.1 percent the previous quarter.

  • Kansas GDP

    Kansas GDP

    In the first quarter of 2019, the Kansas economy grew at the annual rate of 3.1 percent, up from 0.9 percent the previous quarter.