The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the fo
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 1:10 pmThe U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the following news release today:
The estimates for American Samoa show that real GDP -- GDP adjusted to remove price changes -- decreased 4.7 percent in 2009 after decreasing 2.1 percent in 2008 (see Table 3). For comparison, real GDP for the U.S. (excluding the territories) decreased 2.6 percent in 2009 after remaining unchanged in 2008.
The full text of the release on BEA's Web site can be found at
www.bea.gov/national/gdp_territory.htm
The estimates for American Samoa show that real GDP -- GDP adjusted to remove price changes -- decreased 4.7 percent in 2009 after decreasing 2.1 percent in 2008 (see Table 3). For comparison, real GDP for the U.S. (excluding the territories) decreased 2.6 percent in 2009 after remaining unchanged in 2008.
The full text of the release on BEA's Web site can be found at
www.bea.gov/national/gdp_territory.htm