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- Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2023 November 20, 2024
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Recent Posts
BEA Indicators
- Personal Income and Outlays, October 2024
- Gross Domestic Product, 3rd Quarter 2024 (Second Estimate) and Corporate Profits (Preliminary)
- Gross Domestic Product for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2021 and 2022
- Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2023
- Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2022
Category Archives: Economic Indicators
Restructuring Government Balance Sheets–Where are the Real Assets?
California’s budget mess is front page news. Some are trying to figure out whether they can (or will) cut spending enough to live within their means. Others are looking for new revenue enhancers–we don’t call them taxes anymore or people … Continue reading
Posted in All, Economic Indicators, Government Policy, U.S. Economy
Tagged balance sheets, budget deficits, California, Economy, Flow of Funds Report, Government Policy, Rutledge, taxes, the Fed
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Total Assets of the U.S. Economy $188 Trillion, 13.4xGDP
I recently wrote about the fact that the forces impacting the U.S. economy’s balance sheet, at about $200 trillion, dominate those affecting GDP (just over $14 trillion) when thinking about interest rates and stock prices. A blog reader wrote to … Continue reading
Posted in All, Economic Indicators, Government Policy, U.S. Economy
Tagged assets, balance sheet, Economy, GDP, Rutledge
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