The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its First Estimate of 2014 3rd Qtr GDP this morning.
![GDP](http://explistats.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/GDP.gif)
The 3.5% annualized gain in the quarter comprised: contributions from the four sub-categories as shown in the chart and table below.
![gdp_conponents](http://explistats.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/gdp_conponents.gif)
(For more such charts please see our “Cross Section” tab on our current GDP data page.
U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product Contributions to Percent Change. Seasonally Adjusted. |
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Quarterly Chg (Anzd.) | |||||
Sep. 2013 |
Dec. 2013 |
Mar. 2014 |
June 2014 |
Sep. 2014 |
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Gross Domestic Product | 4.5 | 3.5 | -2.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
– Personal Consumption Expenditures | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
– Gross Private Domestic Investment | 2.5 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
– Net Exports of Goods and Services | 0.6 | 1.1 | -1.7 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
– Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment | 0.0 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
A full 0.7% came from Defense expenditures within the last sector listed above. (This table can be expanded on our Gross Domestic Charts and Tables page, currently showing today’s release.)
![gdp_defense_expenditures](http://explistats.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/gdp_defense_expenditures.gif)
For different timescales and sectors, please visit our GDP Sectors Chart page.