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DOC/BEA Apps for

Innovation Challenging developers to look for innovative ways to utilize DOC and other publicly available data to

help businesses identify opportunities, grow, enhance productivity and create jobs

April 26, 2012Nicholas Empey

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About BEA

▪BEA is one of the world’s leading statistical agencies

▪Key statistics produced include: Gross domestic product (GDP) Personal income and outlays Balance of payments Income and GDP by state and

metropolitan area GDP-by-industry

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How are BEA Estimates Used?

Policymaking Academic research Business decisions

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BEA Regional Data

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Personal Income

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Expenditure Components of GDP (2011)

GDP = C + I + G + X - M

= GDP

Consumption

71.1%

Government

20.1%

Investment

12.7%

Exports

13.8%

Imports

17.7%+ + + -

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GDP by State

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Regional Data Availability

▪Regional data can be retrieved from the www.bea.gov site several ways:

RSS feed

.CSV files

BEARFacts

Interactive tables

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BEA.gov Home Page

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BEA.gov Home Page

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.CSV Downloads

▪Download complete data sets

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BEARFacts

▪Downloadable as .pdf files

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Interactive Tables

▪ Interactive tables—the easiest way to access BEA data

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Interactive Tables

▪Easy to share

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Interactive Tables

▪Login feature allows users to save steps for creating complex tables

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Interactive Charts

▪Charts and maps can be saved as .png files

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Contact Information

▪ Mike Kruger (Host) Director of Digital Strategy U.S. Department of Commerce mkruger@doc.gov, 202-482-2556

▪ Nicholas Empey (Presenter) Chief, Data and Administrative Systems

Group Regional Economics Directorate, BEA nicholas.empey@bea.gov, 202-606-9762

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