Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: US real GDP and its components
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, real government spending was 3,993 USD billion (2017; annual rate) in 2025-Q2, compared to 3,994 in the previous quarter. This marks a reduction of 0.03 percent.
Sample. This quarterly time series has 314 observations overall. The series covers the time period extending from March 1947 to June 2025.
History. Here are a few summary statistics calculated on the entire sample: real government spending had an average value of 2,269 USD billion (2017; annual rate); it reached its highest level of 4,004 in December 2024; it hit a minimum of 556 in December 1947.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Chained 2017 US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | 4003781.0 |
| 2025-03-31 | 3993923.0 |
| 2025-06-30 | 3992974.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Real aggregate |
| Deflation method | Constant prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | Annual rate |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | Chained 2017 US dollars (USD) million |
| Source | Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
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Real GDP
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real gross domestic product (GDP) (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real gross private domestic investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real net exports of goods and services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 222 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Investment components
Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real exports (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real exports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 222 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real exports: Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 222 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real imports (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real imports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 222 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real imports: Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 222 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Government spending components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Residual
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Difference between real GDP and the sum of its components due to price chaining (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |