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economy_gdp_national_quarter

BEA NIPA quarterly series fetched from BEA bulk download. gdp_growth_rate_pct (A191RL): percent change from preceding period, annualized quarterly rate. gdp_real_billions (A191RC): real GDP in chained 2017 dollars, billions.

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grain
country-quarter
years
1947 – 2026
cadence
Quarterly (advance estimate ~4 weeks after quarter end)
overview

overview

National quarterly 1947Q2-present.

current vintage — Q4 2025

history — 1947Q2-present

provenance

source & licensing

authority
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
dataset
BEA NIPA Tables 1.1.1 and 1.1.6 (A191RL, A191RC)
license
Public domain (U.S. Federal Government work)
citation
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. National Income and Product Accounts.
schema

fields

nametypedefinition
country_idkeystringISO alpha-2 country code. Always US.
county_idstring5-character FIPS code identifying the county.Joins dim.counties on county_id.
gdp_growth_rate_pctfloat64Real GDP percent change from prior quarter, annualized (%). BEA series A191RL.
gdp_real_billionsfloat64Real GDP in chained 2017 dollars, billions of USD. BEA series A191RC.
period_end_datedateLast day of the reporting quarter.
quarterkeyint64Calendar quarter (1–4).
state_idstring2-character FIPS code identifying the state.Joins dim.states on state_id.
yearkeyint64Calendar year of the observation.
relationships

joins

primary key
country_id, year, quarter
common joins
economy_credit_performance_us_quarter on (country_id, year, quarter)
economy_labor_national_month on (country_id, year, quarter)
usage

how to use this table

method

BEA National Income and Product Accounts comprehensive revision methodology.

do not use for

State or county-level analysis (national only).

known issues

gdp_growth_rate_pct is subject to revision (advance → preliminary → final → annual revision).

last updated · Jul 7, 2026