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BEA

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US Bureau of Economic Analysis — primary source for GDP, personal income, trade, and BOP statistics.

SourceScore Index
A·86Composite weighted across Discipline, Modern Reference, and Velocity.

A — primary US economic-statistics authority with open-data API.

Citation Discipline
A·92

Methodology + revisions transparent; tracks vintage of every release; OMB Statistical Policy compliant.

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Modern Reference
A·88

BEA Data API (apps.bea.gov/api) provides programmatic access; structured downloads.

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Citation Velocity
B·78

Default US GDP citation in financial press; heavy academic + policy use.

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Citation Discipline

A·92
  • Vintage tracking
    Every data release versioned; revisions traceable across decades.

Modern Reference

A·88
  • BEA Data API
    REST API + bulk downloads for all major datasets.

Citation Velocity

B·78
  • US-GDP default
    Primary source for US national accounts, personal income, trade balance.

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