On Wednesday, BEA releases August personal income and spending and the third estimate of second-quarter GDP, and launches its 2026 annual update of the national, industry and regional accounts on the same day for the first time.
The U.S. current-account deficit widened 15.7% to $246.0 billion in the second quarter, 3.0% of GDP, on a larger goods deficit. The figure measures trade and income flows, not hiring or layoffs.
