Here are the sources of data for GDP components:
- Consumption data comes from the Census Bureau's Retail Trade Survey, Survey of Manufacturers, and Service Survey which collect data from samples of retail firms, manufacturers, and service businesses.
- Investment data comes from the Census Bureau's surveys of construction industries and capital goods producers.
- Government purchase data is obtained from federal, state and local government accounts.
- Net export information comes from Customs Bureau trade statistics on imports and exports.