WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 1st Quarter 2025 Real gross domestic product decreased in 39 states in the first quarter of 2025, with the percent change ranging from 1.7 percent at an annual rate in South Carolina to -6.1 percent in Iowa and Nebraska, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (table 1).   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following document on June 27, 2025, entitled "Fourth of July: 2025.": Here are excerpts: * * * Fourth of July: 2025 On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence severing the 13 colonies' ties with Britain and paving the way for them to become a free and sovereign nation. As we celebrate Independence Day, we're reminded that our Founding Fathers considered statistics so important they enshrined in o  more