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New Comparison of PCE price indexes have different pur-The integrated economic ac­ and CPI Price Indexes poses. Thus, they are con-counts can be accessed at A new interactive comparison of structed differently and tend to . And penditures (PCE) price index, over time. the comparison of personal sav­ from the Bureau of Economic BEA will regularly update the ing is at . sumer price index for all urban will be available after the release Spending on Tourism consumers (CPI), from the Bu­ of the " advance " estimates of Rises in Fourth Quarter reau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is gross domestic product (GDP) now available on the BEA Web and will be revised after the re-Spending on tourism (adjusted site. lease of the " preliminary " and for price changes) increased at The new feature walks users " final " estimates of GDP. an annual rate of 2.0 percent in through a detailed comparison Monthly tables will be available the fourth quarter of 2007, ac­ and quantifies how differences after the release of BEA's cording to the most recent esti­ in formulas, weights, and scope, monthly personal income and mates from the BEA travel and among other things, lead to dif­ outlays. tourism satellite accounts. fering results. For the fourth The new comparison also re-The increase reflected a rise in quarter of 2007, for example, the flects BEA's efforts to better inte­ spending on accommodations PCE price index increased 3.9 grate its data with other and food that was partly offset percent at an annual rate, while agencies' data. BEA also makes by a decrease in spending on the CPI increased 5.0 percent, available a set of macroeco­ transportation and entertain-for a difference of 1.1 percentage nomic accounts that integrates ment. In the third quarter of points. The difference was the BEA national income and 2007, spending on tourism grew mainly accounted for by differ-product accounts (NIPAs) with 1.8 percent (revised). By com­ ent formulas and weights. the Federal Reserve Board flow­ parison, real gross domestic The new feature provides of-funds accounts (FFAs). The product grew at an annual rate quarterly and monthly data back integrated set of tables was based of 0.6 percent (preliminary) in to 2002. The data can be down-on the System of National Ac­ the fourth quarter and 4.9 per-loaded in …