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US consumer services are twice the size of consumer goods in GDP

Scott Wingo · GetSpiffy Hits $20m Run Rate Cleaning 30,000 Cars Per Month, Oil Changes and More Next! · Nov 11, 2020 · at 2:39

Scott Wingo, founder and CEO of Spiffy, explains the economic thesis behind transitioning from product e-commerce to on-demand services.

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“If you look at, I'm also a hobby economist and if you look at the GDP of the United States, consumer services are twice the size as consumer goods.”

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In the United States GDP, consumer services are twice the size of consumer goods.

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Assessment

Data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) for 2019 and 2020 confirms that consumer spending on services is roughly twice the size of consumer spending on goods. For full-year 2019, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) on services totaled $10,032.4 billion compared to $4,512.2 billion on goods (a 2.22:1 ratio). For full-year 2020, services stood at $9,486 billion compared to $4,659 billion for goods (a 2.04:1 ratio). Across quarters leading up to November 2020, services accounted for 45%–47% of total U.S. GDP while goods accounted for 21%–23%, squarely matching the 2:1 ratio stated.

BEA NIPA 2019 full-year data: PCE on Services was $10,032.4B vs. PCE on Goods of $4,512.2B (2.22:1 ratio).
BEA NIPA 2020 full-year data: PCE on Services was $9,486B vs. PCE on Goods of $4,659B (2.04:1 ratio).
BEA quarterly GDP breakdown across 2020 showed services consistently representing approximately 45%–47% of GDP and goods representing 21%–23% of GDP.

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[1] bea.gov [2] govinfo.gov [3] bea.gov [4] chegg.com [5] chegg.com [6] chegg.com [7] chegg.com [8] studylib.net

"Personal consumption expenditures" Goods Services 2019 2020 "Table 1.1.5" "Gross Domestic Product" "Personal consumption expenditures" "Goods" "Services" "2019" "2020" "14,392" OR "14,428" OR "14,144" OR "14,276" OR "14,047" BEA Personal Consumption Expenditures Goods Services 2019 2020 "Table 1.1.5" "Personal consumption expenditures" "Services" "Goods" "2019" "2020" "Billions" "Personal consumption expenditures" "Goods" "Services" "2019" "2020" "Table 1.1.5" "Seasonally adjusted at annual rates" "Table 1.1.5" "Personal consumption expenditures" "Goods" "Services" "2020" annual "4,6" "9,5"

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