These estimates are based on data valued in producers’ prices and exclude transportation costs and wholesale and retail trade markups, with the exception of retail trade markups associated with e-commerce transactions.
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U.S. digital economy gross output 2005-2018, by type
This statistic presents the current-dollar gross output of the digital economy in the United States from 2005 to 2018, sorted by type. During the most recently measured period, digital goods added 184.2 billion U.S. dollars in gross output to the economy in the United States. That year, the digital economy added 2.97 trillion U.S. dollars in gross output the total U.S. economy.
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BEA. (August 25, 2020). Gross output of the digital economy in the United States from 2005 to 2018, by type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/962072/digital-economy-gross-output-usa-type/
BEA. "Gross output of the digital economy in the United States from 2005 to 2018, by type (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 25, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/962072/digital-economy-gross-output-usa-type/
BEA. (2020). Gross output of the digital economy in the United States from 2005 to 2018, by type (in billion U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/962072/digital-economy-gross-output-usa-type/
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Gross output of the digital economy in the United States from 2005 to 2018, by type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], BEA, August 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/962072/digital-economy-gross-output-usa-type/