FRED Real Personal Consumption Expenditures Real Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment Real Gross Private Domestic Investment Real Exports of Goods and Services-Real imports of goods and services 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 Billions of Chained 2012 Dollars , Bil. of Chn. 2012 $-Bil. of Chn. 2012 $ 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 -2,000 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Shaded areas indicate U.S. recessions. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis fred.stlouisfed.org