Bea

[bee]

noun

1. a first name, form of Beatrice.

BEA

abbreviation

1. British European Airways

Example Sentences

The second estimate, which had previously been scheduled for Wednesday, will likely be postponed, according to the BEA’s website.

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Also on Monday, the BEA assigned a new release date for its report on September personal income and spending, which was skipped Oct.

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The BEA—along with other major stats agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau—is working to get statistical releases up to date after the shutdown prevented data collection and snarled publication procedures.

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A spokeswoman for the BEA, which is part of the Commerce Department, said she didn’t “have any additional information to share” on when the agency would publish its first look at the third-quarter GDP.

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The BEA typically publishes three sequential estimates of each quarter’s GDP calculation, the most comprehensive official look at the scale of economic activity.

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