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(Personal Income)
(Personal Outlays)

BEA 06-45

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: AUGUST 2006
Personal income increased $38.4 billion, or 0.3 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $38.8 billion, or 0.4 percent, in August, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $10.5 billion, or 0.1 percent. In July, personal
income increased $57.2 billion, or 0.5 percent, DPI increased $62.0 billion, or 0.6 percent, and PCE
increased $75.9 billion, or 0.8 percent, based on revised estimates.
2006
Apr.
May
June
July
(Percent change from preceding month)

Aug.

Personal income, current dollars

0.7

0.4

0.6

0.5

0.3

Disposable personal income:
Current dollars
Chained (2000) dollars

0.5
0.1

0.4
0.0

0.5
0.4

0.6
0.3

0.4
0.2

Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars
Chained (2000) dollars

0.6
0.1

0.7
0.3

0.3
0.2

0.8
0.5

0.1
-0.1

NOTE.--Monthly estimates are expressed at seasonally adjusted annual rates, unless otherwise specified.
Month-to-month dollar changes are differences between these published estimates. Month-to-month
percent changes are calculated from unrounded data and are not annualized. “Real” estimates are in
chained (2000) dollars.
This news release is available on BEA's Web site at www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.

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Wages and salaries
Private wage and salary disbursements increased $2.5 billion in August, compared with an
increase of $30.3 billion in July. Goods-producing industries' payrolls increased $1.6 billion,
compared with an increase of $3.1 billion; manufacturing payrolls decreased $0.5 billion, in contrast
to an increase of $1.5 billion. Services-producing industries' payrolls increased $0.8 billion,
compared with an increase of $27.3 billion. Government wage and salary disbursements increased
$3.0 billion, compared with an increase of $3.5 billion.

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Other personal income
Supplements to wages and salaries increased $4.6 billion in August, compared with an increase
of $8.0 billion in July.
Proprietors' income increased $5.1 billion in August, in contrast to a decrease of $3.7 billion in
July. Farm proprietors' income increased $3.6 billion, compared with an increase of $1.5 billion.
Nonfarm proprietors' income increased $1.6 billion, in contrast to a decrease of $5.3 billion.
Rental income of persons increased $3.1 billion in August, compared with an increase of $3.4
billion in July. Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal dividend
income) increased $4.6 billion, compared with an increase of $4.2 billion. Personal current transfer
receipts increased $16.1 billion in August, compared with an increase of $16.9 billion in July.
Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income -increased $0.6 billion in August, compared with an increase of $5.1 billion in July.

Personal current taxes and disposable personal income
Personal current taxes decreased $0.6 billion in August, compared with a decrease of $4.7
billion in July. Disposable personal income (DPI) -- personal income less personal current taxes -increased $38.8 billion, or 0.4 percent, in August, compared with an increase of $62.0 billion, or 0.6
percent, in July.

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Personal outlays and personal saving
Personal outlays -- PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments
increased $13.7 billion in August, compared with an increase of $78.3 billion in July. PCE
increased $10.5 billion, compared with an increase of $75.9 billion.
Personal saving -- DPI less personal outlays -- was a negative $45.0 billion in August,
compared with a negative $70.1 billion in July. Personal saving as a percentage of disposable
personal income was a negative 0.5 percent in August, compared with a negative 0.7 percent in July.
Negative personal saving reflects personal outlays that exceed disposable personal income. Saving
from current income may be near zero or negative when outlays are financed by borrowing
(including borrowing financed through credit cards or home equity loans), by selling investments or
other assets, or by using savings from previous periods. For more information, see the FAQs on
“Personal Saving” on BEA’s Web site. For a comparison of personal saving in BEA’s national
income and product accounts with personal saving in the Federal Reserve Board’s flow of funds
accounts and data on changes in net worth (which help finance consumption), go to
http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/Nipa-Frb.asp.

Real DPI and real PCE
Real DPI -- DPI adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.2 percent in August,
compared with an increase of 0.3 percent in July.
Real PCE -- PCE adjusted to remove price changes -- decreased 0.1 percent in August, in
contrast to an increase of 0.5 percent in July. Purchases of durable goods decreased 1.3 percent, in
contrast to an increase of 1.8 percent. Purchases of motor vehicles and parts more than accounted
for the decrease in August and accounted for most of the increase in July. Purchases of nondurable
goods decreased 0.2 percent in August, in contrast to an increase of 0.3 percent in July. Purchases
of services increased 0.1 percent, compared with an increase of 0.3 percent.
PCE price index -- The PCE price index increased 0.2 percent in August, compared with an
increase of 0.3 percent in July. The PCE price index, excluding food and energy, increased 0.2
percent, compared with an increase of 0.1 percent.

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Revisions
Estimates have been revised for April through July. Changes in personal income, currentdollar and chained (2000) dollar DPI, and current-dollar and chained (2000) dollar PCE for June and
July -- revised and as published in last month's release -- are shown below. Revisions for April and
May were small.
Change from preceding month
June
Previous

Revised

July

Previous Revised

(Billions of dollars)

(Percent)

Previous Revised
(Billions of dollars)

Previous Revised
(Percent)

Personal Income:
Current dollars......................

60.0

62.1

0.6

0.6

60.2

57.2

0.5

0.5

Disposable personal income:
Current dollars......................
Chained (2000) dollars.........

47.8
29.6

49.8
31.4

0.5
0.4

0.5
0.4

63.9
27.8

62.0
26.0

0.7
0.3

0.6
0.3

Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars......................
Chained (2000) dollars.........

36.6
20.3

31.9
16.3

0.4
0.3

0.3
0.2

78.7
41.5

75.9
38.9

0.8
0.5

0.8
0.5

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Business; and BEA news releases are available without charge on BEA’s Web site at www.bea.gov.
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Next release -- Personal Income and Outlays for September will be released on
October 30, 2006, at 8:30 A.M. EST.

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Table 1.—Personal Income and Its Disposition (Months)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2006
Jan.
Personal income ...................................................................................................
Compensation of employees, received .........................................................
Wage and salary disbursements ...............................................................
Private industries .......................................................................................
Goods-producing industries ...................................................................
Manufacturing ....................................................................................
Services-producing industries ...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................................
Other services-producing industries .................................................
Government ................................................................................................
Supplements to wages and salaries .........................................................
Employer contributions for employee pension and insurance funds .......
Employer contributions for government social insurance .........................
Proprietors’ income with inventory valuation and capital consumption
adjustments ...................................................................................................
Farm ...............................................................................................................
Nonfarm ..........................................................................................................
Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment .............
Personal income receipts on assets .............................................................
Personal interest income ...............................................................................
Personal dividend income ..............................................................................
Personal current transfer receipts .................................................................
Government social benefits to persons .........................................................
Old-age, survivors, disability, and health insurance benefits ...................
Government unemployment insurance benefits .......................................
Other ..........................................................................................................
Other current transfer receipts, from business (net) ....................................
Less: Contributions for government social insurance ...............................
Less: Personal current taxes ..............................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income ................................................................
Less: Personal outlays ........................................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ..................................................................
Durable goods ................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..........................................................................................
Services ..........................................................................................................
Personal interest payments 1 .............................................................................
Personal current transfer payments ...................................................................
To government ...............................................................................................
To the rest of the world (net) ........................................................................
Equals: Personal saving ......................................................................................
Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income ...........
Addenda:
Disposable personal income:
Total, billions of chained (2000) dollars 2 .....................................................
Per capita:
Current dollars ...........................................................................................
Chained (2000) dollars ..............................................................................
Population (midperiod, thousands) 3 ..................................................................

Feb.

Mar.

Apr. r

May r

June r

July r

Aug. p

10,664.9
7,342.5
5,919.8
4,924.5
1,164.0
734.7
3,760.5
975.3
2,785.3
995.3
1,422.7
967.4
455.3

10,721.9
7,407.2
5,976.6
4,977.9
1,179.5
744.3
3,798.4
984.8
2,813.7
998.7
1,430.7
971.6
459.1

10,777.4
7,451.3
6,013.8
5,013.4
1,188.4
749.6
3,825.0
990.8
2,834.2
1,000.4
1,437.4
975.7
461.7

10,852.4
7,513.2
6,066.5
5,063.3
1,197.0
754.7
3,866.3
1,001.0
2,865.3
1,003.2
1,446.8
981.4
465.4

10,894.2
7,520.5
6,069.4
5,064.0
1,199.6
754.5
3,864.4
998.7
2,865.7
1,005.4
1,451.1
985.6
465.5

10,956.3
7,565.9
6,107.8
5,098.6
1,207.3
757.5
3,891.3
1,005.8
2,885.5
1,009.2
1,458.0
990.1
468.0

11,013.5
7,607.6
6,141.6
5,128.9
1,210.4
759.0
3,918.6
1,012.3
2,906.3
1,012.7
1,466.0
995.6
470.4

11,051.9
7,617.6
6,147.0
5,131.4
1,212.0
758.5
3,919.4
1,012.4
2,907.0
1,015.7
1,470.6
1,000.1
470.4

1,006.6
24.6
982.0
78.0
1,600.8
992.0
608.8
1,566.3
1,531.9
901.4
28.6
601.9
34.4
929.3
1,317.8
9,347.1
9,371.3
9,034.4
1,069.8
2,655.7
5,308.9
216.6
120.4
75.2
45.2
–24.2
–.3

1,005.7
23.9
981.8
75.9
1,602.1
989.1
613.0
1,568.7
1,534.3
910.3
27.4
596.6
34.5
937.8
1,333.9
9,388.1
9,418.6
9,079.2
1,055.7
2,654.5
5,369.0
218.5
120.9
75.7
45.2
–30.6
–.3

1,012.5
23.2
989.3
76.4
1,603.9
986.2
617.8
1,576.3
1,541.7
917.9
27.4
596.4
34.6
943.0
1,346.2
9,431.3
9,465.7
9,123.8
1,066.9
2,664.5
5,392.5
220.4
121.4
76.3
45.2
–34.4
–.4

1,010.1
20.5
989.6
74.2
1,625.4
1,002.7
622.7
1,580.2
1,545.4
920.8
27.0
597.6
34.8
950.7
1,370.2
9,482.2
9,522.3
9,175.2
1,064.1
2,703.9
5,407.2
221.6
125.5
76.8
48.7
–40.1
–.4

1,014.8
17.5
997.3
71.8
1,647.3
1,019.2
628.2
1,591.1
1,556.1
927.9
27.0
601.2
35.0
951.4
1,376.6
9,517.6
9,587.5
9,238.6
1,057.9
2,728.3
5,452.4
222.9
126.0
77.3
48.7
–69.8
–.7

1,010.7
14.6
996.1
68.2
1,670.2
1,035.6
634.6
1,597.8
1,562.6
935.8
27.0
599.9
35.2
956.5
1,388.9
9,567.4
9,621.2
9,270.5
1,063.5
2,732.0
5,475.0
224.2
126.5
77.9
48.7
–53.8
–.6

1,007.0
16.1
990.8
71.6
1,674.4
1,033.4
641.0
1,614.7
1,579.3
931.4
27.3
620.6
35.4
961.6
1,384.2
9,629.4
9,699.5
9,346.4
1,082.8
2,756.3
5,507.4
226.0
127.1
78.4
48.7
–70.1
–.7

1,012.1
19.7
992.4
74.7
1,679.0
1,031.3
647.7
1,630.8
1,595.3
939.0
27.3
629.0
35.5
962.2
1,383.6
9,668.2
9,713.2
9,356.9
1,068.7
2,761.1
5,527.1
227.8
128.5
79.9
48.7
–45.0
–.5

8,253.6

8,283.8

8,292.9

8,299.9

8,302.2

8,333.6

8,359.6

8,373.1

31,351
27,683
298,144

31,468
27,767
298,337

31,591
27,778
298,539

31,739
27,782
298,753

31,834
27,768
298,979

31,975
27,852
299,213

32,156
27,916
299,459

32,258
27,937
299,719

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. Equals disposable personal income deflated by the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures.

3. Population is the total population of the United States, including the Armed Forces overseas and the institutionalized population. The monthly estimate is the average of estimates for the first of the month and the first of
the following month; the annual and quarterly estimates are averages of the monthly estimates.

Table 2.—Personal Income and Its Disposition (Years and Quarters)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2004

2005

2005
I

Personal income ...................................................................................................
Compensation of employees, received .........................................................
Wage and salary disbursements ...............................................................
Private industries .......................................................................................
Goods-producing industries ...................................................................
Manufacturing ....................................................................................
Services-producing industries ...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................................
Other services-producing industries .................................................
Government ................................................................................................
Supplements to wages and salaries .........................................................
Employer contributions for employee pension and insurance funds .......
Employer contributions for government social insurance .........................
Proprietors’ income with inventory valuation and capital consumption
adjustments ...................................................................................................
Farm ...............................................................................................................
Nonfarm ..........................................................................................................
Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment .............
Personal income receipts on assets .............................................................
Personal interest income ...............................................................................
Personal dividend income ..............................................................................
Personal current transfer receipts .................................................................
Government social benefits to persons .........................................................
Old-age, survivors, disability, and health insurance benefits ...................
Government unemployment insurance benefits .......................................
Other ..........................................................................................................
Other current transfer receipts, from business (net) ....................................
Less: Contributions for government social insurance ...............................
Less: Personal current taxes ..............................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income ................................................................
Less: Personal outlays ........................................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ..................................................................
Durable goods ................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..........................................................................................
Services ..........................................................................................................
Personal interest payments 1 .............................................................................
Personal current transfer payments ...................................................................
To government ...............................................................................................
To the rest of the world (net) ........................................................................
Equals: Personal saving ......................................................................................
Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income ...........
Addenda:
Disposable personal income:
Total, billions of chained (2000) dollars 2 .....................................................
Per capita:
Current dollars ...........................................................................................
Chained (2000) dollars ..............................................................................
Population (midperiod, thousands) 3 ..................................................................

II

2006
III

IV

I

II r

9,731.4
6,665.3
5,392.1
4,450.3
1,050.8
688.0
3,399.5
899.2
2,500.3
941.8
1,273.2
866.1
407.1

10,239.2
7,030.3
5,664.8
4,687.1
1,101.3
704.7
3,585.8
937.2
2,648.5
977.7
1,365.5
933.2
432.3

10,048.8
6,889.6
5,555.7
4,587.3
1,078.9
696.9
3,508.4
918.2
2,590.3
968.4
1,333.9
909.8
424.1

10,161.5
6,953.7
5,601.3
4,627.6
1,087.5
697.3
3,540.0
930.4
2,609.7
973.7
1,352.4
924.7
427.7

10,262.7
7,093.6
5,715.2
4,734.6
1,113.9
709.7
3,620.7
945.5
2,675.2
980.6
1,378.4
942.1
436.3

10,483.7
7,184.4
5,787.0
4,798.9
1,124.9
715.0
3,673.9
954.9
2,719.0
988.1
1,397.4
956.1
441.3

10,721.4
7,400.3
5,970.1
4,972.0
1,177.3
742.8
3,794.7
983.6
2,811.0
998.1
1,430.3
971.6
458.7

10,901.0
7,533.2
6,081.2
5,075.3
1,201.3
755.6
3,874.0
1,001.8
2,872.2
1,005.9
1,452.0
985.7
466.3

911.1
36.2
874.9
127.0
1,427.9
890.8
537.1
1,426.5
1,398.4
791.4
36.0
571.0
28.1
826.4
1,049.8
8,681.6
8,507.2
8,211.5
986.3
2,345.2
4,880.1
186.0
109.7
66.8
42.9
174.3
2.0

970.7
30.2
940.4
72.8
1,519.4
945.0
574.4
1,526.6
1,480.9
844.9
31.3
604.6
45.7
880.6
1,203.1
9,036.1
9,070.9
8,742.4
1,033.1
2,539.3
5,170.0
209.4
119.2
72.0
47.1
–34.8
–.4

952.8
33.9
918.9
118.5
1,464.3
912.3
552.0
1,487.3
1,456.3
832.2
32.8
591.3
31.0
863.6
1,157.9
8,890.9
8,838.5
8,519.7
1,013.1
2,450.2
5,056.4
199.8
119.0
69.9
49.0
52.5
.6

965.8
28.7
937.1
102.8
1,500.5
934.8
565.7
1,510.1
1,477.2
844.4
30.7
602.1
33.0
871.5
1,191.8
8,969.7
9,000.4
8,674.6
1,042.3
2,508.6
5,123.7
208.5
117.3
71.3
46.0
–30.8
–.3

967.3
29.7
937.7
–11.5
1,532.7
951.2
581.5
1,569.0
1,489.2
848.5
30.2
610.4
79.8
888.5
1,215.0
9,047.7
9,180.3
8,847.3
1,057.3
2,584.9
5,205.1
214.6
118.5
72.7
45.8
–132.6
–1.5

996.8
28.7
968.1
81.5
1,580.2
981.7
598.5
1,539.8
1,500.8
854.6
31.6
614.5
39.0
898.9
1,247.6
9,236.1
9,264.5
8,927.8
1,019.6
2,613.5
5,294.7
214.9
121.8
74.2
47.6
–28.5
–.3

1,008.3
23.9
984.4
76.8
1,602.3
989.1
613.2
1,570.4
1,536.0
909.9
27.8
598.3
34.5
936.7
1,332.6
9,388.8
9,418.5
9,079.2
1,064.1
2,658.2
5,356.8
218.5
120.9
75.7
45.2
–29.7
–.3

1,011.9
17.5
994.3
71.4
1,647.7
1,019.2
628.5
1,589.7
1,554.7
928.1
27.0
599.6
35.0
952.9
1,378.6
9,522.4
9,577.0
9,228.1
1,061.8
2,721.4
5,444.9
222.9
126.0
77.3
48.7
–54.6
–.6

8,010.8

8,104.6

8,076.6

8,085.8

8,074.1

8,183.3

8,276.8

8,311.9

29,536
27,254
293,933

30,458
27,318
296,677

30,073
27,319
295,643

30,273
27,290
296,289

30,461
27,183
297,027

31,020
27,484
297,748

31,470
27,743
298,340

31,849
27,801
298,982

r Revised
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. Equals disposable personal income deflated by the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures.

3. Population is the total population of the United States, including the Armed Forces overseas and the institutionalized population. The monthly estimate is the average of estimates for the first of the month and the first of
the following month; the annual and quarterly estimates are averages of the monthly estimates.

Table 3.—Personal Income and Its Disposition, Change from Preceding Period (Months)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2006
Jan.
Personal income ...................................................................................................
Compensation of employees, received .........................................................
Wage and salary disbursements ...............................................................
Private industries .......................................................................................
Goods-producing industries ...................................................................
Manufacturing ....................................................................................
Services-producing industries ...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................................
Other services-producing industries .................................................
Government ................................................................................................
Supplements to wages and salaries .........................................................
Employer contributions for employee pension and insurance funds .......
Employer contributions for government social insurance .........................
Proprietors’ income with inventory valuation and capital consumption
adjustments ...................................................................................................
Farm ...............................................................................................................
Nonfarm ..........................................................................................................
Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment .............
Personal income receipts on assets .............................................................
Personal interest income ...............................................................................
Personal dividend income ..............................................................................
Personal current transfer receipts .................................................................
Government social benefits to persons .........................................................
Old-age, survivors, disability, and health insurance benefits ...................
Government unemployment insurance benefits .......................................
Other ..........................................................................................................
Other current transfer receipts, from business (net) ....................................
Less: Contributions for government social insurance ...............................
Less: Personal current taxes ..............................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income ................................................................
Less: Personal outlays ........................................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ..................................................................
Durable goods ................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..........................................................................................
Services ..........................................................................................................
Personal interest payments 1 .............................................................................
Personal current transfer payments ...................................................................
To government ...............................................................................................
To the rest of the world (net) ........................................................................
Equals: Personal saving ......................................................................................
Addendum:
Real disposable personal income, billions of chained (2000) dollars 2 ............

Feb.

Mar.

Apr. r

May r

June r

July r

Aug. p

138.8
131.9
112.6
107.9
37.0
20.8
70.9
16.6
54.4
4.7
19.3
6.5
12.8

57.0
64.7
56.8
53.4
15.5
9.6
37.9
9.5
28.4
3.4
8.0
4.2
3.8

55.5
44.1
37.2
35.5
8.9
5.3
26.6
6.0
20.5
1.7
6.7
4.1
2.6

75.0
61.9
52.7
49.9
8.6
5.1
41.3
10.2
31.1
2.8
9.4
5.7
3.7

41.8
7.3
2.9
.7
2.6
–.2
–1.9
–2.3
.4
2.2
4.3
4.2
.1

62.1
45.4
38.4
34.6
7.7
3.0
26.9
7.1
19.8
3.8
6.9
4.5
2.5

57.2
41.7
33.8
30.3
3.1
1.5
27.3
6.5
20.8
3.5
8.0
5.5
2.4

38.4
10.0
5.4
2.5
1.6
–.5
.8
.1
.7
3.0
4.6
4.5
0

5.2
–3.5
8.8
–2.5
1.7
–2.9
4.6
30.3
31.4
41.3
–1.5
–8.4
–1.1
27.8
56.3
82.5
78.8
78.9
30.7
61.6
–13.4
1.9
–1.9
.5
–2.4
3.6

–.9
–.7
–.2
–2.1
1.3
–2.9
4.2
2.4
2.4
8.9
–1.2
–5.3
.1
8.5
16.1
41.0
47.3
44.8
–14.1
–1.2
60.1
1.9
.5
.5
0
–6.4

6.8
–.7
7.5
.5
1.8
–2.9
4.8
7.6
7.4
7.6
0
–.2
.1
5.2
12.3
43.2
47.1
44.6
11.2
10.0
23.5
1.9
.5
.6
0
–3.8

–2.4
–2.7
.3
–2.2
21.5
16.5
4.9
3.9
3.7
2.9
–.4
1.2
.2
7.7
24.0
50.9
56.6
51.4
–2.8
39.4
14.7
1.2
4.1
.5
3.5
–5.7

4.7
–3.0
7.7
–2.4
21.9
16.5
5.5
10.9
10.7
7.1
0
3.6
.2
.7
6.4
35.4
65.2
63.4
–6.2
24.4
45.2
1.3
.5
.5
0
–29.7

–4.1
–2.9
–1.2
–3.6
22.9
16.4
6.4
6.7
6.5
7.9
0
–1.3
.2
5.1
12.3
49.8
33.7
31.9
5.6
3.7
22.6
1.3
.5
.6
0
16.0

–3.7
1.5
–5.3
3.4
4.2
–2.2
6.4
16.9
16.7
–4.4
.3
20.7
.2
5.1
–4.7
62.0
78.3
75.9
19.3
24.3
32.4
1.8
.6
.5
0
–16.3

5.1
3.6
1.6
3.1
4.6
–2.1
6.7
16.1
16.0
7.6
0
8.4
.1
.6
–.6
38.8
13.7
10.5
–14.1
4.8
19.7
1.8
1.4
1.5
0
25.1

33.5

30.2

9.1

7.0

2.3

31.4

26.0

13.5

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. Equals disposable personal income deflated by the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures.

Table 4.—Personal Income and Its Disposition, Change from Preceding Period (Years and Quarters)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2004

2005

2005
I

Personal income ...................................................................................................
Compensation of employees, received .........................................................
Wage and salary disbursements ...............................................................
Private industries .......................................................................................
Goods-producing industries ...................................................................
Manufacturing ....................................................................................
Services-producing industries ...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................................
Other services-producing industries .................................................
Government ................................................................................................
Supplements to wages and salaries .........................................................
Employer contributions for employee pension and insurance funds .......
Employer contributions for government social insurance .........................
Proprietors’ income with inventory valuation and capital consumption
adjustments ...................................................................................................
Farm ...............................................................................................................
Nonfarm ..........................................................................................................
Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment .............
Personal income receipts on assets .............................................................
Personal interest income ...............................................................................
Personal dividend income ..............................................................................
Personal current transfer receipts .................................................................
Government social benefits to persons .........................................................
Old-age, survivors, disability, and health insurance benefits ...................
Government unemployment insurance benefits .......................................
Other ..........................................................................................................
Other current transfer receipts, from business (net) ....................................
Less: Contributions for government social insurance ...............................
Less: Personal current taxes ..............................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income ................................................................
Less: Personal outlays ........................................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ..................................................................
Durable goods ................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..........................................................................................
Services ..........................................................................................................
Personal interest payments 1 .............................................................................
Personal current transfer payments ...................................................................
To government ...............................................................................................
To the rest of the world (net) ........................................................................
Equals: Personal saving ......................................................................................
Addendum:
Real disposable personal income, billions of chained (2000) dollars 2 ............

II

2006
III

IV

I

II r

567.8
354.9
279.4
242.0
42.9
19.1
199.1
40.9
158.2
37.4
75.5
50.5
25.0

507.8
365.0
272.7
236.8
50.5
16.7
186.3
38.0
148.2
35.9
92.3
67.1
25.2

29.4
80.2
49.9
33.5
7.5
–1.2
26.0
1.9
24.2
16.3
30.4
21.5
8.8

112.7
64.1
45.6
40.3
8.6
.4
31.6
12.2
19.4
5.3
18.5
14.9
3.6

101.2
139.9
113.9
107.0
26.4
12.4
80.7
15.1
65.5
6.9
26.0
17.4
8.6

221.0
90.8
71.8
64.3
11.0
5.3
53.2
9.4
43.8
7.5
19.0
14.0
5.0

237.7
215.9
183.1
173.1
52.4
27.8
120.8
28.7
92.0
10.0
32.9
15.5
17.4

179.6
132.9
111.1
103.3
24.0
12.8
79.3
18.2
61.2
7.8
21.7
14.1
7.6

99.8
7.0
92.8
–6.0
91.3
–23.3
114.5
75.5
81.7
50.1
–16.8
48.5
–6.2
47.8
48.7
519.1
519.5
507.9
43.6
155.0
309.3
3.5
8.2
5.5
2.7
–.6

59.6
–6.0
65.5
–54.2
91.5
54.2
37.3
100.1
82.5
53.5
–4.7
33.6
17.6
54.2
153.3
354.5
563.7
530.9
46.8
194.1
289.9
23.4
9.5
5.2
4.2
–209.1

11.3
–.4
11.6
–4.9
–75.5
20.0
–95.5
38.9
32.8
23.8
.5
8.5
6.2
20.5
69.7
–40.3
116.2
104.9
6.7
37.5
60.7
3.6
7.8
1.0
6.6
–156.4

13.0
–5.2
18.2
–15.7
36.2
22.5
13.7
22.8
20.9
12.2
–2.1
10.8
2.0
7.9
33.9
78.8
161.9
154.9
29.2
58.4
67.3
8.7
–1.7
1.4
–3.0
–83.3

1.5
1.0
.6
–114.3
32.2
16.4
15.8
58.9
12.0
4.1
–.5
8.3
46.8
17.0
23.2
78.0
179.9
172.7
15.0
76.3
81.4
6.1
1.2
1.4
–.2
–101.8

29.5
–1.0
30.4
93.0
47.5
30.5
17.0
–29.2
11.6
6.1
1.4
4.1
–40.8
10.4
32.6
188.4
84.2
80.5
–37.7
28.6
89.6
.3
3.3
1.5
1.8
104.1

11.5
–4.8
16.3
–4.7
22.1
7.4
14.7
30.6
35.2
55.3
–3.8
–16.2
–4.5
37.8
85.0
152.7
154.0
151.4
44.5
44.7
62.1
3.6
–.9
1.5
–2.4
–1.2

3.6
–6.4
9.9
–5.4
45.4
30.1
15.3
19.3
18.7
18.2
–.8
1.3
.5
16.2
46.0
133.6
158.5
148.9
–2.3
63.2
88.1
4.4
5.1
1.6
3.5
–24.9

280.9

93.8

–82.2

9.2

–11.7

109.2

93.5

35.1

r Revised
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. Equals disposable personal income deflated by the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures.

Table 5.—Personal Income and Its Disposition, Percent Change from Preceding Period (Months)
Seasonally adjusted at monthly rates
2006
Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

May r

Apr. r

June r

July r

Aug. p

Based on current-dollar measures
Personal income ...................................................................................................
Compensation of employees, received ..............................................................
Wage and salary disbursements ...................................................................
Supplements to wages and salaries .............................................................
Proprietors’ income with inventory valuation and capital consumption
adjustments ....................................................................................................
Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment .....................
Personal income receipts on assets ..................................................................
Personal interest income ...............................................................................
Personal dividend income ..............................................................................
Personal current transfer receipts ......................................................................
Less: Contributions for government social insurance .......................................
Less: Personal current taxes ..............................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income ................................................................
Addenda:
Personal consumption expenditures ..................................................................
Durable goods ................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..........................................................................................
Services ..........................................................................................................

1.3
1.8
1.9
1.4

0.5
.9
1.0
.6

0.5
.6
.6
.5

0.7
.8
.9
.6

0.4
.1
0
.3

0.6
.6
.6
.5

0.5
.6
.6
.5

0.3
.1
.1
.3

.5
–3.1
.1
–.3
.8
2.0
3.1
4.5
.9

–.1
–2.6
.1
–.3
.7
.2
.9
1.2
.4

.7
.7
.1
–.3
.8
.5
.6
.9
.5

–.2
–2.9
1.3
1.7
.8
.2
.8
1.8
.5

.5
–3.2
1.3
1.6
.9
.7
.1
.5
.4

–.4
–5.0
1.4
1.6
1.0
.4
.5
.9
.5

–.4
4.9
.2
–.2
1.0
1.1
.5
–.3
.6

.5
4.3
.3
–.2
1.1
1.0
.1
0
.4

.9
3.0
2.4
–.3

.5
–1.3
0
1.1

.5
1.1
.4
.4

.6
–.3
1.5
.3

.7
–.6
.9
.8

.3
.5
.1
.4

.8
1.8
.9
.6

.1
–1.3
.2
.4

.4

.3

.2

Based on chained (2000) dollar measures
Real disposable personal income ......................................................................
p
r

.4

.4

.1

.1

0

Preliminary
Revised

Table 6.—Personal Income and Its Disposition, Percent Change from Preceding Period (Years and Quarters)
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2004

2005

2005
I

II

2006
III

IV

I

II r

Based on current-dollar measures
Personal income ...................................................................................................
Compensation of employees, received ..............................................................
Wage and salary disbursements ...................................................................
Supplements to wages and salaries .............................................................
Proprietors’ income with inventory valuation and capital consumption
adjustments ....................................................................................................
Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment .....................
Personal income receipts on assets ..................................................................
Personal interest income ...............................................................................
Personal dividend income ..............................................................................
Personal current transfer receipts ......................................................................
Less: Contributions for government social insurance .......................................
Less: Personal current taxes ..............................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income ................................................................
Addenda:
Personal consumption expenditures ..................................................................
Durable goods ................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..........................................................................................
Services ..........................................................................................................

6.2
5.6
5.5
6.3

5.2
5.5
5.1
7.3

1.2
4.8
3.7
9.6

12.3
–4.5
6.8
–2.5
27.1
5.6
6.1
4.9
6.4

6.5
–42.7
6.4
6.1
7.0
7.0
6.6
14.6
4.1

4.8
–15.1
–18.2
9.3
–47.2
11.2
10.1
28.2
–1.8

6.6
4.6
7.1
6.8

6.5
4.7
8.3
5.9

5.1
2.7
6.4
5.0

4.6
3.8
3.3
5.7

8.9
5.2
5.1
5.6

9.4
12.6
13.3
9.7

6.9
7.4
7.7
6.2

5.6
.6
12.7
–43.3 .................. ..................
10.3
8.9
13.0
10.2
7.2
13.5
10.4
11.7
12.2
6.3
16.5
–7.3
3.7
8.0
4.8
12.2
8.0
11.2
3.6
3.5
8.6

4.7
–21.2
5.7
3.0
10.2
8.2
17.9
30.2
6.8

1.4
–25.2
11.8
12.7
10.4
5.0
7.1
14.5
5.8

7.0
18.6
7.0
4.8

6.7
–.9
9.9
6.7

4.6

1.7

7.5
12.1
9.9
5.4

4.0
8.3
8.4
7.9

8.2
5.9
12.7
6.5

3.7
–13.5
4.5
7.1

Based on chained (2000) dollar measures
Real disposable personal income ......................................................................
r

Revised

3.6

1.2

–4.0

.5

–.6

5.5

Table 7.—Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Months)
2006
Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr. r

May r

June r

July r

Aug. p

Billions of chained (2000) dollars, seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Personal consumption expenditures .................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................

7,977.5
1,195.2
2,343.3
4,465.4

8,011.3
1,181.0
2,346.4
4,505.3

8,022.6
1,195.2
2,338.6
4,512.8

8,031.2
1,191.7
2,347.3
4,515.3

8,058.7
1,184.9
2,352.1
4,542.1

8,075.0
1,194.2
2,353.9
4,548.9

8,113.9
1,215.2
2,361.2
4,563.6

8,103.5
1,198.8
2,357.4
4,569.4

Change from preceding period in billions of chained (2000) dollars, seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Personal consumption expenditures .................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................

31.7
33.4
32.8
–26.2

33.8
–14.2
3.1
39.9

11.3
14.2
–7.8
7.5

8.6
–3.5
8.7
2.5

27.5
–6.8
4.8
26.8

16.3
9.3
1.8
6.8

38.9
21.0
7.3
14.7

–10.4
–16.4
–3.8
5.8

Percent change from preceding period in chained (2000) dollars, seasonally adjusted at monthly rates
Personal consumption expenditures .................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................
p
r

.4
2.9
1.4
–.6

.4
–1.2
.1
.9

.1
1.2
–.3
.2

.1
–.3
.4
.1

.3
–.6
.2
.6

.2
.8
.1
.1

.5
1.8
.3
.3

–.1
–1.3
–.2
.1

Preliminary
Revised

Table 8.—Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Years and Quarters)
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2004

2005

2005
I

II

2006
III

IV

I

II r

Billions of chained (2000) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures .................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................

7,577.1
1,085.7
2,179.2
4,323.9

7,841.2
1,145.3
2,276.8
4,436.6

7,739.4
1,116.8
2,241.5
4,395.3

7,819.8
1,150.8
2,268.4
4,420.0

7,895.3
1,175.9
2,287.6
4,454.5

7,910.2
1,137.9
2,309.6
4,476.7

8,003.8
1,190.5
2,342.8
4,494.5

8,055.0
1,190.3
2,351.1
4,535.4

Change from preceding period in billions of chained (2000) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures .................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................

281.8
65.1
76.2
145.1

264.1
59.6
97.6
112.7

52.3
6.5
28.4
17.9

80.4
34.0
26.9
24.7

75.5
25.1
19.2
34.5

14.9
–38.0
22.0
22.2

93.6
52.6
33.2
17.8

51.2
–.2
8.3
40.9

4.8
19.8
5.9
1.6

2.6
–.1
1.4
3.7

Percent change from preceding period in chained (2000) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures .................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................
r

Revised

3.9
6.4
3.6
3.5

3.5
5.5
4.5
2.6

2.7
2.4
5.2
1.6

4.2
12.8
4.9
2.3

3.9
9.0
3.4
3.2

.8
–12.3
3.9
2.0

Table 9.—Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Level and Percent Change From Preceding Period (Months)
2006
Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr. r

May r

June r

July r

Aug. p

Chain-type price indexes (2000=100), seasonally adjusted
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) ......................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................................
Addenda:
PCE excluding food and energy ........................................................................
Market-based PCE 1 ...........................................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 1 ..............................................

113.258
89.501
113.351
118.900

113.340
89.389
113.150
119.180

113.737
89.264
113.953
119.502

114.254
89.289
115.210
119.761

114.650
89.279
116.015
120.049

114.815
89.049
116.082
120.368

115.199
89.100
116.753
120.689

115.477
89.144
117.145
120.969

110.758
111.971
108.629

110.928
111.988
108.735

111.264
112.390
109.065

111.515
112.929
109.290

111.736
113.374
109.537

111.963
113.513
109.745

112.120
113.894
109.852

112.381
114.174
110.112

Percent change from preceding period in price indexes, seasonally adjusted at monthly rates
PCE .........................................................................................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................................
Addenda:
PCE excluding food and energy ........................................................................
Market-based PCE 1 ...........................................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 1 ..............................................

.5
.1
.9
.3

.1
–.1
–.2
.2

.4
–.1
.7
.3

.5
0
1.1
.2

.3
0
.7
.2

.1
–.3
.1
.3

.3
.1
.6
.3

.2
0
.3
.2

.2
.5
.1

.2
0
.1

.3
.4
.3

.2
.5
.2

.2
.4
.2

.2
.1
.2

.1
.3
.1

.2
.2
.2

Preliminary
r Revised
1. This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household expenditures for which there are observable
price measures. It excludes most implicit prices (for example, the services furnished without payment by financial
intermediaries) and the expenses of nonprofit institutions.
p

Table 10.—Real Disposable Personal Income and Real Personal Consumption Expenditures: Percent Change From Month One Year
Ago
2006
Jan.
Disposable personal income ...............................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ..................................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................................
p
r

Feb.
2.1
3.3
7.9
4.7
1.8

Mar.
2.5
3.4
6.0
4.3
2.5

Apr. r
2.8
3.5
5.9
4.6
2.4

May r

3.0
2.9
2.3
3.6
2.7

2.8
3.4
6.1
3.9
2.6

June r
2.7
2.7
2.0
3.4
2.5

July r
2.6
2.3
–1.8
3.5
2.6

Aug. p
5.4
2.7
3.2
3.0
2.5

Preliminary
Revised

Table 11.—Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
2006
Jan.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) ......................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................................
Addenda:
PCE excluding food and energy ........................................................................
Market-based PCE 1 ...........................................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 1 ..............................................
Preliminary
Revised
1. This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household expenditures for which there are observable
price measures. It excludes most implicit prices (for example, the services furnished without payment by financial
intermediaries) and the expenses of nonprofit institutions.
p
r

Feb.

Apr. r

Mar.

May r

June r

July r

Aug. p

3.2
–1.5
4.3
3.7

3.0
–1.4
3.6
3.6

2.9
–1.5
3.5
3.5

3.0
–1.4
3.8
3.5

3.3
–1.6
5.0
3.5

3.5
–1.5
5.3
3.6

3.4
–1.1
4.8
3.6

3.2
–.7
4.0
3.6

2.0
3.1
1.6

2.0
2.8
1.6

2.0
2.7
1.6

2.2
2.8
1.8

2.2
3.2
1.8

2.3
3.4
2.0

2.3
3.3
2.0

2.5
3.1
2.1