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(Personal Income)
(Personal Outlays)

BEA 07-47

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: AUGUST 2007
Personal income increased $40.2 billion, or 0.3 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $37.2 billion, or 0.4 percent, in August, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $54.8 billion, or 0.6 percent. In July, personal
income increased $61.5 billion, or 0.5 percent, DPI increased $60.3 billion, or 0.6 percent, and PCE
increased $37.3 billion, or 0.4 percent, based on revised estimates.
2007
Apr.
May
June
July
(Percent change from preceding month)
Personal income, current dollars
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars
Chained (2000) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars
Chained (2000) dollars

Aug.

0.0

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.3

-0.1
-0.4

0.5
0.0

0.4
0.3

0.6
0.5

0.4
0.4

0.6
0.3

0.5
0.1

0.2
0.1

0.4
0.3

0.6
0.6

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/newsreleases/rels.htm.

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Wages and salaries
Private wage and salary disbursements increased $12.8 billion in August, compared with an
increase of $22.4 billion in July. Goods-producing industries' payrolls increased $0.6 billion,
compared with an increase of less than $0.1 billion; manufacturing payrolls decreased $0.6 billion,
in contrast to an increase of $0.1 billion. Services-producing industries' payrolls increased $12.3
billion, compared with an increase of $22.2 billion. Government wage and salary disbursements
increased $1.6 billion, compared with an increase of $1.4 billion.

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Other personal income
Supplements to wages and salaries increased $4.1 billion in August, compared with an increase
of $6.1 billion in July.
Proprietors' income increased $3.0 billion in August, compared with an increase of $6.7 billion
in July. Farm proprietors' income increased $1.5 billion, compared with an increase of $1.0 billion.
Nonfarm proprietors' income increased $1.5 billion, compared with an increase of $5.7 billion.
Rental income of persons decreased $1.3 billion in August, compared with a decrease of $2.4
billion in July. Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal dividend
income) increased $15.7 billion, compared with an increase of $16.0 billion. Personal current
transfer receipts increased $5.6 billion, compared with an increase of $14.7 billion.
Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income -increased $1.5 billion in August, compared with an increase of $3.3 billion in July.

Personal current taxes and disposable personal income
Personal current taxes increased $3.0 billion in August, compared with an increase of $1.2
billion in July. Disposable personal income (DPI) -- personal income less personal current taxes -increased $37.2 billion, or 0.4 percent, in August, compared with an increase of $60.3 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 $54.2 billion in August, compared with an increase of $36.7 billion in July. PCE
increased $54.8 billion, compared with an increase of $37.3 billion.
Personal saving -- DPI less personal outlays -- was $72.5 billion in August, compared with
$89.5 billion in July. Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income was 0.7 percent
in August, compared with 0.9 percent in July. 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 helped finance negative saving), 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 0.4 percent in August,
compared with an increase of 0.5 percent in July.
Real PCE -- PCE adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.6 percent in August,
compared with an increase of 0.3 percent in July. Purchases of durable goods increased 2.8 percent,
in contrast to a decrease of 0.3 percent. Purchases of motor vehicles and parts accounted for most of
the increase in August. Purchases of nondurable goods decreased less than 0.1 percent in August, in
contrast to an increase of 0.5 percent in July. Purchases of services increased 0.6 percent, compared
with an increase of 0.3 percent.
PCE price index -- The PCE price index decreased 0.1 percent in August, in contrast to an
increase of 0.1 percent in July. The PCE price index, excluding food and energy, increased 0.1
percent in August, the same increase as in July.

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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......................

45.7

52.8

0.4

0.5

61.9

61.5

0.5

0.5

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

36.5
18.1

43.2
24.2

0.4
0.2

0.4
0.3

57.3
41.4

60.3
44.0

0.6
0.5

0.6
0.5

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

16.1
1.3

21.1
5.9

0.2
0.0

0.2
0.1

37.8
25.2

37.3
24.7

0.4
0.3

0.4
0.3

BEA’s national, international, regional, and industry estimates; the Survey of Current
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
November 1, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. EDT.

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Table 1.—Personal Income and Its Disposition (Months)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2007
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

11,375.5
7,712.1
6,248.4
5,200.7
1,203.4
750.9
3,997.2
1,014.9
2,982.3
1,047.7
1,463.7
995.7
468.0

11,467.5
7,761.5
6,291.2
5,239.1
1,205.9
754.4
4,033.2
1,018.2
3,015.1
1,052.1
1,470.3
999.3
471.0

11,564.7
7,821.1
6,343.6
5,288.5
1,217.3
760.8
4,071.2
1,027.0
3,044.2
1,055.1
1,477.5
1,002.7
474.8

11,565.0
7,816.9
6,335.9
5,276.7
1,220.8
763.5
4,055.9
1,026.7
3,029.2
1,059.2
1,481.0
1,007.3
473.7

11,620.0
7,847.6
6,361.5
5,299.7
1,224.2
764.4
4,075.4
1,030.4
3,045.0
1,061.8
1,486.1
1,010.8
475.2

11,672.8
7,885.3
6,393.7
5,328.9
1,230.9
769.8
4,098.1
1,038.9
3,059.2
1,064.7
1,491.7
1,014.5
477.1

11,734.3
7,915.1
6,417.3
5,351.3
1,230.9
769.9
4,120.3
1,041.4
3,078.9
1,066.1
1,497.8
1,019.1
478.6

11,774.5
7,933.7
6,431.8
5,364.1
1,231.5
769.3
4,132.6
1,045.5
3,087.1
1,067.7
1,501.9
1,022.6
479.3

1,019.8
27.2
992.6
51.2
1,859.5
1,110.7
748.8
1,696.4
1,668.8
990.0
31.6
647.3
27.6
963.5
1,440.8
9,934.7
9,878.8
9,497.5
1,075.6
2,741.1
5,680.8
248.3
133.0
82.7
50.4
55.9
.6

1,029.6
29.5
1,000.1
53.0
1,882.5
1,126.1
756.4
1,710.4
1,682.8
1,000.5
31.9
650.3
27.6
969.5
1,454.2
10,013.3
9,927.9
9,550.8
1,072.7
2,751.0
5,727.1
243.3
133.7
83.4
50.4
85.4
.9

1,032.9
30.5
1,002.3
55.4
1,906.6
1,141.5
765.0
1,725.3
1,697.6
1,007.8
31.9
657.9
27.7
976.6
1,469.1
10,095.5
9,945.7
9,573.0
1,073.6
2,786.1
5,713.4
238.3
134.4
84.1
50.4
149.8
1.5

1,035.1
31.9
1,003.1
58.3
1,918.4
1,145.0
773.4
1,711.4
1,683.7
1,010.2
31.9
641.5
27.7
975.0
1,476.7
10,088.2
10,015.8
9,631.8
1,068.9
2,794.6
5,768.3
248.9
135.1
84.7
50.5
72.4
.7

1,039.1
33.1
1,006.1
61.6
1,930.1
1,148.4
781.7
1,719.7
1,691.9
1,022.7
31.6
637.7
27.8
978.1
1,485.2
10,134.7
10,079.7
9,684.5
1,086.6
2,838.1
5,759.8
259.5
135.7
85.3
50.5
55.0
.5

1,041.1
34.4
1,006.7
66.5
1,941.5
1,151.8
789.7
1,720.4
1,692.5
1,027.3
31.5
633.7
27.9
982.0
1,494.9
10,177.9
10,112.0
9,705.6
1,068.6
2,835.4
5,801.5
270.1
136.4
85.9
50.5
65.9
.6

1,047.8
35.4
1,012.4
64.1
1,957.5
1,160.0
797.5
1,735.1
1,707.2
1,027.7
31.5
648.0
27.9
985.3
1,496.1
10,238.2
10,148.7
9,742.9
1,064.1
2,853.0
5,825.7
268.8
137.0
86.5
50.5
89.5
.9

1,050.8
36.9
1,013.9
62.8
1,973.2
1,168.1
805.1
1,740.7
1,712.8
1,031.4
32.2
649.2
28.0
986.8
1,499.1
10,275.4
10,202.9
9,797.7
1,090.0
2,838.7
5,869.0
267.6
137.6
87.1
50.5
72.5
.7

8,583.9

8,627.7

8,659.9

8,628.9

8,627.5

8,651.7

8,695.7

8,734.1

32,963
28,481
301,389

33,202
28,608
301,583

33,451
28,694
301,799

33,402
28,570
302,028

33,530
28,543
302,262

33,645
28,600
302,507

33,816
28,721
302,765

33,909
28,823
303,030

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
2005

2006

2006
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

2007
III

IV

I

II r

10,301.1
7,024.6
5,667.9
4,686.9
1,098.7
704.1
3,588.3
937.0
2,651.2
980.9
1,356.8
927.7
429.1

10,983.4
7,440.8
6,018.2
4,997.6
1,166.8
731.0
3,830.8
985.1
2,845.7
1,020.6
1,422.6
970.7
451.8

10,787.1
7,348.7
5,945.6
4,941.1
1,161.3
732.9
3,779.9
971.7
2,808.1
1,004.4
1,403.1
955.2
447.9

10,915.5
7,371.9
5,958.4
4,944.6
1,155.9
723.3
3,788.6
980.9
2,807.8
1,013.8
1,413.5
965.5
448.0

11,030.9
7,442.5
6,015.8
4,988.8
1,158.5
724.3
3,830.3
985.8
2,844.5
1,027.0
1,426.7
975.4
451.3

11,200.2
7,599.9
6,153.0
5,115.7
1,191.4
743.3
3,924.4
1,002.2
2,922.2
1,037.2
1,446.9
986.7
460.2

11,469.2
7,764.9
6,294.4
5,242.7
1,208.9
755.4
4,033.9
1,020.0
3,013.8
1,051.7
1,470.5
999.2
471.3

11,619.2
7,849.9
6,363.7
5,301.8
1,225.3
765.9
4,076.5
1,032.0
3,044.5
1,061.9
1,486.2
1,010.9
475.4

969.9
30.8
939.1
42.9
1,617.8
1,018.9
598.9
1,520.7
1,483.1
845.3
31.3
606.4
37.6
874.8
1,209.1
9,092.0
9,047.4
8,707.8
1,023.9
2,516.2
5,167.8
217.7
121.8
74.5
47.3
44.6
.5

1,006.7
19.4
987.4
54.5
1,796.5
1,100.2
696.3
1,612.5
1,585.3
946.4
29.9
609.0
27.2
927.6
1,354.3
9,629.1
9,590.3
9,224.5
1,048.9
2,688.0
5,487.6
238.0
127.8
78.9
48.9
38.8
.4

1,000.1
20.8
979.3
59.0
1,725.6
1,065.7
659.9
1,572.5
1,546.9
917.4
30.2
599.3
25.7
918.8
1,318.6
9,468.5
9,384.0
9,034.7
1,042.6
2,622.1
5,370.0
227.1
122.2
76.9
45.3
84.5
.9

1,013.5
14.6
998.9
55.4
1,795.7
1,112.7
682.9
1,599.1
1,573.3
940.1
29.2
603.9
25.9
920.1
1,342.6
9,572.9
9,542.9
9,183.9
1,042.8
2,692.2
5,448.9
231.0
128.0
78.1
49.9
30.0
.3

1,003.6
18.1
985.5
52.9
1,828.1
1,119.7
708.4
1,630.6
1,603.2
956.1
30.0
617.1
27.4
926.8
1,355.2
9,675.8
9,677.1
9,305.7
1,053.8
2,732.4
5,519.5
242.3
129.1
79.6
49.5
–1.4
0

1,009.8
23.9
985.8
50.9
1,836.6
1,102.8
733.8
1,647.7
1,618.0
972.0
30.3
615.7
29.7
944.6
1,401.0
9,799.2
9,757.2
9,373.7
1,056.5
2,705.4
5,611.8
251.6
131.8
81.2
50.6
42.0
.4

1,027.4
29.1
998.3
53.2
1,882.9
1,126.1
756.8
1,710.7
1,683.1
999.4
31.8
651.8
27.6
969.8
1,454.7
10,014.5
9,917.5
9,540.5
1,074.0
2,759.4
5,707.1
243.3
133.7
83.4
50.4
97.0
1.0

1,038.4
33.1
1,005.3
62.1
1,930.0
1,148.4
781.6
1,717.1
1,689.4
1,020.1
31.7
637.6
27.8
978.4
1,485.6
10,133.6
10,069.2
9,674.0
1,074.7
2,822.7
5,776.5
259.5
135.7
85.3
50.5
64.4
.6

8,147.9

8,396.9

8,344.2

8,348.6

8,384.5

8,510.7

8,623.9

8,636.0

30,616
27,436
296,972

32,115
28,005
299,833

31,693
27,930
298,754

31,970
27,881
299,432

32,231
27,930
300,196

32,561
28,280
300,950

33,206
28,595
301,590

33,525
28,571
302,266

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
2007
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

102.6
65.7
55.4
47.1
4.2
3.5
42.8
8.6
34.2
8.3
10.2
5.1
5.1

92.0
49.4
42.8
38.4
2.5
3.5
36.0
3.3
32.8
4.4
6.6
3.6
3.0

97.2
59.6
52.4
49.4
11.4
6.4
38.0
8.8
29.1
3.0
7.2
3.4
3.8

0.3
–4.2
–7.7
–11.8
3.5
2.7
–15.3
–.3
–15.0
4.1
3.5
4.6
–1.1

55.0
30.7
25.6
23.0
3.4
.9
19.5
3.7
15.8
2.6
5.1
3.5
1.5

52.8
37.7
32.2
29.2
6.7
5.4
22.7
8.5
14.2
2.9
5.6
3.7
1.9

61.5
29.8
23.6
22.4
0
.1
22.2
2.5
19.7
1.4
6.1
4.6
1.5

40.2
18.6
14.5
12.8
.6
–.6
12.3
4.1
8.2
1.6
4.1
3.5
.7

.4
2.2
–1.9
1.2
22.3
15.4
6.9
26.9
29.7
3.8
.4
25.5
–2.8
13.8
22.2
80.3
58.8
63.3
11.2
2.6
49.5
–5.0
.5
.9
–.2
21.5

9.8
2.3
7.5
1.8
23.0
15.4
7.6
14.0
14.0
10.5
.3
3.0
0
6.0
13.4
78.6
49.1
53.3
–2.9
9.9
46.3
–5.0
.7
.7
0
29.5

3.3
1.0
2.2
2.4
24.1
15.4
8.6
14.9
14.8
7.3
0
7.6
.1
7.1
14.9
82.2
17.8
22.2
.9
35.1
–13.7
–5.0
.7
.7
0
64.4

2.2
1.4
.8
2.9
11.8
3.5
8.4
–13.9
–13.9
2.4
0
–16.4
0
–1.6
7.6
–7.3
70.1
58.8
–4.7
8.5
54.9
10.6
.7
.6
.1
–77.4

4.0
1.2
3.0
3.3
11.7
3.4
8.3
8.3
8.2
12.5
–.3
–3.8
.1
3.1
8.5
46.5
63.9
52.7
17.7
43.5
–8.5
10.6
.6
.6
0
–17.4

2.0
1.3
.6
4.9
11.4
3.4
8.0
.7
.6
4.6
–.1
–4.0
.1
3.9
9.7
43.2
32.3
21.1
–18.0
–2.7
41.7
10.6
.7
.6
0
10.9

6.7
1.0
5.7
–2.4
16.0
8.2
7.8
14.7
14.7
.4
0
14.3
0
3.3
1.2
60.3
36.7
37.3
–4.5
17.6
24.2
–1.3
.6
.6
0
23.6

3.0
1.5
1.5
–1.3
15.7
8.1
7.6
5.6
5.6
3.7
.7
1.2
.1
1.5
3.0
37.2
54.2
54.8
25.9
–14.3
43.3
–1.2
.6
.6
0
–17.0

45.5

43.8

32.2

–31.0

–1.4

24.2

44.0

38.4

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
2005

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 ............

2006

2006
I

II

2007
III

IV

I

II r

573.9
353.2
273.4
235.5
49.5
17.2
186.1
38.4
147.6
37.8
79.9
59.2
20.8

682.3
416.2
350.3
310.7
68.1
26.9
242.5
48.1
194.5
39.7
65.8
43.0
22.7

219.7
190.4
167.7
154.5
41.7
24.5
113.0
20.8
92.1
13.0
22.7
10.6
12.1

128.4
23.2
12.8
3.5
–5.4
–9.6
8.7
9.2
–.3
9.4
10.4
10.3
.1

115.4
70.6
57.4
44.2
2.6
1.0
41.7
4.9
36.7
13.2
13.2
9.9
3.3

169.3
157.4
137.2
126.9
32.9
19.0
94.1
16.4
77.7
10.2
20.2
11.3
8.9

269.0
165.0
141.4
127.0
17.5
12.1
109.5
17.8
91.6
14.5
23.6
12.5
11.1

150.0
85.0
69.3
59.1
16.4
10.5
42.6
12.0
30.7
10.2
15.7
11.7
4.1

58.3
–6.5
64.8
–75.5
185.7
123.8
61.9
98.2
87.0
57.3
–4.7
34.4
11.2
46.0
162.8
411.1
548.2
511.9
40.0
172.5
299.5
26.4
9.7
5.6
4.2
–137.1

36.8
–11.4
48.3
11.6
178.7
81.3
97.4
91.8
102.2
101.1
–1.4
2.6
–10.4
52.8
145.2
537.1
542.9
516.7
25.0
171.8
319.8
20.3
6.0
4.4
1.6
–5.8

7.5
–7.4
14.9
–.3
16.1
–7.6
23.7
36.3
41.1
57.9
–1.3
–15.5
–4.7
30.3
67.6
152.1
138.3
135.4
36.9
30.8
67.6
4.5
–1.5
.7
–2.3
13.7

13.4
–6.2
19.6
–3.6
70.1
47.0
23.0
26.6
26.4
22.7
–1.0
4.6
.2
1.3
24.0
104.4
158.9
149.2
.2
70.1
78.9
3.9
5.8
1.2
4.6
–54.5

–9.9
3.5
–13.4
–2.5
32.4
7.0
25.5
31.5
29.9
16.0
.8
13.2
1.5
6.7
12.6
102.9
134.2
121.8
11.0
40.2
70.6
11.3
1.1
1.5
–.4
–31.4

6.2
5.8
.3
–2.0
8.5
–16.9
25.4
17.1
14.8
15.9
.3
–1.4
2.3
17.8
45.8
123.4
80.1
68.0
2.7
–27.0
92.3
9.3
2.7
1.6
1.1
43.4

17.6
5.2
12.5
2.3
46.3
23.3
23.0
63.0
65.1
27.4
1.5
36.1
–2.1
25.2
53.7
215.3
160.3
166.8
17.5
54.0
95.3
–8.3
1.9
2.2
–.2
55.0

11.0
4.0
7.0
8.9
47.1
22.3
24.8
6.4
6.3
20.7
–.1
–14.2
.2
8.6
30.9
119.1
151.7
133.5
.7
63.3
69.4
16.2
2.0
1.9
.1
–32.6

139.0

249.0

98.2

4.4

35.9

126.2

113.2

12.1

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
2007
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 ..........................................................................................................

0.9
.9
.9
.7

0.8
.6
.7
.4

0.8
.8
.8
.5

0
–.1
–.1
.2

0.5
.4
.4
.3

0.5
.5
.5
.4

0.5
.4
.4
.4

0.3
.2
.2
.3

0
2.4
1.2
1.4
.9
1.6
1.5
1.6
.8

1.0
3.3
1.2
1.4
1.0
.8
.6
.9
.8

.3
4.6
1.3
1.4
1.1
.9
.7
1.0
.8

.2
5.2
.6
.3
1.1
–.8
–.2
.5
–.1

.4
5.7
.6
.3
1.1
.5
.3
.6
.5

.2
7.9
.6
.3
1.0
0
.4
.7
.4

.6
–3.5
.8
.7
1.0
.9
.3
.1
.6

.3
–2.1
.8
.7
1.0
.3
.2
.2
.4

.7
1.0
.1
.9

.6
–.3
.4
.8

.2
.1
1.3
–.2

.6
–.4
.3
1.0

.5
1.7
1.6
–.1

.2
–1.7
–.1
.7

.4
–.4
.6
.4

.6
2.4
–.5
.7

.5

.4

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

.5

.5

.4

–.4

0

.3

Preliminary
Revised

Table 6.—Personal Income and Its Disposition, Percent Change from Preceding Period (Years and Quarters)
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2005

2006

2006
I

II

2007
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 ..........................................................................................................

5.9
5.3
5.1
6.3

6.6
5.9
6.2
4.8

8.6
11.1
12.1
6.8

4.8
1.3
.9
3.0

4.3
3.9
3.9
3.8

6.3
8.7
9.4
5.8

10.0
9.0
9.5
6.7

5.3
4.5
4.5
4.3

6.4
–63.8
13.0
13.8
11.5
6.9
5.5
15.6
4.7

3.8
27.2
11.0
8.0
16.3
6.0
6.0
12.0
5.9

3.0
–1.8
3.8
–2.8
15.8
9.8
14.4
23.4
6.7

5.5
–22.4
17.3
18.9
14.7
6.9
.6
7.5
4.5

–3.9
–16.7
7.4
2.5
15.8
8.1
3.0
3.8
4.4

2.5
–14.0
1.9
–5.9
15.1
4.3
7.9
14.2
5.2

7.2
19.2
10.5
8.7
13.1
16.2
11.1
16.2
9.1

4.4
85.9
10.4
8.2
13.8
1.5
3.6
8.8
4.8

6.2
4.1
7.4
6.2

5.9
2.4
6.8
6.2

6.2
15.5
4.9
5.2

6.8
.1
11.1
6.0

5.4
4.3
6.1
5.3

3.0
1.0
–3.9
6.9

7.3
6.8
8.2
7.0

5.7
.3
9.5
5.0

5.4

.6

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

Revised

1.7

3.1

4.9

.2

1.7

6.2

Table 7.—Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Months)
2007
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 ..............................................................................................

8,206.1
1,225.3
2,386.1
4,620.7

8,229.3
1,220.8
2,385.2
4,646.4

8,211.7
1,223.4
2,388.4
4,625.1

8,238.5
1,220.7
2,379.8
4,660.4

8,244.3
1,242.9
2,386.4
4,643.8

8,250.2
1,221.4
2,385.1
4,665.9

8,274.9
1,218.0
2,397.9
4,679.5

8,328.1
1,252.5
2,396.8
4,706.6

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
14.3
–2.1
21.6

23.2
–4.5
–.9
25.7

–17.6
2.6
3.2
–21.3

26.8
–2.7
–8.6
35.3

5.8
22.2
6.6
–16.6

5.9
–21.5
–1.3
22.1

24.7
–3.4
12.8
13.6

53.2
34.5
–1.1
27.1

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
1.2
–.1
.5

.3
–.4
0
.6

–.2
.2
.1
–.5

.3
–.2
–.4
.8

.1
1.8
.3
–.4

.1
–1.7
–.1
.5

.3
–.3
.5
.3

.6
2.8
0
.6

Preliminary
Revised

Table 8.—Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Years and Quarters)
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2005

2006

2006
I

II

2007
III

IV

I

II r

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

7,803.6
1,137.4
2,255.4
4,427.3

8,044.1
1,180.5
2,337.7
4,545.5

7,961.9
1,167.8
2,312.3
4,501.0

8,009.3
1,170.2
2,325.6
4,531.6

8,063.8
1,186.3
2,343.9
4,554.0

8,141.2
1,197.6
2,368.8
4,595.5

8,215.7
1,223.2
2,386.6
4,630.7

8,244.3
1,228.4
2,383.8
4,656.7

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

242.2
52.6
77.8
116.3

240.5
43.1
82.3
118.2

85.0
44.0
25.5
23.5

47.4
2.4
13.3
30.6

54.5
16.1
18.3
22.4

77.4
11.3
24.9
41.5

74.5
25.6
17.8
35.2

28.6
5.2
–2.8
26.0

3.7
8.8
3.0
3.1

1.4
1.7
–.5
2.3

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

Revised

3.2
4.9
3.6
2.7

3.1
3.8
3.6
2.7

4.4
16.6
4.5
2.1

2.4
.8
2.3
2.7

2.8
5.6
3.2
2.0

3.9
3.9
4.3
3.7

Table 9.—Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Level and Percent Change From Preceding Period (Months)
2007
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 ..............................................

115.740
87.779
114.876
122.951

116.064
87.862
115.337
123.266

116.582
87.754
116.647
123.538

116.917
87.559
117.433
123.780

117.474
87.421
118.925
124.038

117.644
87.484
118.881
124.346

117.743
87.359
118.982
124.503

117.651
87.027
118.440
124.703

113.572
114.039
110.992

113.773
114.397
111.212

113.846
114.981
111.278

113.972
115.335
111.386

114.105
115.934
111.485

114.270
116.083
111.623

114.417
116.170
111.765

114.517
116.051
111.872

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 ..............................................

.3
–.1
.2
.4

.3
.1
.4
.3

.4
–.1
1.1
.2

.3
–.2
.7
.2

.5
–.2
1.3
.2

.1
.1
0
.2

.1
–.1
.1
.1

–.1
–.4
–.5
.2

.3
.3
.4

.2
.3
.2

.1
.5
.1

.1
.3
.1

.1
.5
.1

.1
.1
.1

.1
.1
.1

.1
–.1
.1

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
2007
Jan.
Disposable personal income ...............................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ..................................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................................
p
r

Feb.
3.0
3.4
4.3
3.1
3.3

Mar.
3.3
3.2
5.3
3.0
2.9

Apr. r
3.7
3.0
4.7
3.4
2.4

May r

3.4
3.0
3.8
2.3
3.2

3.6
2.9
6.8
2.6
2.4

June r

July r

3.3
2.9
4.3
2.6
2.7

4.0
2.5
2.0
2.2
2.8

Aug. p
4.4
3.4
6.6
2.3
3.4

Preliminary
Revised

Table 11.—Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
2007
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

2.1
–1.8
1.4
3.3

2.3
–1.6
1.9
3.3

2.5
–1.6
2.6
3.3

2.3
–1.9
2.2
3.2

2.4
–2.0
2.5
3.2

2.3
–1.6
2.2
3.1

2.1
–1.8
1.8
3.0

1.8
–2.2
1.0
2.9

2.4
1.9
2.2

2.5
2.2
2.3

2.3
2.4
2.1

2.1
2.2
1.9

2.0
2.3
1.8

1.9
2.2
1.7

1.9
2.0
1.7

1.8
1.6
1.6