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NEWS RELEASE
EMBARGOED UNTIL RELEASE AT 8:30 A.M. EDT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2010
BEA 10-48
James Rankin:
Kyle Brown:

(202) 606-5301
(202) 606-5302

(Personal Income)
(Personal Outlays)

piniwd@bea.gov
pce@bea.gov

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: AUGUST 2010
Personal income increased $59.3 billion, or 0.5 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $52.0 billion, or 0.5 percent, in August, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $41.3 billion, or 0.4 percent. In July,
personal income increased $22.0 billion, or 0.2 percent, DPI increased $5.7 billion, or less than 0.1
percent, and PCE increased $41.4 billion, or 0.4 percent, based on revised estimates.
Real disposable income increased 0.2 percent in August, in contrast to a decrease of 0.2
percent in July. Real PCE increased 0.2 percent, the same increase as in July.
2010
Apr.
May
June
July
(Percent change from preceding month)
Personal income, current dollars
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars
Chained (2005) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars
Chained (2005) dollars

Aug.

0.4

0.4

0.0

0.2

0.5

0.5
0.5

0.4
0.4

0.0
0.2

0.0
-0.2

0.5
0.2

0.0
0.0

0.2
0.3

0.0
0.1

0.4
0.2

0.4
0.2

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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 (2005) 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 $26.1 billion in August, compared with an
increase of $25.7 billion in July. Goods-producing industries' payrolls increased $6.7 billion,
compared with an increase of $6.2 billion; manufacturing payrolls increased $2.9 billion, compared
with an increase of $4.8 billion. Services-producing industries' payrolls increased $19.4 billion,
compared with an increase of $19.5 billion.
Government wage and salary disbursements decreased $5.2 billion in August, in contrast to an
increase of $0.8 billion in July. Increased furloughs of state and local workers reduced state and local
payrolls by $3.9 billion at an annual rate in August, after a decrease in furloughs boosted payrolls by
$2.0 billion in July. Temporary Census workers boosted federal civilian payrolls by $0.9 billion at an
annual rate in August, after boosting payrolls by $2.5 billion in July.

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Other personal income
Supplements to wages and salaries increased $4.1 billion in August, compared with an increase of
$3.9 billion in July.
Proprietors' income increased $10.1 billion in August, compared with an increase of $2.6 billion
in July. Farm proprietors' income increased $5.2 billion, the same increase as in July. Nonfarm
proprietors' income increased $4.8 billion in August, in contrast to a decrease of $2.6 billion in July.
Rental income of persons increased $2.5 billion in August, compared with an increase of $2.2
billion in July. Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal dividend
income) decreased $11.0 billion, compared with a decrease of $10.3 billion.
Personal current transfer receipts increased $35.8 billion in August, compared with an increase of
$0.5 billion in July. The August change reflected the effects of unemployment compensation
legislation, which boosted special unemployment insurance benefits by $20.6 billion at an annual rate
in August, after reducing benefits by $17.1 billion in July.
Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income -increased $3.1 billion in August, compared with an increase of $3.4 billion in July.

Personal current taxes and disposable personal income
Personal current taxes increased $7.2 billion in August, compared with an increase of $16.3
billion in July. Disposable personal income (DPI) -- personal income less personal current taxes -increased $52.0 billion, or 0.5 percent, in August, compared with an increase of 5.7 billion, or less
than 0.1 percent, in July.

Personal outlays and personal saving
Personal outlays -- PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments -increased $40.1 billion in August, the same increase as in July. PCE increased $41.3 billion in
August, compared with an increase of $41.4 billion in July.
Personal saving -- DPI less personal outlays -- was $661.9 billion in August, compared with
$650.0 billion in July. Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income was 5.8 percent
in August, compared with 5.7 percent in July. 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, go to http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb/Nipa-Frb.asp

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Real DPI, real PCE and price index
Real DPI -- DPI adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.2 percent in August, in contrast
to a decrease of 0.2 percent in July.
Real PCE -- PCE adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.2 percent in August, the same
increase as in July. Purchases of durable goods decreased 0.2 percent in August, in contrast to an
increase of 1.3 percent in July. Purchases of nondurable goods increased 0.8 percent, in contrast to a
decrease of 0.3 percent. Purchases of services increased less than 0.1 percent, compared with an
increase of 0.2 percent.
PCE price index -- The price index for PCE increased 0.2 percent in August, the same increase as
in July. The PCE price index, excluding food and energy, increased 0.1 percent in August, the same
increase as in July.

Revisions
Estimates have been revised for April through July. Changes in personal income, current-dollar
and chained (2005) dollar DPI, and current-dollar and chained (2005) dollar PCE for June and July -revised and as published in last month's release -- are shown below.

Change from preceding month
June
Previous Revised
(Billions of dollars)

July

Previous Revised
(Percent)

Previous Revised
(Billions of dollars)

Previous Revised
(Percent)

Personal Income:
Current dollars

-2.7

1.5

0.0

0.0

30.0

22.0

0.2

0.2

Disposable personal income:
Current dollars
Chained (2005) dollars

-0.2
14.3

4.0
16.6

0.0
0.1

0.0
0.2

17.6
-8.2

5.7
-17.8

0.2
-0.1

0.0
-0.2

Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars
Chained (2005) dollars

-4.0
9.6

-3.3
8.8

0.0
0.1

0.0
0.1

44.1
17.9

41.4
16.5

0.4
0.2

0.4
0.2

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BEA’s national, international, regional, and industry estimates; the Survey of Current
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By visiting the site, you can also subscribe to receive free e-mail summaries of BEA releases and
announcements.

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Next release --November 1, 2010, at 8:30 A.M. EDT for
Personal Income and Outlays for September.

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Table 1. Personal Income and Its Disposition (Months)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2010
January
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, domestic
Less: Personal current taxes ..............................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income.................................................
Less: Personal outlays ........................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ...................................................
Goods ..............................................................................................
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:
Personal income excluding current transfer receipts, billions of
chained (2005) dollars 2 ................................................................
Disposable personal income:
Total, billions of chained (2005) dollars 2 .........................................
Per capita:
Current dollars..............................................................................
Chained (2005) dollars .................................................................
Population (midperiod, thousands) 3...................................................

February

March

April

r

May r

June r

July r

August p

12,324.3
7,855.0
6,291.3
5,107.6
1,037.4
655.6
4,070.1
987.9
3,082.2
1,183.7
1,563.7

12,337.2
7,851.0
6,284.8
5,099.7
1,028.8
651.0
4,070.8
986.4
3,084.4
1,185.2
1,566.1

12,389.4
7,868.3
6,298.1
5,110.5
1,030.3
651.3
4,080.2
989.6
3,090.6
1,187.6
1,570.2

12,443.6
7,899.1
6,325.0
5,134.9
1,035.4
654.8
4,099.5
995.8
3,103.6
1,190.1
1,574.1

12,488.2
7,934.7
6,356.0
5,160.1
1,050.0
666.8
4,110.1
998.6
3,111.5
1,195.9
1,578.7

12,489.7
7,927.2
6,346.6
5,153.2
1,039.3
658.4
4,113.9
996.0
3,117.9
1,193.4
1,580.6

12,511.7
7,957.6
6,373.1
5,178.9
1,045.5
663.2
4,133.4
1,002.0
3,131.4
1,194.2
1,584.5

12,571.0
7,982.6
6,394.0
5,205.0
1,052.2
666.1
4,152.8
1,005.7
3,147.2
1,189.0
1,588.6

1,093.1
470.6

1,095.8
470.3

1,098.5
471.7

1,100.7
473.3

1,103.1
475.6

1,105.5
475.1

1,107.8
476.7

1,110.2
478.3

1,027.0
37.4
989.7
287.4
1,913.3
1,212.6
700.7
2,228.7
2,192.1
1,187.3
143.3
861.6
36.6
987.3
1,133.1
11,191.2
10,554.0
10,182.8
3,346.8
1,041.0
2,305.8
6,836.1
202.5
168.7
97.9
70.7
637.2
5.7

1,028.0
36.8
991.2
292.5
1,916.1
1,208.7
707.4
2,236.3
2,199.7
1,190.7
138.2
870.8
36.6
986.7
1,133.6
11,203.6
10,602.9
10,229.9
3,375.3
1,052.2
2,323.1
6,854.6
203.8
169.2
98.5
70.7
600.6
5.4

1,037.2
36.2
1,001.0
298.0
1,903.8
1,204.7
699.0
2,271.4
2,234.7
1,195.9
156.8
882.1
36.7
989.3
1,137.4
11,252.1
10,654.6
10,279.7
3,417.9
1,089.0
2,328.9
6,861.8
205.2
169.7
99.0
70.7
597.4
5.3

1,049.2
37.6
1,011.6
298.1
1,911.1
1,205.0
706.0
2,279.0
2,242.3
1,207.9
137.2
897.2
36.7
992.9
1,135.0
11,308.6
10,652.6
10,275.2
3,396.4
1,078.1
2,318.3
6,878.8
205.6
171.7
99.5
72.2
656.0
5.8

1,051.7
38.9
1,012.7
298.8
1,915.0
1,205.3
709.7
2,285.4
2,248.4
1,207.9
137.1
903.4
37.0
997.4
1,139.7
11,348.5
10,670.4
10,292.1
3,374.8
1,074.6
2,300.1
6,917.3
206.0
172.3
100.1
72.2
678.1
6.0

1,048.3
40.3
1,008.0
299.6
1,917.3
1,205.6
711.8
2,293.8
2,256.5
1,208.6
136.1
911.9
37.2
996.5
1,137.2
11,352.5
10,668.1
10,288.8
3,361.2
1,069.5
2,291.7
6,927.6
206.5
172.8
100.6
72.2
684.4
6.0

1,050.9
45.5
1,005.4
301.8
1,907.0
1,193.9
713.1
2,294.3
2,257.2
1,219.5
120.5
917.1
37.0
999.9
1,153.5
11,358.2
10,708.2
10,330.2
3,380.3
1,080.4
2,299.9
6,949.9
204.6
173.4
101.2
72.2
650.0
5.7

1,061.0
50.7
1,010.2
304.3
1,896.0
1,182.3
713.7
2,330.1
2,293.0
1,221.5
146.9
924.6
37.1
1,003.0
1,160.7
11,410.2
10,748.3
10,371.5
3,410.2
1,078.9
2,331.3
6,961.3
202.8
174.0
101.8
72.2
661.9
5.8

9,110.5

9,111.8

9,112.9

9,157.5

9,200.0

9,205.5

9,204.4

9,203.8

10,099.3

10,106.5

10,134.3

10,188.1

10,233.1

10,249.7

10,231.9

10,254.8

36,226
32,691
308,930

36,244
32,695
309,119

36,378
32,764
309,312

36,537
32,917
309,509

36,642
33,040
309,718

36,627
33,069
309,946

36,618
32,987
310,185

36,756
33,034
310,431

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. The current-dollar measure is 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
2008

2009

2009
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, domestic
Less: Personal current taxes ...............................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income..................................................
Less: Personal outlays .........................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ....................................................
Goods ...............................................................................................
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:
Personal income excluding current transfer receipts, billions of
chained (2005) dollars 2 .................................................................
Disposable personal income:
Total, billions of chained (2005) dollars 2 ..........................................
Per capita:
Current dollars...............................................................................
Chained (2005) dollars ..................................................................
Population (midperiod, thousands) 3....................................................

II

2010
III

IV

I

II r

12,391.1
8,065.8
6,559.0
5,415.1
1,207.6
741.2
4,207.4
1,050.9
3,156.6
1,144.0
1,506.8

12,174.9
7,806.7
6,274.1
5,100.5
1,064.0
661.5
4,036.6
990.5
3,046.1
1,173.6
1,532.6

12,093.2
7,777.7
6,260.0
5,092.5
1,100.2
678.6
3,992.3
997.0
2,995.3
1,167.6
1,517.7

12,203.4
7,819.0
6,287.7
5,111.4
1,063.0
659.1
4,048.5
989.9
3,058.5
1,176.2
1,531.4

12,164.0
7,798.7
6,263.9
5,088.3
1,046.7
649.8
4,041.6
986.9
3,054.7
1,175.6
1,534.8

12,239.0
7,831.4
6,284.9
5,110.0
1,046.1
658.3
4,064.0
988.2
3,075.7
1,174.9
1,546.5

12,350.3
7,858.1
6,291.4
5,105.9
1,032.2
652.6
4,073.7
988.0
3,085.8
1,185.5
1,566.7

12,473.8
7,920.3
6,342.5
5,149.4
1,041.6
660.0
4,107.8
996.8
3,111.0
1,193.1
1,577.8

1,036.6
470.1

1,072.0
460.6

1,060.2
457.4

1,069.9
461.5

1,074.0
460.8

1,084.0
462.5

1,095.8
470.9

1,103.1
474.7

1,102.0
50.8
1,051.2
222.0
2,109.3
1,314.7
794.6
1,879.2
1,842.6
1,068.3
50.7
723.6
36.7
987.2
1,438.2
10,952.9
10,505.0
10,104.5
3,379.5
1,083.5
2,296.0
6,725.0
246.2
154.3
89.7
64.6
447.9
4.1

1,011.9
30.5
981.5
274.0
1,919.7
1,222.3
697.4
2,132.8
2,096.8
1,164.5
128.6
803.7
36.0
970.3
1,140.0
11,034.9
10,379.6
10,001.3
3,230.7
1,026.5
2,204.2
6,770.6
216.8
161.4
95.0
66.5
655.3
5.9

1,018.7
29.6
989.0
264.7
1,972.7
1,240.5
732.2
2,023.7
1,987.2
1,138.6
98.2
750.4
36.5
964.2
1,213.4
10,879.8
10,291.6
9,913.0
3,158.4
1,012.2
2,146.2
6,754.6
220.1
158.5
93.1
65.4
588.2
5.4

1,000.5
28.0
972.5
269.4
1,925.9
1,229.5
696.4
2,160.2
2,124.1
1,158.2
127.7
838.1
36.1
971.6
1,112.5
11,090.9
10,297.4
9,920.1
3,175.4
1,004.7
2,170.7
6,744.7
218.4
158.9
94.3
64.6
793.5
7.2

1,006.4
28.0
978.4
279.1
1,891.1
1,213.3
677.8
2,159.3
2,123.4
1,172.6
145.0
805.9
35.8
970.6
1,117.0
11,047.0
10,423.6
10,040.7
3,276.1
1,045.2
2,231.0
6,764.6
220.9
161.9
95.6
66.3
623.4
5.6

1,022.1
36.2
985.9
282.8
1,889.2
1,205.8
683.4
2,188.2
2,152.5
1,188.8
143.4
820.2
35.8
974.8
1,117.2
11,121.7
10,505.7
10,131.5
3,312.9
1,043.9
2,269.0
6,818.6
207.8
166.4
97.0
69.5
616.0
5.5

1,030.7
36.8
994.0
292.7
1,911.1
1,208.7
702.4
2,245.5
2,208.9
1,191.3
146.1
871.5
36.6
987.8
1,134.7
11,215.6
10,603.9
10,230.8
3,380.0
1,060.7
2,319.3
6,850.9
203.8
169.2
98.5
70.7
611.8
5.5

1,049.7
38.9
1,010.8
298.8
1,914.4
1,205.3
709.2
2,286.1
2,249.1
1,208.1
136.8
904.2
37.0
995.6
1,137.3
11,336.5
10,663.7
10,285.4
3,377.5
1,074.1
2,303.4
6,907.9
206.0
172.3
100.1
72.2
672.8
5.9

9,638.5

9,191.1

9,298.7

9,230.2

9,128.7

9,109.7

9,111.7

9,187.6

10,042.9

10,099.8

10,046.9

10,193.0

10,079.7

10,080.4

10,113.3

10,223.6

35,931
32,946
304,831

35,888
32,847
307,483

35,497
32,780
306,496

36,115
33,191
307,101

35,888
32,746
307,815

36,049
32,673
308,521

36,282
32,717
309,120

36,602
33,009
309,724

r Revised
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. The current-dollar measure is 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
2010
January
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, domestic
Less: Personal current taxes ..............................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income.................................................
Less: Personal outlays ........................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ...................................................
Goods ..............................................................................................
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 ......................................................................
Addenda:
Personal income excluding current transfer receipts, billions of
chained (2005) dollars 2 ..................................................................
Disposable personal income, billions of chained (2005) dollars 2 .......

February

March

April

r

May r

June r

July r

August p

23.6
12.6
–0.2
–9.1
–9.5
–5.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
8.9
12.8

12.9
–4.0
–6.5
–7.9
–8.6
–4.6
0.7
–1.5
2.2
1.5
2.4

52.2
17.3
13.3
10.8
1.5
0.3
9.4
3.2
6.2
2.4
4.1

54.2
30.8
26.9
24.4
5.1
3.5
19.3
6.2
13.0
2.5
3.9

44.6
35.6
31.0
25.2
14.6
12.0
10.6
2.8
7.9
5.8
4.6

1.5
–7.5
–9.4
–6.9
–10.7
–8.4
3.8
–2.6
6.4
–2.5
1.9

22.0
30.4
26.5
25.7
6.2
4.8
19.5
6.0
13.5
0.8
3.9

59.3
25.0
20.9
26.1
6.7
2.9
19.4
3.7
15.8
–5.2
4.1

5.0
7.8

2.7
–0.3

2.7
1.4

2.2
1.6

2.4
2.3

2.4
–0.5

2.3
1.6

2.4
1.6

1.7
–0.6
2.4
5.1
–2.6
–4.0
1.4
18.2
17.4
–11.1
–6.8
35.4
0.8
11.5
16.3
7.3
17.6
14.4
19.8
–10.8
30.6
–5.3
1.4
1.8
0.5
1.2
–10.3

1.0
–0.6
1.5
5.1
2.8
–3.9
6.7
7.6
7.6
3.4
–5.1
9.2
0.0
–0.6
0.5
12.4
48.9
47.1
28.5
11.2
17.3
18.5
1.3
0.5
0.6
0.0
–36.6

9.2
–0.6
9.8
5.5
–12.3
–4.0
–8.4
35.1
35.0
5.2
18.6
11.3
0.1
2.6
3.8
48.5
51.7
49.8
42.6
36.8
5.8
7.2
1.4
0.5
0.5
0.0
–3.2

12.0
1.4
10.6
0.1
7.3
0.3
7.0
7.6
7.6
12.0
–19.6
15.1
0.0
3.6
–2.4
56.5
–2.0
–4.5
–21.5
–10.9
–10.6
17.0
0.4
2.0
0.5
1.5
58.6

2.5
1.3
1.1
0.7
3.9
0.3
3.7
6.4
6.1
0.0
–0.1
6.2
0.3
4.5
4.7
39.9
17.8
16.9
–21.6
–3.5
–18.2
38.5
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.0
22.1

–3.4
1.4
–4.7
0.8
2.3
0.3
2.1
8.4
8.1
0.7
–1.0
8.5
0.2
–0.9
–2.5
4.0
–2.3
–3.3
–13.6
–5.1
–8.4
10.3
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.0
6.3

2.6
5.2
–2.6
2.2
–10.3
–11.7
1.3
0.5
0.7
10.9
–15.6
5.2
–0.2
3.4
16.3
5.7
40.1
41.4
19.1
10.9
8.2
22.3
–1.9
0.6
0.6
0.0
–34.4

10.1
5.2
4.8
2.5
–11.0
–11.6
0.6
35.8
35.8
2.0
26.4
7.5
0.1
3.1
7.2
52.0
40.1
41.3
29.9
–1.5
31.4
11.4
–1.8
0.6
0.6
0.0
11.9

–18.1
–18.8

1.3
7.2

1.1
27.8

44.6
53.8

42.5
45.0

5.5
16.6

–1.1
–17.8

–0.6
22.9

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. The current-dollar measure is 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
2008

2009

2009
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, domestic
Less: Personal current taxes .............................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income................................................
Less: Personal outlays .......................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ..................................................
Goods .............................................................................................
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 .....................................................................
Addenda:
Personal income excluding current transfer receipts, billions of
chained (2005) dollars 2 .................................................................
Disposable personal income, billions of chained (2005) dollars 2 ......

II

2010
III

IV

II r

I

478.8
203.6
137.3
82.4
–5.8
–11.0
88.1
5.7
82.5
55.0
66.4

–216.2
–259.1
–284.9
–314.6
–143.6
–79.7
–170.8
–60.4
–110.5
29.6
25.8

–263.1
–243.0
–237.3
–245.0
–75.8
–41.0
–169.3
–38.0
–131.3
7.9
–5.8

110.2
41.3
27.7
18.9
–37.2
–19.5
56.2
–7.1
63.2
8.6
13.7

–39.4
–20.3
–23.8
–23.1
–16.3
–9.3
–6.9
–3.0
–3.8
–0.6
3.4

75.0
32.7
21.0
21.7
–0.6
8.5
22.4
1.3
21.0
–0.7
11.7

111.3
26.7
6.5
–4.1
–13.9
–5.7
9.7
–0.2
10.1
10.6
20.2

123.5
62.2
51.1
43.5
9.4
7.4
34.1
8.8
25.2
7.6
11.1

56.1
10.2

35.4
–9.5

4.7
–10.6

9.7
4.1

4.1
–0.7

10.0
1.7

11.8
8.4

7.3
3.8

11.6
13.0
–1.4
78.3
52.3
49.6
2.7
160.7
154.7
65.1
18.4
71.2
6.2
27.7
–50.5
529.3
296.1
298.2
21.8
–75.9
97.8
276.4
–14.7
12.6
7.3
5.3
233.2

–90.1
–20.3
–69.7
52.0
–189.6
–92.4
–97.2
253.6
254.2
96.2
77.9
80.1
–0.7
–16.9
–298.2
82.0
–125.4
–103.2
–148.8
–57.0
–91.8
45.6
–29.4
7.1
5.3
1.9
207.4

–54.3
–9.9
–44.5
2.1
–96.4
–55.4
–41.0
109.5
110.1
47.7
26.7
35.7
–0.6
–19.2
–229.6
–33.5
–53.7
–54.2
–35.6
6.6
–42.2
–18.7
–4.9
5.4
1.1
4.3
20.2

–18.2
–1.6
–16.5
4.7
–46.8
–11.0
–35.8
136.5
136.9
19.6
29.5
87.7
–0.4
7.4
–100.9
211.1
5.8
7.1
17.0
–7.5
24.5
–9.9
–1.7
0.4
1.2
–0.8
205.3

5.9
0.0
5.9
9.7
–34.8
–16.2
–18.6
–0.9
–0.7
14.4
17.3
–32.2
–0.3
–1.0
4.5
–43.9
126.2
120.6
100.7
40.5
60.3
19.9
2.5
3.0
1.3
1.7
–170.1

15.7
8.2
7.5
3.7
–1.9
–7.5
5.6
28.9
29.1
16.2
–1.6
14.3
0.0
4.2
0.2
74.7
82.1
90.8
36.8
–1.3
38.0
54.0
–13.1
4.5
1.4
3.2
–7.4

8.6
0.6
8.1
9.9
21.9
2.9
19.0
57.3
56.4
2.5
2.7
51.3
0.8
13.0
17.5
93.9
98.2
99.3
67.1
16.8
50.3
32.3
–4.0
2.8
1.5
1.2
–4.2

19.0
2.1
16.8
6.1
3.3
–3.4
6.8
40.6
40.2
16.8
–9.3
32.7
0.4
7.8
2.6
120.9
59.8
54.6
–2.5
13.4
–15.9
57.0
2.2
3.1
1.6
1.5
61.0

–18.0
168.7

–447.4
56.9

–304.2
10.6

–68.5
146.1

–101.5
–113.3

–19.0
0.7

2.0
32.9

75.9
110.3

r Revised
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. The current-dollar measure is 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
2010
January

February

April r

March

May r

June r

July r

August 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, domestic
Less: Personal current taxes ......................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income.........................................
Addenda:
Personal consumption expenditures ...........................................
Goods ......................................................................................
Durable goods ......................................................................
Nondurable goods ................................................................
Services...................................................................................

0.2
0.2
0.0
0.8

0.1
–0.1
–0.1
0.2

0.4
0.2
0.2
0.3

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.2

0.4
0.5
0.5
0.3

0.0
–0.1
–0.1
0.1

0.2
0.4
0.4
0.2

0.5
0.3
0.3
0.3

0.2
1.8
–0.1
–0.3
0.2
0.8
1.2
1.5
0.1

0.1
1.8
0.1
–0.3
1.0
0.3
–0.1
0.0
0.1

0.9
1.9
–0.6
–0.3
–1.2
1.6
0.3
0.3
0.4

1.2
0.0
0.4
0.0
1.0
0.3
0.4
–0.2
0.5

0.2
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.4

–0.3
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.4
–0.1
–0.2
0.0

0.2
0.7
–0.5
–1.0
0.2
0.0
0.3
1.4
0.0

1.0
0.8
–0.6
–1.0
0.1
1.6
0.3
0.6
0.5

0.1
0.6
–1.0
1.3
–0.1

0.5
0.9
1.1
0.8
0.3

0.5
1.3
3.5
0.2
0.1

0.0
–0.6
–1.0
–0.5
0.2

0.2
–0.6
–0.3
–0.8
0.6

0.0
–0.4
–0.5
–0.4
0.1

0.4
0.6
1.0
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.9
–0.1
1.4
0.2

0.1
0.2

0.0
–0.2

0.0
0.2

Based on chained (2005) dollar measures
Real personal income excluding current transfer receipts ..........
Real disposable personal income ...............................................

–0.2
–0.2

0.0
0.1

0.0
0.3

0.5
0.5

0.5
0.4

p Preliminary
r Revised

Table 6. Personal Income and Its Disposition, Percent Change from Preceding Period (Years and Quarters)
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2008

2009

2009
I

II

2010
III

IV

II r

I

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, domestic
Less: Personal current taxes .....................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income........................................
Addenda:
Personal consumption expenditures ..........................................
Goods .....................................................................................
Durable goods .....................................................................
Nondurable goods ...............................................................
Services..................................................................................

4.0
2.6
2.1
4.6

–1.7
–3.2
–4.3
1.7

–8.2
–11.6
–13.8
–1.5

3.7
2.1
1.8
3.7

–1.3
–1.0
–1.5
0.9

2.5
1.7
1.3
3.1

3.7
1.4
0.4
5.3

4.1
3.2
3.3
2.9

1.1
54.5
2.5
3.9
0.3
9.4
2.9
–3.4
5.1

–8.2
23.4
–9.0
–7.0
–12.2
13.5
–1.7
–20.7
0.7

–18.8
3.1
–17.4
–16.0
–19.6
24.9
–7.6
–50.0
–1.2

–6.9
7.3
–9.2
–3.5
–18.2
29.8
3.1
–29.4
8.0

2.4
15.3
–7.0
–5.2
–10.2
–0.2
–0.4
1.6
–1.6

6.4
5.4
–0.4
–2.5
3.3
5.5
1.7
0.1
2.7

3.4
14.7
4.7
1.0
11.6
10.9
5.4
6.4
3.4

7.6
8.7
0.7
–1.1
3.9
7.4
3.2
0.9
4.4

3.0
0.7
–6.6
4.4
4.3

–1.0
–4.4
–5.3
–4.0
0.7

–2.2
–4.4
2.7
–7.5
–1.1

0.3
2.2
–3.0
4.7
–0.6

5.0
13.3
17.1
11.6
1.2

3.7
4.6
–0.5
7.0
3.2

4.0
8.3
6.6
9.2
1.9

2.1
–0.3
5.1
–2.7
3.4

–0.2
0.0

0.0
1.3

0.8
4.4

Based on chained (2005) dollar measures
Real personal income excluding current transfer receipts .........
Real disposable personal income ..............................................
r Revised

–0.2
1.7

–4.6
0.6

–3.2
0.4

–0.7
5.9

–1.1
–4.4

Table 7. Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Months)
2010
January

February

March

April

r

May r

June r

July r

August p

Billions of chained (2005) dollars, seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................
Goods ........................................................................................
Durable goods ........................................................................
Nondurable goods ..................................................................
Services .....................................................................................

9,189.3
3,159.9
1,116.5
2,038.7
6,027.4

9,228.2
3,193.0
1,131.0
2,057.7
6,034.6

9,258.6
3,233.3
1,169.2
2,064.0
6,026.7

9,257.2
3,223.7
1,159.1
2,063.4
6,034.4

9,280.5
3,221.8
1,158.2
2,062.3
6,058.9

9,289.3
3,222.3
1,156.2
2,064.4
6,066.9

9,305.8
3,228.3
1,171.1
2,057.7
6,077.5

9,321.2
3,243.2
1,169.2
2,073.2
6,078.8

Change from preceding period in billions of chained (2005) dollars, seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................
Goods ........................................................................................
Durable goods ........................................................................
Nondurable goods ..................................................................
Services .....................................................................................

–10.0
1.3
–8.7
8.4
–11.0

38.9
33.1
14.5
19.0
7.2

30.4
40.3
38.2
6.3
–7.9

–1.4
–9.6
–10.1
–0.6
7.7

23.3
–1.9
–0.9
–1.1
24.5

8.8
0.5
–2.0
2.1
8.0

16.5
6.0
14.9
–6.7
10.6

15.4
14.9
–1.9
15.5
1.3

Percent change from preceding period in chained (2005) dollars, seasonally adjusted at monthly rates
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................
Goods ........................................................................................
Durable goods ........................................................................
Nondurable goods ..................................................................
Services .....................................................................................

–0.1
0.0
–0.8
0.4
–0.2

0.4
1.0
1.3
0.9
0.1

0.3
1.3
3.4
0.3
–0.1

0.0
–0.3
–0.9
0.0
0.1

0.3
–0.1
–0.1
–0.1
0.4

0.1
0.0
–0.2
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.2
1.3
–0.3
0.2

0.2
0.5
–0.2
0.8
0.0

p Preliminary
r Revised

Table 8. Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Years and Quarters)
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2008

2009

2009
I

II

2010
III

IV

I

II r

9,182.9
3,151.8
1,115.1
2,032.3
6,028.7

9,225.4
3,195.4
1,138.9
2,053.5
6,029.6

9,275.7
3,222.6
1,157.8
2,063.4
6,053.4

42.5
43.6
23.8
21.2
0.9

50.3
27.2
18.9
9.9
23.8

1.9
5.7
8.8
4.2
0.1

2.2
3.4
6.8
1.9
1.6

Billions of chained (2005) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures .........................................
Goods .........................................................................................
Durable goods .........................................................................
Nondurable goods ...................................................................
Services ......................................................................................

9,265.0
3,180.3
1,136.4
2,041.2
6,082.3

9,153.9
3,117.4
1,094.6
2,017.4
6,032.7

Personal consumption expenditures .........................................
Goods .........................................................................................
Durable goods .........................................................................
Nondurable goods ...................................................................
Services ......................................................................................

–24.5
–81.3
–62.2
–23.1
54.0

–111.1
–62.9
–41.8
–23.8
–49.6

9,154.1
3,095.7
1,076.6
2,012.0
6,053.6

9,117.0
3,084.0
1,068.2
2,008.3
6,027.7

9,161.6
3,138.2
1,118.3
2,016.9
6,020.7

Change from preceding period in billions of chained (2005) dollars
–12.2
13.4
12.7
1.9
–24.9

–37.1
–11.7
–8.4
–3.7
–25.9

44.6
54.2
50.1
8.6
–7.0

21.3
13.6
–3.2
15.4
8.0

Percent change from preceding period in chained (2005) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures .........................................
Goods .........................................................................................
Durable goods .........................................................................
Nondurable goods ...................................................................
Services ......................................................................................
r Revised

–0.3
–2.5
–5.2
–1.1
0.9

–1.2
–2.0
–3.7
–1.2
–0.8

–0.5
1.8
4.8
0.4
–1.6

–1.6
–1.5
–3.1
–0.7
–1.7

2.0
7.2
20.1
1.7
–0.5

0.9
1.7
–1.1
3.1
0.5

Table 9. Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Level and Percent Change From Preceding Period (Months)
2010
January

February

March

r

April

May r

June r

July r

August p

Chain-type price indexes (2005=100), seasonally
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)...............................
Goods .........................................................................................
Durable goods .........................................................................
Nondurable goods ...................................................................
Services ......................................................................................
Addenda:
PCE excluding food and energy..................................................
Food 1 .........................................................................................
Energy goods and services 2 ......................................................
Market-based PCE 3 ...................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 3 ........................

110.815
105.922
93.224
113.105
113.416

110.858
105.716
93.013
112.903
113.589

111.032
105.714
93.126
112.838
113.856

111.000
105.364
93.001
112.360
113.994

110.902
104.755
92.775
111.537
114.169

110.762
104.318
92.488
111.016
114.186

111.010
104.716
92.244
111.777
114.354

111.270
105.157
92.263
112.456
114.518

109.774
113.262
124.010
110.774
109.552

109.856
113.391
123.286
110.792
109.610

110.030
113.746
123.189
110.906
109.715

110.071
113.989
121.491
110.881
109.776

110.188
113.987
117.572
110.752
109.892

110.255
113.771
114.081
110.655
110.042

110.358
113.821
117.028
110.914
110.135

110.487
113.904
119.747
111.197
110.269

Percent change from preceding period in price indexes, seasonally adjusted at monthly rates
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)...............................
Goods .........................................................................................
Durable goods .........................................................................
Nondurable goods ...................................................................
Services ......................................................................................
Addenda:
PCE excluding food and energy..................................................
Food 1 .........................................................................................
Energy goods and services 2 ......................................................
Market-based PCE 3 ...................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 3 ........................

0.3
0.6
–0.3
0.9
0.1

0.0
–0.2
–0.2
–0.2
0.2

0.2
0.0
0.1
–0.1
0.2

0.0
–0.3
–0.1
–0.4
0.1

–0.1
–0.6
–0.2
–0.7
0.2

–0.1
–0.4
–0.3
–0.5
0.0

0.2
0.4
–0.3
0.7
0.1

0.2
0.4
0.0
0.6
0.1

0.1
0.1
3.0
0.2
0.0

0.1
0.1
–0.6
0.0
0.1

0.2
0.3
–0.1
0.1
0.1

0.0
0.2
–1.4
0.0
0.1

0.1
0.0
–3.2
–0.1
0.1

0.1
–0.2
–3.0
–0.1
0.1

0.1
0.0
2.6
0.2
0.1

0.1
0.1
2.3
0.3
0.1

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Food consists of food and beverages purchased for off-premises consumption; food services, which include purchased meals and beverages, are not classified as food.
2. Consists of gasoline and other energy goods and of electricity and gas services.
3. Market-based PCE is a supplemental measure that is based on household expenditures for which there are observable price measures. It excludes most imputed transactions (for example, financial services
furnished without payment) and the final consumption expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households.

Table 10. Real Disposable Personal Income and Real Personal Consumption Expenditures:
Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
2010
January
Disposable personal income......................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................
Goods ........................................................................................
Durable goods ........................................................................
Nondurable goods ..................................................................
Services .....................................................................................

0.1
0.1
1.8
2.9
1.4
–0.7

February
0.9
0.7
2.8
4.5
2.0
–0.3

March
1.0
1.5
5.1
10.0
2.8
–0.2

April

r

May r

0.6
1.6
5.0
9.8
2.9
–0.1

June r

–0.7
1.8
4.3
8.1
2.5
0.6

July r
1.0
1.9
4.2
7.3
2.9
0.7

August p
1.4
1.9
3.8
6.4
2.6
1.0

1.7
1.2
1.6
–0.6
2.7
1.0

p Preliminary
r Revised

Table 11. Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
2010
January
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)..............................
Goods ........................................................................................
Durable goods ........................................................................
Nondurable goods ..................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Addenda:
PCE excluding food and energy.................................................
Food 1 ........................................................................................
Energy goods and services 2 .....................................................
Market-based PCE 3 ..................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 3 .......................

February

March

April r

May r

June r

July r

August p

2.5
4.3
–0.8
6.7
1.7

2.3
3.3
–1.1
5.4
1.8

2.5
3.4
–1.0
5.6
2.0

2.3
2.9
–1.1
4.8
2.0

2.1
2.2
–1.3
3.8
2.0

1.4
0.3
–1.7
1.2
1.9

1.5
0.8
–1.4
1.8
1.9

1.5
0.6
–1.1
1.4
1.9

1.8
–1.4
21.8
2.4
1.6

1.7
–1.0
16.5
2.1
1.4

1.8
–0.5
20.1
2.2
1.3

1.5
0.1
19.7
2.0
1.1

1.5
0.4
15.3
1.8
1.1

1.4
0.2
3.4
1.1
1.1

1.4
0.7
5.5
1.3
1.1

1.4
0.7
3.8
1.2
1.1

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Food consists of food and beverages purchased for off-premises consumption; food services, which include purchased meals and beverages, are not classified as food.
2. Consists of gasoline and other energy goods and of electricity and gas services.
3. Market-based PCE is a supplemental measure that is based on household expenditures for which there are observable price measures. It excludes most imputed transactions (for example, financial services
furnished without payment) and the final consumption expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households.