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Friday, September 27, 2019 Contact: Thomas Dail, (301) 278-9003 Real Disposable Personal Income Rises in August Jun. Jul. Aug. Personal Income 0.4% 0.1% 0.4% Current-dollar disposable personal income (DPI), after-tax income, increased 0.5 percent in August after increasing 0.3 percent in July. Currentdollar DPI 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% Real DPI, income adjusted for taxes and inflation, increased 0.4 percent in August after showing no change in July. Real DPI 0.3% 0.0% 0.4% Real PCE 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% PCE Prices 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 8.1% 7.8% 8.1% Personal income increased 0.4 percent in August after increasing 0.1 percent in July. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.6 percent in August after increasing 0.2 percent in July. Real consumer spending (PCE), spending adjusted for price changes, increased 0.1 percent in August after increasing 0.3 percent in July. Spending on durable goods increased 0.9 percent in August after increasing 0.8 percent in July. PCE prices were unchanged in August after increasing 0.2 percent in July. Excluding food and energy, PCE prices increased 0.1 percent in August after increasing 0.2 percent in July. Personal saving rate Personal saving as a percent of DPI was 8.1 percent in August and 7.8 percent in July. Personal Saving Rate BEA statistics—including GDP, personal income, the balance of payments, foreign direct investment, the input-output accounts, and economic data for states, local areas, and industries—are available at www.bea.gov. E-mail alerts are also available. NOTE: On October 31, 2019, September estimates of Personal Income and Outlays will be released.
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