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NEWS RELEASE
EMBARGOED UNTIL RELEASE AT 8:30 A.M. EST, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010
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(Personal Income)
(Personal Outlays)

BEA 10-03

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: DECEMBER 2009
Personal income increased $44.5 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $45.9 billion, or 0.4 percent, in December, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $22.6 billion, or 0.2 percent. In November,
personal income increased $61.1 billion, or 0.5 percent, DPI increased $60.7 billion, or 0.5
percent, and PCE increased $69.1 billion, or 0.7 percent, based on revised estimates.
Real disposable income increased 0.3 percent in December, the same increase as in November. Real
PCE increased 0.1 percent in December, compared with an increase of 0.4 percent in November.
2009
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
(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

Dec.

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.5

0.4

0.3
0.0

0.3
0.2

0.4
0.1

0.5
0.3

0.4
0.3

1.3
1.0

-0.6
-0.7

0.6
0.3

0.7
0.4

0.2
0.1

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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 $6.3 billion in December, compared with an
increase of $25.1 billion in November. Goods-producing industries' payrolls decreased $5.2 billion,
in contrast to an increase of $2.9 billion; manufacturing payrolls decreased $2.2 billion, in contrast to
an increase of $3.5 billion. Services-producing industries' payrolls increased $11.5 billion, compared
with an increase of $22.3 billion. Government wage and salary disbursements increased $2.9 billion,
compared with an increase of $1.8 billion.

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Other personal income
Supplements to wages and salaries increased $1.3 billion in December, compared with an
increase of $2.9 billion in November.
Proprietors' income increased $8.9 billion in December, compared with an increase of $12.8
billion in November. Farm proprietors' income increased $7.0 billion, the same increase as in
November. Nonfarm proprietors' income increased $1.9 billion in December, compared with an
increase of $5.9 billion in November.
Rental income of persons increased $2.0 billion in December, the same increase as in November.
Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal dividend income)
increased $10.1 billion, the same increase as in November.
Personal current transfer receipts increased $14.0 billion in December, compared with an
increase of $9.8 billion in November. The December increase in personal current transfer receipts
reflected retroactive social security benefits payments of $8.5 billion at an annual rate, resulting from
a recalculation of the earnings base underlying the benefits of recent retirees.
Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income -increased $0.8 billion in December, compared with an increase of $3.6 billion in November.

Personal current taxes and disposable personal income
Personal current taxes decreased $1.4 billion in December, in contrast to an increase of $0.3
billion in November. Disposable personal income (DPI) -- personal income less personal current
taxes -- increased $45.9 billion, or 0.4 percent, in December, compared with an increase of $60.7
billion, or 0.5 percent, in November.

Personal outlays and personal saving
Personal outlays -- PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments -increased $18.0 billion in December, compared with an increase of $64.5 billion in November. PCE
increased $22.6 billion, compared with an increase of $69.1 billion.
Personal saving -- DPI less personal outlays -- was $534.2 billion in December, compared with
$506.3 billion in November. Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income was 4.8
percent in December, compared with 4.5 percent in November. 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 PCE price index
Real DPI -- DPI adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.3 percent in December, the
same increase as in November.
Real PCE -- PCE adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.1 percent in December,
compared with an increase of 0.4 percent in November. Purchases of durable goods increased 0.2
percent, compared with an increase of 2.3 percent. Purchases of nondurable goods decreased 0.8
percent, in contrast to an increase of 1.0 percent. Purchases of services increased 0.4 percent, in
contrast to a decrease of less than 0.1 percent.
PCE price index -- The price index for PCE increased 0.1 percent in December, compared with
an increase of 0.3 percent in November. The PCE price index excluding food and energy increased
0.1 percent, compared to an increase of less than 0.1 percent.

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

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

November

Previous Revised
(Percent)

Previous Revised
(Billions of dollars)

Previous Revised
(Percent)

Personal Income:
Current dollars

33.6

31.0

0.3

0.3

49.7

61.1

0.4

0.5

Disposable personal income:
Current Dollars
Chained (2005) dollars

50.2
20.4

41.8
9.7

0.5
0.2

0.4
0.1

54.1
24.1

60.7
29.2

0.5
0.2

0.5
0.3

Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars
63.5
Chained (2005) dollars
34.5

64.1
32.3

0.6
0.4

0.6
0.3

47.9
20.4

69.1
38.8

0.5
0.2

0.7
0.4

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This release includes revised estimates of population, per capita disposable personal income (DPI), and
per capita real DPI. The revised population estimates reflect newly available estimates from the Census
Bureau for April 2000 through December 2009. BEA population estimates are a mid-month average of
Census Bureau data. The revised per capita estimates reflect the revisions to the population estimates.
Estimates for the complete revision period are available on BEA's Web site at
www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb/SelectTable.asp?Selected=Y#S2.

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.
By visiting the site, you can also subscribe to receive free e-mail summaries of BEA releases and
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Next release – March 1, 2010 at 8:30 A.M. EST for
Personal Income and Outlays for January.

Release Dates for 2010
December 2009…February 1
January 2010 ….. March 1
February 2010… March 29
March 2010…… May 3

April 2010…May 28
May 2010… June 28
June 2010… August 3
July 2010…. August 30

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August 2010…… October 1
September 2010.. November 1
October 2010…. November 24
November 2010.. December 23

Table 1. Personal Income and Its Disposition (Months)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2009

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

August

September

October r

November r December p

May

June

July

12,146.9
7,820.1
6,317.0
5,132.0
1,066.2
660.5
4,065.8
991.0
3,074.8
1,185.0
1,503.1
1,042.0
461.1

12,029.7
7,823.6
6,318.9
5,131.4
1,059.7
657.4
4,071.8
987.1
3,084.6
1,187.4
1,504.7
1,043.4
461.3

12,050.6
7,829.0
6,322.6
5,138.1
1,060.5
662.5
4,077.6
985.7
3,091.8
1,184.6
1,506.4
1,045.0
461.4

12,084.5
7,845.7
6,337.2
5,151.3
1,055.6
660.0
4,095.7
991.1
3,104.6
1,185.8
1,508.6
1,046.2
462.4

12,116.5
7,849.7
6,339.9
5,155.7
1,050.4
660.3
4,105.3
991.1
3,114.2
1,184.1
1,509.8
1,047.2
462.7

12,147.5
7,858.7
6,347.2
5,160.4
1,048.1
657.5
4,112.2
991.7
3,120.5
1,186.9
1,511.5
1,048.7
462.8

12,208.6
7,888.5
6,374.2
5,185.5
1,051.0
661.0
4,134.5
996.1
3,138.4
1,188.7
1,514.4
1,049.8
464.6

12,253.1
7,899.0
6,383.3
5,191.8
1,045.8
658.8
4,146.0
999.6
3,146.3
1,191.6
1,515.7
1,050.9
464.8

1,026.8
29.1
997.7
261.9
1,773.4
1,241.1
532.3
2,236.1
2,203.4
1,145.7
121.6
936.1
32.7
971.4
1,083.0
11,063.9
10,350.4
9,979.3
3,179.4
1,011.5
2,167.9
6,799.9
216.7
154.5
91.4
63.1
713.5
6.4

1,031.2
30.6
1,000.6
268.7
1,761.5
1,248.7
512.8
2,116.6
2,083.9
1,159.1
132.0
792.8
32.7
971.9
1,070.5
10,959.3
10,420.6
10,050.6
3,235.1
1,022.5
2,212.6
6,815.6
215.2
154.8
91.7
63.1
538.6
4.9

1,035.0
28.2
1,006.8
273.3
1,762.3
1,241.8
520.5
2,123.4
2,090.6
1,158.4
131.5
800.7
32.8
972.5
1,086.4
10,964.2
10,437.7
10,068.4
3,245.0
1,038.7
2,206.2
6,823.4
215.3
154.0
92.1
61.9
526.5
4.8

1,038.4
25.8
1,012.6
277.9
1,763.1
1,234.9
528.2
2,133.7
2,100.9
1,162.8
137.4
800.7
32.8
974.4
1,086.5
10,998.0
10,567.3
10,197.4
3,353.6
1,102.7
2,250.8
6,843.8
215.5
154.4
92.5
61.9
430.7
3.9

1,040.2
23.5
1,016.7
282.6
1,763.9
1,228.0
535.9
2,155.3
2,122.4
1,176.3
138.1
808.0
32.8
975.0
1,085.5
11,031.1
10,503.3
10,132.8
3,278.4
1,012.4
2,266.0
6,854.5
215.6
154.8
92.9
61.9
527.8
4.8

1,054.0
30.4
1,023.5
285.4
1,773.9
1,228.1
545.8
2,151.3
2,118.4
1,175.7
129.4
813.2
32.9
975.7
1,074.7
11,072.9
10,562.8
10,196.9
3,307.9
1,033.8
2,274.1
6,889.0
210.2
155.7
93.9
61.9
510.1
4.6

1,066.8
37.4
1,029.4
287.4
1,784.0
1,228.2
555.8
2,161.1
2,128.2
1,181.5
126.6
820.0
32.9
979.3
1,075.0
11,133.6
10,627.3
10,266.0
3,372.9
1,056.9
2,315.9
6,893.1
204.7
156.6
94.7
61.9
506.3
4.5

1,075.7
44.4
1,031.3
289.4
1,794.1
1,228.4
565.7
2,175.1
2,142.1
1,187.2
123.9
831.0
33.0
980.1
1,073.6
11,179.5
10,645.3
10,288.6
3,359.8
1,057.3
2,302.5
6,928.8
199.3
157.4
95.5
61.9
534.2
4.8

9,122.0

9,075.4

9,087.6

9,079.3

9,080.1

9,086.4

9,109.5

9,128.3

10,183.3

10,033.1

10,036.9

10,034.8

10,055.3

10,065.0

10,094.2

10,126.0

36,028
33,160
307,095

35,660
32,647
307,323

35,649
32,634
307,562

35,729
32,600
307,815

35,807
32,640
308,068

35,915
32,646
308,304

36,086
32,717
308,526

36,211
32,798
308,736

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

2008
III

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

2009
IV

I

II

III

IV

12,238.8
8,042.4
6,545.9
5,404.6
1,206.5
742.0
4,198.1
1,048.3
3,149.8
1,141.3
1,496.6
1,023.9
472.7

12,072.1
7,836.3
6,330.6
5,148.1
1,069.7
665.8
4,078.4
994.2
3,084.2
1,182.5
1,505.7
1,043.9
461.8

12,286.6
8,069.1
6,567.7
5,419.2
1,206.2
740.3
4,213.0
1,047.8
3,165.2
1,148.5
1,501.4
1,026.7
474.7

12,233.5
8,050.3
6,543.5
5,388.6
1,192.2
732.2
4,196.5
1,039.4
3,157.1
1,154.9
1,506.8
1,033.2
473.6

11,952.7
7,805.8
6,307.8
5,136.0
1,107.3
681.0
4,028.8
1,002.3
3,026.5
1,171.8
1,498.0
1,037.8
460.2

12,048.8
7,815.9
6,313.1
5,128.8
1,067.8
662.0
4,061.0
989.3
3,071.7
1,184.4
1,502.8
1,042.0
460.8

12,083.9
7,841.5
6,333.2
5,148.4
1,055.5
661.0
4,092.9
989.3
3,103.5
1,184.8
1,508.3
1,046.1
462.2

12,203.1
7,882.1
6,368.2
5,179.2
1,048.3
659.1
4,130.9
995.8
3,135.1
1,189.0
1,513.8
1,049.8
464.1

1,106.3
48.7
1,057.5
210.4
1,994.4
1,308.0
686.4
1,875.9
1,843.2
1,070.3
50.6
722.4
32.6
990.6
1,432.4
10,806.4
10,520.0
10,129.9
3,403.2
1,095.2
2,308.0
6,726.8
237.7
152.3
87.9
64.5
286.4
2.7

1,042.3
29.9
1,012.4
268.3
1,791.5
1,236.9
554.6
2,106.9
2,074.2
1,156.7
120.3
797.2
32.7
973.2
1,107.6
10,964.5
10,461.8
10,092.6
3,257.6
1,034.4
2,223.3
6,835.0
214.3
154.9
92.3
62.7
502.7
4.6

1,114.4
49.3
1,065.1
222.2
2,001.4
1,327.8
673.7
1,874.3
1,841.7
1,080.5
57.7
703.5
32.6
994.9
1,437.3
10,849.3
10,613.6
10,220.1
3,463.0
1,088.5
2,374.5
6,757.1
238.3
155.2
88.5
66.7
235.7
2.2

1,083.6
39.0
1,044.5
236.7
1,958.1
1,292.9
665.2
1,898.0
1,865.3
1,087.0
70.3
708.0
32.7
993.3
1,434.3
10,799.1
10,389.9
10,009.8
3,227.5
1,019.9
2,207.6
6,782.3
228.8
151.3
89.5
61.8
409.2
3.8

1,037.8
27.3
1,010.5
245.9
1,845.5
1,243.4
602.1
1,987.3
1,954.7
1,128.5
96.2
730.1
32.5
969.7
1,187.3
10,765.4
10,362.3
9,987.7
3,197.7
1,025.2
2,172.4
6,790.0
220.4
154.2
90.4
63.8
403.1
3.7

1,028.0
28.9
999.1
262.0
1,773.4
1,241.1
532.3
2,140.3
2,107.7
1,151.1
122.5
834.1
32.7
970.9
1,082.6
10,966.2
10,370.5
9,999.3
3,193.8
1,011.5
2,182.2
6,805.6
216.7
154.5
91.4
63.1
595.7
5.4

1,037.9
25.8
1,012.0
277.9
1,763.1
1,234.9
528.2
2,137.5
2,104.7
1,165.8
135.7
803.2
32.8
974.0
1,086.1
10,997.8
10,502.8
10,132.9
3,292.3
1,051.3
2,241.0
6,840.6
215.5
154.4
92.5
61.9
495.0
4.5

1,065.5
37.4
1,028.1
287.4
1,784.0
1,228.2
555.8
2,162.5
2,129.6
1,181.5
126.7
821.4
32.9
978.4
1,074.4
11,128.6
10,611.8
10,250.5
3,346.8
1,049.3
2,297.5
6,903.7
204.7
156.6
94.7
61.9
516.9
4.6

9,504.6

9,120.7

9,442.0

9,494.4

9,188.7

9,105.5

9,082.3

9,108.1

9,911.3

10,035.3

9,838.3

9,920.4

9,926.4

10,077.5

10,042.3

10,095.1

35,450
32,514
304,831

35,659
32,637
307,484

35,551
32,238
305,177

35,304
32,431
305,890

35,124
32,387
306,496

35,709
32,815
307,101

35,728
32,625
307,815

36,071
32,721
308,522

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
2009
May
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............

June

July

August

September

October r

November r December p

177.1
15.9
13.4
9.0
–11.2
–7.5
20.3
1.3
19.0
4.4
2.5
1.4
1.1

–117.2
3.5
1.9
–0.6
–6.5
–3.1
6.0
–3.9
9.8
2.4
1.6
1.4
0.2

20.9
5.4
3.7
6.7
0.8
5.1
5.8
–1.4
7.2
–2.8
1.7
1.6
0.1

33.9
16.7
14.6
13.2
–4.9
–2.5
18.1
5.4
12.8
1.2
2.2
1.2
1.0

32.0
4.0
2.7
4.4
–5.2
0.3
9.6
0.0
9.6
–1.7
1.2
1.0
0.3

31.0
9.0
7.3
4.7
–2.3
–2.8
6.9
0.6
6.3
2.8
1.7
1.5
0.1

61.1
29.8
27.0
25.1
2.9
3.5
22.3
4.4
17.9
1.8
2.9
1.1
1.8

44.5
10.5
9.1
6.3
–5.2
–2.2
11.5
3.5
7.9
2.9
1.3
1.1
0.2

0.8
2.0
–1.2
6.5
–11.8
7.6
–19.5
167.8
167.7
–2.7
7.7
162.7
0.1
2.1
–11.4
188.5
10.1
11.2
12.6
10.9
1.7
–1.4
–1.5
0.4
0.4
0.0
178.5

4.4
1.5
2.9
6.8
–11.9
7.6
–19.5
–119.5
–119.5
13.4
10.4
–143.3
0.0
0.5
–12.5
–104.6
70.2
71.3
55.7
11.0
44.7
15.7
–1.5
0.3
0.3
0.0
–174.9

3.8
–2.4
6.2
4.6
0.8
–6.9
7.7
6.8
6.7
–0.7
–0.5
7.9
0.1
0.6
15.9
4.9
17.1
17.8
9.9
16.2
–6.4
7.8
0.1
–0.8
0.4
–1.2
–12.1

3.4
–2.4
5.8
4.6
0.8
–6.9
7.7
10.3
10.3
4.4
5.9
0.0
0.0
1.9
0.1
33.8
129.6
129.0
108.6
64.0
44.6
20.4
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.0
–95.8

1.8
–2.3
4.1
4.7
0.8
–6.9
7.7
21.6
21.5
13.5
0.7
7.3
0.0
0.6
–1.0
33.1
–64.0
–64.6
–75.2
–90.3
15.2
10.7
0.1
0.4
0.4
0.0
97.1

13.8
6.9
6.8
2.8
10.0
0.1
9.9
–4.0
–4.0
–0.6
–8.7
5.2
0.1
0.7
–10.8
41.8
59.5
64.1
29.5
21.4
8.1
34.5
–5.4
0.9
1.0
0.0
–17.7

12.8
7.0
5.9
2.0
10.1
0.1
10.0
9.8
9.8
5.8
–2.8
6.8
0.0
3.6
0.3
60.7
64.5
69.1
65.0
23.1
41.8
4.1
–5.5
0.9
0.8
0.0
–3.8

8.9
7.0
1.9
2.0
10.1
0.2
9.9
14.0
13.9
5.7
–2.7
11.0
0.1
0.8
–1.4
45.9
18.0
22.6
–13.1
0.4
–13.4
35.7
–5.4
0.8
0.8
0.0
27.9

2.6
166.8

–46.6
–150.2

12.2
3.8

–8.3
–2.1

0.8
20.5

6.3
9.7

23.1
29.2

18.8
31.8

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

2008
III

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

2009
IV

I

II

III

IV

344.7
179.7
137.0
84.8
–6.4
–11.5
91.2
3.6
87.6
52.2
42.8
30.9
11.9

–166.7
–206.1
–215.3
–256.5
–136.8
–76.2
–119.7
–54.1
–65.6
41.2
9.1
20.0
–10.9

–6.3
36.3
28.5
16.4
–4.4
–5.0
20.8
–2.9
23.7
12.1
7.9
5.0
2.9

–53.1
–18.8
–24.2
–30.6
–14.0
–8.1
–16.5
–8.4
–8.1
6.4
5.4
6.5
–1.1

–280.8
–244.5
–235.7
–252.6
–84.9
–51.2
–167.7
–37.1
–130.6
16.9
–8.8
4.6
–13.4

96.1
10.1
5.3
–7.2
–39.5
–19.0
32.2
–13.0
45.2
12.6
4.8
4.2
0.6

35.1
25.6
20.1
19.6
–12.3
–1.0
31.9
0.0
31.8
0.4
5.5
4.1
1.4

119.2
40.6
35.0
30.8
–7.2
–1.9
38.0
6.5
31.6
4.2
5.5
3.7
1.9

9.9
9.3
0.6
65.5
–37.1
41.6
–78.7
157.9
155.4
66.6
18.3
70.7
2.4
31.3
–58.5
403.3
295.7
303.5
38.2
–65.3
103.5
265.4
–19.1
11.3
5.6
5.8
107.5

–64.0
–18.8
–45.1
57.9
–202.9
–71.1
–131.8
231.0
231.0
86.4
69.7
74.8
0.1
–17.4
–324.8
158.1
–58.2
–37.3
–145.6
–60.8
–84.7
108.2
–23.4
2.6
4.4
–1.8
216.3

2.5
–0.1
2.6
19.4
4.1
21.2
–17.0
–62.7
–62.7
16.0
19.0
–97.8
0.0
6.0
111.1
–117.4
21.4
25.4
–11.9
–38.0
26.1
37.3
–5.6
1.6
1.1
0.5
–138.7

–30.8
–10.3
–20.6
14.5
–43.3
–34.9
–8.5
23.7
23.6
6.5
12.6
4.5
0.1
–1.6
–3.0
–50.2
–223.7
–210.3
–235.5
–68.6
–166.9
25.2
–9.5
–3.9
1.0
–4.9
173.5

–45.8
–11.7
–34.0
9.2
–112.6
–49.5
–63.1
89.3
89.4
41.5
25.9
22.1
–0.2
–23.6
–247.0
–33.7
–27.6
–22.1
–29.8
5.3
–35.2
7.7
–8.4
2.9
0.9
2.0
–6.1

–9.8
1.6
–11.4
16.1
–72.1
–2.3
–69.8
153.0
153.0
22.6
26.3
104.0
0.2
1.2
–104.7
200.8
8.2
11.6
–3.9
–13.7
9.8
15.6
–3.7
0.3
1.0
–0.7
192.6

9.9
–3.1
12.9
15.9
–10.3
–6.2
–4.1
–2.8
–3.0
14.7
13.2
–30.9
0.1
3.1
3.5
31.6
132.3
133.6
98.5
39.8
58.8
35.0
–1.2
–0.1
1.1
–1.2
–100.7

27.6
11.6
16.1
9.5
20.9
–6.7
27.6
25.0
24.9
15.7
–9.0
18.2
0.1
4.4
–11.7
130.8
109.0
117.6
54.5
–2.0
56.5
63.1
–10.8
2.2
2.2
0.0
21.9

–140.8
50.7

–383.9
124.0

–56.8
–220.7

52.4
82.1

–305.7
6.0

–83.2
151.1

–23.2
–35.2

25.8
52.8

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
2009
May

June

July

August

September

October r

November r December 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................................................................................................

1.5
0.2
0.2
0.2

–1.0
0.0
0.0
0.1

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1

0.3
0.1
0.0
0.1

0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.5
0.4
0.4
0.2

0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
2.6
–0.7
0.6
–3.5
8.1
0.2
–1.0
1.7

0.4
2.6
–0.7
0.6
–3.7
–5.3
0.0
–1.2
–0.9

0.4
1.7
0.0
–0.6
1.5
0.3
0.1
1.5
0.0

0.3
1.7
0.0
–0.6
1.5
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.3

0.2
1.7
0.0
–0.6
1.5
1.0
0.1
–0.1
0.3

1.3
1.0
0.6
0.0
1.9
–0.2
0.1
–1.0
0.4

1.2
0.7
0.6
0.0
1.8
0.5
0.4
0.0
0.5

0.8
0.7
0.6
0.0
1.8
0.6
0.1
–0.1
0.4

0.1
0.4
1.1
0.1
0.0

0.7
1.8
1.1
2.1
0.2

0.2
0.3
1.6
–0.3
0.1

1.3
3.3
6.2
2.0
0.3

–0.6
–2.2
–8.2
0.7
0.2

0.6
0.9
2.1
0.4
0.5

0.7
2.0
2.2
1.8
0.1

0.2
–0.4
0.0
–0.6
0.5

0.1
0.1

0.3
0.3

0.2
0.3

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

0.0
1.7

–0.5
–1.5

0.1
0.0

–0.1
0.0

0.0
0.2

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

2008
III

2009
IV

I

II

III

IV

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

2.9
2.3
2.1
2.9

–1.4
–2.6
–3.3
0.6

–0.2
1.8
1.8
2.1

–1.7
–0.9
–1.5
1.4

–8.9
–11.6
–13.6
–2.3

3.3
0.5
0.3
1.3

1.2
1.3
1.3
1.5

4.0
2.1
2.2
1.5

0.9
45.2
–1.8
3.3
–10.3
9.2
3.3
–3.9
3.9

–5.8
27.5
–10.2
–5.4
–19.2
12.3
–1.8
–22.7
1.5

0.9
44.0
0.8
6.6
–9.5
–12.3
2.4
38.0
–4.2

–10.6
28.8
–8.4
–10.1
–5.0
5.1
–0.6
–0.8
–1.8

–15.9
16.4
–21.1
–14.5
–32.8
20.2
–9.2
–53.1
–1.2

–3.7
28.9
–14.7
–0.7
–38.9
34.6
0.5
–30.9
7.7

3.9
26.7
–2.3
–2.0
–3.0
–0.5
1.3
1.3
1.2

11.1
14.3
4.8
–2.1
22.6
4.8
1.8
–4.2
4.8

3.1
1.1
–5.6
4.7
4.1

–0.4
–4.3
–5.6
–3.7
1.6

1.0
–1.4
–12.8
4.5
2.2

–8.0
–24.5
–22.9
–25.3
1.5

–0.9
–3.7
2.1
–6.2
0.5

0.5
–0.5
–5.2
1.8
0.9

5.5
12.9
16.7
11.2
2.1

4.7
6.8
–0.7
10.5
3.7

–0.9
6.2

–0.3
–1.4

0.3
2.1

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

–1.5
0.5

–4.0
1.3

–0.6
–8.5

0.6
3.4

–3.2
0.2

Table 7. Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Months)
2009
May

June

July

August

September

October r

November r

December p

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

9,185.1
3,106.1
1,072.5
2,025.8
6,074.3

9,201.3
3,114.9
1,083.5
2,024.5
6,081.9

9,216.8
3,130.4
1,106.4
2,019.6
6,082.8

9,304.4
3,213.3
1,180.6
2,035.0
6,091.3

9,236.5
3,135.2
1,081.2
2,045.3
6,097.7

9,268.8
3,156.2
1,102.8
2,046.8
6,109.6

9,307.6
3,199.4
1,128.0
2,066.4
6,107.2

9,319.1
3,184.3
1,130.0
2,050.5
6,132.5

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

4.3
11.1
13.3
–1.1
–6.0

16.2
8.8
11.0
–1.3
7.6

15.5
15.5
22.9
–4.9
0.9

87.6
82.9
74.2
15.4
8.5

–67.9
–78.1
–99.4
10.3
6.4

32.3
21.0
21.6
1.5
11.9

38.8
43.2
25.2
19.6
–2.4

11.5
–15.1
2.0
–15.9
25.3

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

0.0
0.4
1.2
–0.1
–0.1

0.2
0.3
1.0
–0.1
0.1

0.2
0.5
2.1
–0.2
0.0

1.0
2.7
6.7
0.8
0.1

–0.7
–2.4
–8.4
0.5
0.1

0.3
0.7
2.0
0.1
0.2

0.4
1.4
2.3
1.0
0.0

0.1
–0.5
0.2
–0.8
0.4

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

2008
III

2009
IV

I

II

III

IV

9,189.0
3,105.4
1,071.7
2,025.7
6,078.8

9,252.6
3,159.6
1,122.7
2,033.3
6,090.6

9,298.5
3,180.0
1,120.3
2,054.6
6,116.4

63.6
54.2
51.0
7.6
11.8

45.9
20.4
–2.4
21.3
25.8

2.8
7.2
20.4
1.5
0.8

2.0
2.6
–0.9
4.3
1.7

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

9,290.9
3,206.0
1,146.3
2,057.3
6,083.1

9,237.3
3,143.7
1,100.5
2,037.3
6,090.5

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

–23.0
–67.7
–53.6
–17.5
42.3

–53.6
–62.3
–45.8
–20.0
7.4

9,267.7
3,193.6
1,139.6
2,051.5
6,072.4

9,195.3
3,110.4
1,076.8
2,026.1
6,080.4

9,209.2
3,129.8
1,087.2
2,035.5
6,076.0

Change from preceding period in billions of chained (2005) dollars
–83.3
–64.2
–36.1
–29.9
–20.1

–72.4
–83.2
–62.8
–25.4
8.0

13.9
19.4
10.4
9.4
–4.4

–20.2
–24.4
–15.5
–9.8
2.8

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

–0.2
–2.1
–4.5
–0.8
0.7

–0.6
–1.9
–4.0
–1.0
0.1

–3.5
–7.7
–11.7
–5.6
–1.3

–3.1
–10.0
–20.3
–4.9
0.5

0.6
2.5
3.9
1.9
–0.3

–0.9
–3.1
–5.6
–1.9
0.2

Table 9. Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Level and Percent Change From Preceding Period (Months)
2009
May

June

July

August

September

October r

November r December p

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

108.644
102.379
94.344
107.024
111.944

109.228
103.877
94.389
109.302
112.061

109.236
103.680
93.903
109.255
112.174

109.594
104.383
93.429
110.618
112.353

109.701
104.584
93.647
110.807
112.410

110.010
104.825
93.763
111.116
112.756

110.294
105.439
93.726
112.086
112.868

110.401
105.529
93.589
112.300
112.984

100.171
108.694
108.648
108.712

108.596
108.855
109.293
108.871

108.131
108.933
109.281
108.938

113.576
109.019
109.710
109.060

114.413
109.129
109.826
109.182

116.259
109.364
110.086
109.346

121.315
109.378
110.389
109.338

121.615
109.459
110.511
109.433

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

0.1
0.0
–0.2
0.1
0.1

0.5
1.5
0.0
2.1
0.1

0.0
–0.2
–0.5
0.0
0.1

0.3
0.7
–0.5
1.2
0.2

0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1

0.3
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.3

0.3
0.6
0.0
0.9
0.1

0.1
0.1
–0.1
0.2
0.1

0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1

8.4
0.1
0.6
0.1

–0.4
0.1
0.0
0.1

5.0
0.1
0.4
0.1

0.7
0.1
0.1
0.1

1.6
0.2
0.2
0.2

4.3
0.0
0.3
0.0

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Consists of gasoline and other energy goods and of electricity and gas.
2. Food consists of food and beverages purchased for off-premises consumption; food services, which include purchased meals and beverages, are not classified as food.
3. 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, 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
2009
May
Disposable personal income....................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ......................................................
Goods ......................................................................................................
Durable goods ......................................................................................
Nondurable goods ................................................................................
Services ...................................................................................................

–1.3
–1.8
–4.8
–9.1
–2.7
–0.2

June
–0.2
–1.5
–4.1
–7.2
–2.7
–0.1

July
1.4
–0.7
–2.2
–2.8
–1.9
0.0

August

September

2.3
0.3
–0.2
2.0
–1.3
0.5

2.5
0.0
–0.8
–3.7
0.6
0.4

October r
2.3
0.6
1.0
2.0
0.5
0.5

November r December p
1.5
1.0
2.2
4.2
1.2
0.4

1.5
1.8
3.6
6.0
2.5
0.9

p Preliminary
r Revised

Table 11. Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
2009
May
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)............................................
Goods ......................................................................................................
Durable goods ......................................................................................
Nondurable goods ................................................................................
Services ...................................................................................................
Addenda:
Energy goods and services 1 ...................................................................
PCE excluding food and energy 2 ............................................................
Market-based PCE 3 ................................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 3 .....................................

June

July

August

September

October r

November r December p

–0.3
–3.7
–1.5
–4.7
1.5

–0.4
–3.5
–1.4
–4.5
1.2

–0.9
–4.5
–1.9
–5.6
0.9

–0.6
–3.6
–2.2
–4.3
1.0

–0.6
–3.6
–1.8
–4.4
0.9

0.1
–1.9
–1.5
–2.0
1.1

1.5
2.2
–1.0
3.7
1.2

2.1
4.1
–0.8
6.5
1.2

–27.7
1.6
–0.1
2.1

–26.2
1.5
–0.2
2.0

–29.0
1.3
–0.8
1.8

–23.8
1.3
–0.5
1.7

–22.6
1.2
–0.5
1.6

–14.4
1.4
0.2
1.7

8.8
1.4
1.7
1.6

21.0
1.5
2.4
1.6

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Consists of gasoline and other energy goods and of electricity and gas.
2. Food consists of food and beverages purchased for off-premises consumption; food services, which include purchased meals and beverages, are not classified as food.
3. 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, financial services furnished without
payment) and the final consumption expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households.