The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.
Monday, January 30, 2012 PERSONAL INCOME RISES IN DECEMBER Oct. Nov. Dec. Personal income increased 0.5 percent in December after increasing 0.1 percent in November. Wages and salaries increased 0.4 percent in December after remaining flat in November. Personal Income 0.4% 0.1% 0.5% Current-dollar disposable personal income (DPI), after-tax income, increased 0.4 percent in December after remaining flat in November. Currentdollar DPI 0.2% 0.0% 0.4% Real DPI, income adjusted for taxes and inflation, increased 0.3 percent in December after remaining flat in November. Real DPI 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% Real PCE 0.1% 0.1% –0.1% PCE Prices 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% Real consumer spending, spending adjusted for price changes, decreased 0.1 percent in December after increasing 0.1 percent in November. Spending on durable goods decreased 0.1 percent after increasing 0.7 percent. PCE prices increased 0.1 percent in December after remaining flat in November. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.2 percent in December after increasing 0.1 percent in November. Personal saving rate Personal saving as a percent of DPI was 4.0 percent in December, compared with 3.5 percent in November. 3.6% 3.5% 4.0% Real Disposable Personal Income and Real Consumer Spending 1.0 Percent change (monthly) Personal Saving Rate 0.5 Real Disposable Personal Income 0.0 -0.5 Real Consumer Spending -1.0 Sep Oct Nov Dec BEA data—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 on the BEA Web site: www.bea.gov. E-mail alerts are also available. NOTE: On March 1, 2012, the January estimates of personal income and outlays will be released. Contact: Ralph Stewart 202–606–2649 Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
@FedFRASER