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P E R S O N A L IN C O M E A N D O U T L A Y S : JA N U A R Y 2001

P e r s o n a l in c o m e in c re a s e d $ 4 8 .8 b illio n , o r 0 .6 p e rc e n t, a n d d is p o s a b le p e r s o n a l in c o m e (D P I)
in c r e a s e d $ 3 4 .2 b illio n , o r 0 .5 p e rc e n t, in J a n u a ry , a c c o rd in g to th e B u re a u o f E c o n o m ic A n a ly s is .
P e r s o n a l c o n s u m p tio n e x p e n d itu re s (P C E ) in c re a s e d $ 4 6 .9 b illio n , o r 0 .7 p e rc e n t. In D e c e m b e r, p e rs o n a l
in c o m e in c r e a s e d $ 3 5 .4 b illio n , o r 0 .4 p e rc e n t, D P I in c re a s e d $ 2 8 .1 b illio n , o r 0 .4 p e rc e n t, a n d P C E
in c r e a s e d $ 2 6 .4 b illio n , o r 0 .4 p e rc e n t, b a s e d o n r e v is e d e s tim a te s .
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P e r s o n a l in c o m e , c u r r e n t d o lla rs

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C u r r e n t d o lla rs

.8

-.5

-.1

.2

C u r r e n t d o lla rs

.8

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.3

.4

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C h a in e d (1 9 9 6 ) d o lla rs

.5

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.1

.2

.2

C h a in e d (1 9 9 6 ) d o lla rs
P e r s o n a l c o n s u m p tio n e x p e n d itu re s :

N O T E .—M o n th ly e s tim a te s a re e x p r e s s e d a t s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d a n n u a l r a te s , u n le s s o th e rw is e s p e c ifie d .
M o n th - to - m o n th d o lla r c h a n g e s a re d iff e r e n c e s b e tw e e n th e s e p u b lis h e d e s tim a te s . M o n th -to -m o n th
p e r c e n t c h a n g e s a re c a lc u la te d fr o m u n r o u n d e d d a ta a n d a re n o t a n n u a liz e d . “ R e a l” e s tim a te s a re in
c h a in e d (1 9 9 6 ) d o lla rs .

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T h e J a n u a r y c h a n g e in p e r s o n a l in c o m e w a s a f f e c te d b y s e v e ra l s p e c ia l fa c to r s . T h e J a n u a ry
c h a n g e w a s b o o s te d b y c o s t- o f - liv in g a d ju s tm e n ts to s e v e ra l fe d e r a l tr a n s f e r p a y m e n t p ro g r a m s
a n d b y p a y ra is e s fo r fe d e ra l c iv ilia n a n d m ilita ry p e rs o n n e l. T h e J a n u a ry c h a n g e w a s re d u c e d b y
p r o g r a m c h a n g e s a ff e c tin g p e r s o n a l c o n tr ib u tio n s f o r s o c ia l in s u r a n c e , b y f e d e r a l a g ric u ltu ra l
s u b s id y p a y m e n ts , a n d b y lu m p -s u m s o c ia l s e c u rity b e n e f it p a y m e n ts th a t h a d b o o s te d D e c e m b e r
p e r s o n a l i n c o m e . E x c l u d i n g t h e s e s p e c i a l f a c t o r s , p e r s o n a l i n c o m e i n c r e a s e d $ 4 0 .6 b i l l i o n , o r
0 .5 p e r c e n t , i n J a n u a r y , a f t e r i n c r e a s i n g $ 2 5 .8 b i l l i o n , o r 0 .3 p e r c e n t , i n D e c e m b e r . T h e s e s p e c i a l
fa c to rs a re d is c u s s e d m o re fu lly b e lo w .

Disposable Personal Income and Personal Outlays
January 1998 through January 2001
(B illio n s o f d o lla r s ; s e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d a n n u a l r a te s )

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W a e e s a n d s a la r ie s
P r iv a t e w a g e a n d s a la r y d is b u r s e m e n ts in c r e a s e d $ 2 5 .9 b illio n in J a n u a r y , c o m p a r e d w ith a n
i n c r e a s e o f $ 6 .9 b i llio n in D e c e m b e r . G o o d s - p r o d u c in g in d u s tr ie s ' p a y r o lls in c r e a s e d $ 1 1 .9 b illio n ,
i n c o n tr a s t to a d e c r e a s e o f $ 8 .6 b illio n ; m a n u f a c tu r in g p a y r o lls i n c r e a s e d $ 2 .5 b i llio n , in c o n tr a s t to a
d e c r e a s e o f $ 7 .6 b illio n . D i s tr ib u tiv e i n d u s tr ie s ’ p a y r o lls in c r e a s e d $ 4 .4 b illio n , c o m p a r e d w ith a n
i n c r e a s e o f $ 5 .5 b illio n . S e r v ic e in d u s tr ie s ' p a y r o lls i n c r e a s e d $ 9 .5 b illio n , c o m p a r e d w i t h a n
i n c r e a s e o f $ 1 0 .0 b illio n .
G o v e r n m e n t w a g e a n d s a la r y d is b u r s e m e n ts in c r e a s e d $ 9 .4 b i llio n in J a n u a r y , c o m p a r e d w ith a n
i n c r e a s e o f $ 1 .2 b i llio n in D e c e m b e r . P a y r a is e s f o r f e d e r a l c iv ilia n a n d m ilit a r y p e r s o n n e l a d d e d
$ 5 .5 b i l l i o n to g o v e r n m e n t p a y r o lls in J a n u a r y .

O t h e r p e r s o n a l in c o m e
P r o p r i e t o r s ’ in c o m e d e c r e a s e d $ 2 .4 b illio n in J a n u a r y , in c o n tr a s t to a n in c r e a s e o f $ 7 .4 b i llio n in
D e c e m b e r . F a r m p r o p r i e t o r s ' in c o m e d e c r e a s e d $ 6 .1 b illio n , in c o n tr a s t to a n in c r e a s e o f $ 6 .1 b illio n .
T h e c h a n g e s in f a r m p r o p r i e t o r s ' in c o m e r e f l e c t e d th e p a tte r n o f s p e c ia lly a u th o r iz e d f e d e r a l f a r m
s u b s id y p a y m e n t s , w h i c h w e r e $ 0 .8 b i llio n ( a t a n a n n u a l r a te ) in J a n u a r y , $ 5 .5 b i l l i o n i n D e c e m b e r ,
a n d $ 0 .3 b i llio n in N o v e m b e r . N o n f a r m p r o p r ie to r s ' in c o m e in c r e a s e d $ 3 .7 b i l l i o n in J a n u a r y ,
c o m p a r e d w ith a n in c r e a s e o f $ 1 .3 b i llio n in D e c e m b e r .
T r a n s f e r p a y m e n t s in c r e a s e d $ 1 8 .0 b i llio n in J a n u a r y , c o m p a r e d w ith a n in c r e a s e o f $ 1 1 .7
b i l l i o n i n D e c e m b e r . T h e c h a n g e s in t r a n s f e r p a y m e n t s r e f l e c t e d 3 .5 - p e r c e n t c o s t- o f - liv i n g
a d ju s t m e n ts t o s o c ia l s e c u r ity b e n e f its a n d s e v e r a l o t h e r f e d e r a l tr a n s f e r p a y m e n t p r o g r a m s , w h ic h
a d d e d $ 1 6 .3 b i llio n to t h e J a n u a r y c h a n g e in t r a n s f e r p a y m e n t s . T h e J a n u a r y c h a n g e in t r a n s f e r
p a y m e n t s w a s r e d u c e d b y l u m p - s u m s o c ia l s e c u r ity b e n e f its p a y m e n t s , w h ic h h a d a d d e d $ 3 .3 b i llio n
t o D e c e m b e r t r a n s f e r p a y m e n t s ; t h e s e b e n e f it p a y m e n t s r e s u l t e d f r o m a r e c a lc u la tio n o f t h e e a r n in g s
b a s e u n d e r ly in g th e b e n e f i t s f o r r e c e n t r e tir e e s .
P e r s o n a l in t e r e s t in c o m e in c r e a s e d $ 1 .4 b illio n in J a n u a r y , c o m p a r e d w ith a n in c r e a s e o f $ 1 .5
b i l l i o n in D e c e m b e r . P e r s o n a l d i v i d e n d in c o m e in c r e a s e d $ 2 .2 b illio n , c o m p a r e d w i t h a n in c r e a s e o f
$ 2 .7 b illio n . R e n t a l i n c o m e o f p e r s o n s d e c r e a s e d $ 0 .9 b i llio n , in c o n tr a s t to a n in c r e a s e o f $ 2 .5
b i l l i o n . T h e c h a n g e s in r e n t a l in c o m e o f p e r s o n s r e f le c te d , in p a r t, th e p a tte r n o f s p e c ia lly a u th o r iz e d
f e d e r a l a g r ic u ltu r a l s u b s id y p a y m e n t s to o w n e r s o f le a s e d f a r m la n d , w h ic h w e r e $ 0 .2 b i l l i o n in
J a n u a r y , $ 1 .2 b i l l i o n i n D e c e m b e r , a n d $ 0 .1 b i l l i o n in N o v e m b e r .

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P e r s o n a l c o n tr ib u tio n s f o r s o c ia l in s u r a n c e — a s u b tr a c ti o n in c a lc u la tin g p e r s o n a l in c o m e i n c r e a s e d $ 6 .5 b i l l i o n in J a n u a r y , c o m p a r e d w ith a n in c r e a s e o f $ 0 .6 b illio n in D e c e m b e r . T h e
J a n u a r y in c r e a s e r e f l e c t e d th e e f f e c t o f a n in c r e a s e in th e s o c ia l s e c u r ity ta x a b l e w a g e b a s e f o r
e m p lo y e e s a n d t h e s e lf - e m p lo y e d ( f r o m $ 7 6 ,2 0 0 to $ 8 0 ,4 0 0 ) , w h ic h a d d e d $ 2 .6 b i l l i o n to J a n u a r y
p e r s o n a l c o n tr ib u tio n s f o r s o c ia l in s u r a n c e . T h e J a n u a r y in c r e a s e a ls o r e f l e c t e d th e e f f e c t o f a n
in c r e a s e in th e m o n th ly p r e m i u m p a i d b y p a r t i c i p a n t s in th e s u p p le m e n ta r y m e d ic a l in s u r a n c e
p r o g r a m ( M e d ic a r e B ) , w h ic h a d d e d $ 2 .0 b i llio n t o J a n u a r y p e r s o n a l c o n tr ib u tio n s .

P e r s o n a l t a x e s a n d d is p o s a b le p e r s o n a l in c o m e
P e r s o n a l ta x a n d n o n t a x p a y m e n t s in c r e a s e d $ 1 4 .6 b i llio n in J a n u a r y , c o m p a r e d w ith a n in c r e a s e
o f $ 7 .3 b i l l i o n in D e c e m b e r . I n d e x a tio n p r o v i s i o n s o f c u r r e n t ta x la w r e d u c e d f e d e r a l in c o m e ta x
p a y m e n t s b y $ 4 .4 b i l l i o n in J a n u a r y .
D is p o s a b le p e r s o n a l in c o m e ( D P I ) — p e r s o n a l in c o m e le s s p e r s o n a l t a x a n d n o n t a x p a y m e n ts -in c r e a s e d $ 3 4 .2 b illio n , o r 0 .5 p e r c e n t, in J a n u a r y , c o m p a r e d w i t h a n in c r e a s e o f $ 2 8 .1 b illio n , o r 0 .4
p e r c e n t , in D e c e m b e r .

P e r s o n a l o u t la y s a n d p e r s o n a l s a v in g
P e r s o n a l o u tla y s — P C E , i n te r e s t p a i d b y p e r s o n s , a n d p e r s o n a l tr a n s f e r p a y m e n t s to th e r e s t o f
t h e w o r l d ( n e t) - in c r e a s e d $ 4 7 .9 b i llio n in J a n u a r y , c o m p a r e d w ith a n in c r e a s e o f $ 2 6 .7 b i llio n in
D e c e m b e r . P C E i n c r e a s e d $ 4 6 .9 b illio n , c o m p a r e d w ith a n in c r e a s e o f $ 2 6 .4 b illio n .
P e r s o n a l s a v in g - - D P I le s s p e r s o n a l o u tla y s — w a s a n e g a t i v e $ 7 2 .3 b illio n in J a n u a r y ,
c o m p a r e d w i t h a n e g a t i v e $ 5 8 .7 b i l l i o n in D e c e m b e r . S a v in g f r o m c u r r e n t in c o m e m a y b e n e a r z e r o
o r n e g a ti v e w h e n o u tla y s a r e f in a n c e d b y b o r r o w i n g ( i n c lu d in g b o r r o w i n g f in a n c e d t h r o u g h c r e d it
c a r d s o r h o m e e q u ity lo a n s ) , b y s e llin g in v e s t m e n ts o r o t h e r a s s e ts , o r b y u s in g s a v in g s f r o m p r e v io u s
p e r io d s . P e r s o n a l s a v in g a s a p e r c e n t a g e o f d is p o s a b le p e r s o n a l in c o m e w a s a n e g a t i v e 1 .0 p e r c e n t in
J a n u a r y , c o m p a r e d w i t h a n e g a t i v e 0 .8 p e r c e n t in D e c e m b e r .

R eal D P I and real P C E
R e a l D P I — D P I a d ju s t e d to r e m o v e p r i c e c h a n g e s — i n c r e a s e d le s s th a n 0 .1 p e r c e n t in J a n u a r y ,
c o m p a r e d w i t h a n in c r e a s e o f 0 .2 p e r c e n t in D e c e m b e r .
R e a l P C E — P C E a d ju s t e d to r e m o v e p r i c e c h a n g e s — i n c r e a s e d 0 .2 p e r c e n t in J a n u a r y , th e s a m e
in c r e a s e a s in D e c e m b e r . P u r c h a s e s o f d u r a b le g o o d s i n c r e a s e d 1.8 p e r c e n t in J a n u a r y , in c o n tr a s t to
a d e c r e a s e o f 1 .0 p e r c e n t in D e c e m b e r . P u r c h a s e s o f m o t o r v e h ic l e s a n d p a r ts a c c o u n te d f o r m o s t o f
th e J a n u a r y i n c r e a s e a n d m o s t o f th e D e c e m b e r d e c r e a s e . P u r c h a s e s o f n o n d u r a b l e g o o d s i n c r e a s e d
0 .3 p e r c e n t in J a n u a r y , c o m p a r e d w ith a n in c r e a s e o f 0 .2 p e r c e n t in D e c e m b e r . P u r c h a s e s o f s e r v ic e s
d e c r e a s e d 0 .2 p e r c e n t , in c o n tr a s t to a n in c r e a s e o f 0 .4 p e r c e n t.

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E s t i m a t e s h a v e b e e n r e v is e d f o r O c t o b e r t h r o u g h D e c e m b e r . C h a n g e s in p e r s o n a l in c o m e ,
c u r r e n t - d o l l a r a n d c h a in e d ( 1 9 9 6 ) d o l l a r D P I , a n d c u r r e n t- d o lla r a n d c h a i n e d ( 1 9 9 6 ) d o l l a r P C E f o r
N o v e m b e r a n d D e c e m b e r — r e v i s e d a n d a s p u b l i s h e d in la s t m o n th 's r e l e a s e — a r e s h o w n b e lo w .
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P e r s o n a l In c o m e :
C u rren t d o lla r s .......................

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D is p o s a b le p e r s o n a l in c o m e :
C u rr en t d o lla r s .......................

- 6 .0

- 7 .9

- .1

- .1

1 4 .9

1 4 .2

C u rr en t d o lla r s .......................

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.3

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6 .7

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P e r s o n a l c o n s u m p tio n e x p e n d itu r e s :

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B E A ’s m a j o r n a tio n a l, in te r n a tio n a l, r e g io n a l, a n d in d u s tr y e s tim a te s ; th e S u r v e y o f C u r r e n t
B u s in e s s : a n d B E A n e w s r e le a s e s a r e a v a il a b le w it h o u t c h a r g e o n B E A ’s W e b s ite :
< w w w .b e a .d o c .g o v >
S T A T - U S A m a in ta in s a n I n te r n e t s ite t h a t c o n ta i n s B E A e s tim a te s , t h e S u r v e y o f C u r r e n t
B u s in e s s , a n d B E A n e w s r e le a s e s . T h e i n f o r m a t io n a v a il a b le t h r o u g h S T A T - U S A is o f te n m o r e
d e t a i l e d a n d m o r e t im e ly th a n t h a t a v a il a b le f r o m o t h e r s o u r c e s . F o r in f o r m a t io n a b o u t S T A T - U S A ,
g o to < w w w .s ta t- u s a .g o v > , o r c a ll ( 2 0 2 ) 4 8 2 - 1 9 8 6 . S u b s c r ip tio n s f o r s i n g l e - u s e r u n lim it e d a c c e s s to
S T A T - U S A 's I n t e r n e t i n f o r m a t io n a r e $ 7 5 .0 0 f o r 3 m o n th s o r $ 1 7 5 .0 0 f o r 1 y e a r .
S u m m a r y B E A e s ti m a te s a r e a v a il a b le o n r e c o r d e d m e s s a g e s a t th e t i m e o f p u b lic r e le a s e a t th e
f o ll o w i n g te le p h o n e n u m b e r s :
(2 0 2 )

6 0 6 -5 3 0 6

G r o s s d o m e s t ic p r o d u c t

6 0 6 -5 3 0 3

P e r s o n a l in c o m e a n d o u tla y s

6 0 6 -5 3 6 2

U .S . i n te r n a tio n a l tr a n s a c tio n s

M o s t o f B E A ’s e s ti m a te s a n d a n a ly s e s a p p e a r i n th e S u r v e y o f C u r r e n t B u s i n e s s . B E A ’s
m o n th ly j o u r n a l . S u b s c r ip tio n s a n d s in g le c o p ie s o f th e p r i n t e d S u r v e y a r e f o r s a le b y th e
S u p e r in t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n ts , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r in tin g O f f ic e . I n te r n e t: < b o o k s to r e .g p o .g o v > ;
p h o n e : 2 0 2 - 5 1 2 - 1 8 0 0 ; fa x : 2 0 2 - 5 1 2 - 2 2 5 0 ; m a il: S to p S S O P , W a s h in g to n , D C 2 0 4 0 2 - 0 0 0 1 .

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N e x t r e l e a s e — P e r s o n a l I n c o m e a n d O u tla y s f o r F e b r u a r y w ill b e r e l e a s e d o n
M a r c h 3 0 , a t 8 :3 0 A .M . E S T .

T able 1. -- Perso nal Incom e
[Billions of dollars]

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
1999

2000

2000 /r/
Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Irl

Nov. /r/

Dec. /r/

2001
Jan. I p l

P e r s o n a l in c o m e ...................................................................

7 ,7 8 9 .6

8 ,2 8 1 .0

8 ,3 2 6 .5

8 ,4 2 0 .6

8 ,4 0 5 .7

8,4 20.1

8 ,4 5 5 .5

8 ,5 0 4 .3

W age and salary disbursements.............................

4,470.0
3,745.6

4,769.1

4,797.8
4,032.5
1,158.8

4,827.8
4,060.8
1,163.2

4,858.9
4,091.3
1,173.4

4,872.9
4,105.5
1,177.0

4,881.0
4,112.4
1,168.4

4,916.3
4,138.3
1,180.3

819.7

820.3
1,129.0

Private industries..............................................
Gnods-producing industries..........................

1,089.2
782.4

4,008.3
1,153.1

827.8

829.3

821.7

824.2

1,144.5

1,150.0

1,154.4

1,768.6
767.0

1,136.5
1,781.4
767.7

1,784.0
767.4

1,794.0
768.6

1,803.5
778.0

527.6

530.0

532.0

533.9

535.9

537.8

712.3

756.0

712.3

710.8

718.2

62.9
693.1

16.9
695.4

15.4
695.4

21.5
696.7

715.8
15.4

688.0

14.7
697.7

143.4

140.1

134.5

144.0

134.8

135.3

137.8

136.9

Personal dividend in c o m e .....................................

370.3

396.6

399.6

402.2

404.7

407.1

409.8

412.0

Personal interest income........................................

963.7

1,033.7

1,042.4

1,046.1

1,047.9

1,049.1

1,050.6

1,052.0

Transfer payments to persons................................
Old-age, survivors, disability, and health

1,016.2

1,067.7

1,074.9

1,079.1

1,082.0

1,078.6

1,090.3

1,108.3

insurance benefits.......................................

588.0

622.4

627.2

630.9

629.1

626.7

635.2

649.3

20.0

20.5

20.7

425.2

20.0
427.8

20.1

Other...............................................................

20.3
407.9

428.1

432.3

431.2

20.8
434.2

437.8

Less: Personal contributions for social insurance.....

338.5

360.7

362.6

364.6

366.7

367.6

368.2

374.7

Manufacturing..........................................

815.9
1,107.1

Distributive industries....................................
Service industries....................... ..................
G overnm ent.....................................................

1,020.3
1,636.0

1,748.1

1,113.2
1,760.5

724.4

760.8

765.3

Other labor income................................................

501.0

524.0

Proprietors’ income with IVA and CCAdj..................

663.5

Farm ........................... .....................................
Nonfarm ........................................ ..................

25.3
638.2

710.5
22.6

Rental income o f persons with CCAdj......................

Government unemployment insurance benefits....

p Preliminary,
r Revised.

1VA Inventory valuation adjustment.
CCAdj Capital consumption adjustment.
Source: U .S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

700.4

21.1

Table 2. - The D isp os itio n o f Personal Incom e
[Billions of dollars]

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
1999

2000 /r/

2000
Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

M

Nov. /r/

Dec. /r/

2001
Jan. I p l

P ersonal in c om e......................... ......... ............... .

7,789.6

8,281.0

8,326.5

8,420.6

8,405.7

8,420.1

8,455.5

8,504.3

Less: Personal tax and nontax payments................

1,152.0

1,291.8

1,308.7

1,322.0

1,334.2

1,342.9

1,350.2

1,364.8

E quals: D ispos able personal in c om e..................

6,637.7

6,989.3

7,017.8

7,098.6

7,071.5

7,077.2

7,105.3

7,139.5

Less: Personal outlays.............................. ............

6,490.1

6,998.4

7,045.5

7,101.3

7,115.7

7,137.2

7,163.9

7,211.8

Personal consumption expenditures...................

6,268.7

6,757.3

6,801.2

6,856.2

6,868.6

6,888.1

6,914.5

6,961.4

interest paid by persons............ ........................
Personal transfer payments to the

194.8

212.0

214.8

215.6

217.3

219.3

219.8

220.7

rest o f the world (net).......... .........................

26.6

29.0

29.5

29.5

29.7

29.7

29.7

29.7

E quals: P ersonal s a v in g ............ ..........................

147.6

-9.1

-27.7

-2.7

-44.2

-60.0

-58.7

-72.3

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

6,331.0

6,510.6

6,531.9

6,585.9

6,553.9

6,546.0

6,560.2

6,560.4

Per capita:
Current dollars.........................................
Chained (1996) dollars..... .......................
Population (thousands).......................... ......

24,314
23,191
272,996

25,376
23,638
275,423

25,451
23,689
275,738

25,722
23,864
275,970

25,604
23,730
276,191

25,606
23,684
276,389

25,689
23,719
276,585

25,793
23,701
276,798

2.2

-0.1

-0.4

0.0

-0.6

-0.8

-0.8

-1.0

A ddenda:
Disposable personal income:
Chained (1996) dollars

IM

P ersonal s aving as a percentag e o f
d is p o s a b le personal inc om e....................
p Preliminary,
r Revised.
1. Disposable personal income in chained (1996) dollars equals the current-dollar figure divided by
the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures.
Source: U .S. D epartment of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Table 3. - Perso nal Incom e and Its D isp os itio n , C han ge From Preceding Period
[Billions of dollars]

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates

*
1999

2000

2001

2000

Irl

Aug.

Sep.

Oct. /r/

Nov.

Irl

Dec.

Irl

Jan.

Ip l

P ersonal in c o m e ........................................................

398.6

491.3

26.5

94.1

-14.9

14.4

35.4

48.8

W age and salary disbursements..............................
Private industries................................................
Goods-producing industries............................
Manufacturing.......... ................................
Distributive industries.....................................
Service industries..........................................
Government............................... .......................

279.3
247.6
50.6
25.8
71.2
125.7
31.7

299.1
262.7
63.8
33.5
86.8
112.1
36.4

8.7
7.2
-3.4
-4.3
1.1
9.5
1.5

30.0
28.3
4.4
0.6
15.8
8.1
1.7

31.1
30.5
10.2
7.5
7.5
12.8
0.7

14.0
14.2
3.6
1.5
8.0
2.6
-0.3

8.1
6.9
-8.6
-7.6
5.5
10.0
1.2

35.3
25.9
11.9
2.5
4.4
9.5
9.4

Other labor income.................................................

15.5

23.0

2.5

2.4

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9

Proprietors' income with IVA and CCAdj...................
Farm.................................................................
Nonfarm.............................................................

42.8
-0.1
43.0

47.0
-2.8
49.8

6.3
-2.8
9.2

43.7
48.2
-4.6

-43.7
-46.0
2.3

-1.5
-1.5
0.0

7.4
6.1
1.3

-2.4
-6.1
3.7

Rental income of persons with CCAdj.......................

8.0

-3.3

-1.5

9.5

-9.2

0.5

2.5

-0.9

19.2

26.3

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.7

2.2

Personal interest income.................. ......................

22.9

70.0

2.4

3.7

1.8

1.2

1.5

1.4

Transfer payments to persons..................................
Old-age, survivors, disability, and health
insurance benefits.........................................
Government unemployment insurance benefits.....
Other.................................................................

33.2

51.5

6.2

4.2

2.9

-3.4

11.7

18.0

10.0
0.8
22.5

34.4
-0.3
17.3

3.7
0.2
2.4

3.7
0.1
0.3

-1.8
0.4
4.2

-2.4
0.2
-1.1

8.5
0.1
3.0

14.1
0.3
3.6

Less: Personal contributions for social
insurance...........................................................

22.3

22.2

0.5

2.0

2.1

0.9

0.6

6.5

Less: Personal tax and nontax payments.......................

81.1

139.8

15.1

13.3

12.2

8.7

7.3

14.6

Equals: Disposable personal income............................

317.7

351.6

11.4

80.8

-27.1

5.7

28.1

34.2

Less: Personal outlays.................................................

435.4

508.3

28.2

55.8

14.4

21.5

26.7

47.9

Personal consumption expenditures........... .............
Interest paid by persons............................. ............
Personal transfer payments to the rest o f the
world (net)..........................................................

417.8
15.0

488.7
17.2

26.0
2.1

55.0
0.8

12.4
1.7

19.5
2.0

26.4
0.5

46.9
0.9

2.6

2.4

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

Equals: Personal saving.......................... .....................

-117.8

-156.7

-16.8

25.0

-41.5

-15.8

1.3

-13.6

196.9

179.5

18.7

54.0

-32.0

-7.9

14.2

0.2

Addendum :

Disposable personal income,
chained (1996) dollars........................................
p Preliminary,
r Revised.
IVA Inventory valuation adjustment.
CCAdj Capital consumption adjustment.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

T a b le 4 . -- P e rs o n a l C o n s u m p tio n E x p e n d itu re s b y M a jo r T y p e o f P ro d u c t

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
1999

2001

2000

2000 /r/
Sep.

Aug.

Oct. /r/

Nov. /r/

Billions of current dollars
6,801.2
6,856.2
6,868.6

Dec.

Irl

Jan.

Ip l

6,961.4

6,268.7

6,757.3

6,888.1

6,914.5

761.3

820.5

821.1

835.8

825.8

816.0

807.7

823.5

Nondurable goods....................... ........ .............

1,845.5

2,009.7

2,025.7

2,044.8

2,047.3

2,044.4

2,045.7

2,057.7

Services............................................. ..... ........

3,661.9

3,927.2

3,954.3

3,975.6

3,995.5

4,027.8

4,061.0

4,080.1

5,978.8

6,294.4

6,330.3

6,360.9

6,365.9

6,371.1

6,384.0

6,396.7

Durable goods............................... ...................

817.8

896.2

900.2

916.5

907.1

896.1

886.9

902.8

Nondurable goods............. ................................

1,779.4

1,868.7

1,885.4

1,885.4

1,888.2

1,883.6

1,887.4

1,893.6

Services...........................................................

3,390.8

3,544.1

3,559.4

3,575.8

3,585.5

3,604.0

3,620.3

3,613.7

104.85

107.36

107.45

107.80

107.91

108.13

108.32

108.84

93.09

91.54

91.20

91.18

91.02

91.05

91.05

91.20

Nondurable goods.................... .................. .

103.71

107.55

107.46

108.48

108.44

108.55

108.40

108.69

Services........................................ ............ .

107.99

110.81

111.10

111.19

111.44

111.77

112.18

112.92

105.11

106.79

106.87

107.03

107.12

107.36

107.53

107.87

Personal consumption expenditures........................
Durable goods............................ ................... .

Billions of chained (1996) dollars

Chain-type price indexes (Index numbers, 1996 = 100)
Personal consumption expenditures..................... .
Durable goods.......................... ........................

Addendum:
Personal consumption expenditures less
food and energy

Change From Preceding Period
Billions o f current dollars
417 8

488.7

26.0

55.0

12.4

19.5

26.4

46.9

Durable goods..................................... ............

67.4

59.2

3.8

14.7

-10.0

-9.8

-8.3

15.8

Nondurable goods.............................................

137.9

164.2

1.8

19.1

2.5

-2.9

1.3

12.0

Services...........................................................

212.6

265.3

20.3

21.3

19.9

32.3

33.2

19.1

Billions of chained (1996) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures.......... .............

300.1

315.6

32.0

30.6

5.0

5.2

12.9

12.7

Durable goods..................................................

90.5

78.4

7.4

16.3

-9.4

-11.0

-9.2

15.9

0.0

2.8

-4.6

3.8

6.2

16.4

9.7

18.5

16.3

-6.6

Nondurable goods............................. ...............

94.6

89.3

8.4

Services..................................................... ......

121.4

153.3

16.7

T a b le 5 .-- P e rc e n t C h a n g e F ro m P re c e d in g P e rio d in S e le c te d S e rie s

Based on current dollars
Personal income.................................... ................

5.4

6.3

0.3

1.1

-0.2

0.2

0.4

0.6

Disposable personal income................... ............ .

5.0

5.3

0.2

1.2

-0.4

0.1

0.4

0.5

Personal consumption expenditures................ ...... .

0.7

7.1

7.8

0.4

0.8

0.2

0.3

0.4

Durable goods............................. ............ .

9.7

7.8

0.5

1.8

-1.2

-1.2

-1.0

1.9

Nondurable goods.......... ................................

8.1

8.9

0.1

0.9

0.1

-0.1

0.1

0.6

Services..... ................................. ....................

6.2

7.2

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.8

0.8

0.5

-0.1

0.2

0.0
0.2

Based on chained (1996) dollars
Disposable personal income................... ...............
Personal consumption expenditures.........................

3.2

2.8

0.3

0.8

-0.5

5.3

5.3

0.5

0.5

0.1

0.1

0.2

12.4

9.6

0.8

1.8

-1.0

-1.2

-1.0

1.8

Nondurable goods.............................................

5.6

5.0

0.5

0.0

0.2

-0.2

0.2

0.3

Services........... ................................................

3.7

4.5

0.5

0.5

0.3

0.5

0.4

-0.2

Durable goods............................................... .

p Preliminary,
r Revised.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau o f Economic Analysis.