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James E. Rankin:
Clinton P. McCully:

(202) 606-5301
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(Personal Income)
(Personal Outlays)

BEA 07-07

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: JANUARY 2007

Personal income increased $108.1 billion, or 1.0 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $73.0 billion, or 0.8 percent, in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $51.9 billion, or 0.5 percent. In December,
personal income increased $55.7 billion, or 0.5 percent, DPI increased $46.0 billion, or 0.5 percent,
and PCE increased $69.4 billion, or 0.7 percent, based on revised estimates.
Sept.
Personal income, current dollars
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars
Chained (2000) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars
Chained (2000) dollars

2006
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
(Percent change from preceding month)

2007
Jan.

0.5

0.3

0.3

0.5

1.0

0.5
0.8

0.2
0.5

0.3
0.3

0.5
0.1

0.8
0.5

0.0
0.3

0.3
0.5

0.4
0.4

0.7
0.4

0.5
0.3

This news release also presents revised estimates of wages and salaries, personal taxes, and
contributions for government social insurance for July through September 2006 (third quarter).
These estimates reflect newly available third-quarter wage and salary tabulations from the quarterly
census of employment and wages from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

NOTE.--Monthly estimates are expressed at seasonally adjusted annual rates, unless otherwise specified. Month-tomonth 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 (2000) dollars.

This news release is available on BEA's Web site at www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.
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The January change in personal income was boosted by several special factors. Bonus payments
and gains on the exercise of stock options boosted private wage and salary disbursements; pay raises
for federal civilian and military personnel boosted government wage and salary disbursements; and
cost-of-living adjustments to several federal transfer payment programs boosted current personal
transfer receipts. The January change was reduced by annual adjustments to personal contributions
for government social insurance and by lump-sum social security benefit payments that had boosted
December personal income. Excluding these special factors, personal income increased $44.3
billion, or 0.4 percent, in January, after increasing $49.0 billion, or 0.4 percent, in December. These
special factors are discussed more fully below.

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Compensation of employees
Private wage and salary disbursements increased $64.2 billion in January, compared with an
increase of $31.8 billion in December. The January change in private wages and salaries reflected
an adjustment of $50.0 billion (at an annual rate) for unusually large bonus payments and the
exercise of stock options. These types of irregular payments are not accounted for in the primary
monthly source data for wages and salaries. The adjustment to January wages was based on data
from state governments and from other sources. Goods-producing industries' payrolls decreased
$0.2 billion in January, in contrast to an increase of $5.5 billion in December; manufacturing
payrolls decreased $2.3 billion, in contrast to an increase of $2.7 billion. Services-producing
industries' payrolls increased $64.5 billion, compared with an increase of $26.2 billion.
Government wage and salary disbursements increased $7.3 billion in January, compared with
an increase of $1.7 billion in December. Pay raises for civilian and military personnel added $4.6
billion to government payrolls in January.
Employer contributions for employee pension and insurance funds increased $6.7 billion in
January, compared with an increase of $4.1 billion in December.
Employer contributions for government social insurance increased $7.9 billion in January,
compared with an increase of $2.3 billion in December. The January increase reflected an increase
in the tax rate paid by employers to state unemployment insurance funds and an increase in the
social security taxable wage base (from $94,200 to $97,500); together, these changes added $3.0
billion in January. (Changes in employer contributions for government social insurance do not
affect personal income, because employer contributions for government social insurance are also
included in total contributions for government social insurance, which is a subtraction in the
calculation of personal income.)

Other personal income
Proprietors' income increased $1.5 billion in January, compared with an increase of $1.2 billion
in December. Farm proprietors' income increased $3.0 billion, in contrast to a decrease of $3.6
billion. Nonfarm proprietors' income decreased $1.5 billion, in contrast to an increase of $4.8
billion.
Rental income of persons increased $2.5 billion in January, in contrast to a decrease of $1.7
billion in December. Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal
dividend income) increased $14.4 billion, compared with an increase of $3.1 billion.

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Personal current transfer receipts increased $22.7 billion in January, compared with an increase
of $18.2 billion in December. The January change in current transfer receipts reflected 3.3-percent
cost-of-living adjustments to social security benefits and to several other federal transfer payment
programs; together, these changes added $21.2 billion to the January increase. The January change
in current transfer receipts was reduced by lump-sum social security benefits payments, which had
added $6.7 billion to December benefit payments; these benefit payments resulted from a
recalculation of the earnings base underlying the benefits for recent retirees.
Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income -increased $19.1 billion in January, compared with an increase of $4.9 billion in December. The
January increase reflected increases in both employer and personal contributions for government
social insurance. As noted above, employer contributions were boosted $3.0 billion in January by
increases in unemployment-insurance rates and in the social security taxable wage base. The
January increase in personal contributions for government social insurance reflected an increase in
the monthly premium paid by participants in the supplementary medical insurance program
(Medicare B) and the increase in the social security taxable wage base; together, these changes
added $5.3 billion to January personal contributions.

Personal current taxes and disposable personal income
Personal current taxes increased $35.1 billion in January, compared with an increase of $9.7
billion in December. Indexation provisions of current tax law reduced federal withheld income
taxes by $4.0 billion in January. Federal net nonwithheld income taxes (payments of estimated taxes
plus final settlements less refunds) boosted the January increase by $11.1 billion, based on federal
budget projections for 2007.
Disposable personal income (DPI) -- personal income less personal current taxes -- increased
$73.0 billion, or 0.8 percent, in January, compared with an increase of $46.0 billion, or 0.5 percent,
in December.

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Personal outlays and personal saving
Personal outlays -- PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments
increased $55.3 billion in January, compared with an increase of $70.4 billion in December. PCE
increased $51.9 billion, compared with an increase of $69.4 billion.
Personal saving -- DPI less personal outlays -- was a negative $116.4 billion in January,
compared with a negative $134.2 billion in December. Personal saving as a percentage of
disposable personal income was a negative 1.2 percent in January, compared with a negative 1.4
percent in December. Negative personal saving reflects personal outlays that exceed disposable
personal income. Saving from current income may be near zero or negative when outlays are
financed by borrowing (including borrowing financed through credit cards or home equity loans), by
selling investments or other assets, or by using savings from previous periods. For more
information, see the FAQs on “Personal Saving” on BEA’s Web site. 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 (which help finance consumption),
go to http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/Nipa-Frb.asp.

Real DPI and real PCE
Real DPI -- DPI adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.5 percent in January,
compared with an increase of 0.1 percent in December.
Real PCE -- PCE adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.3 percent in January,
compared with an increase of 0.4 percent in December. Purchases of durable goods increased 0.7
percent, compared with an increase of 0.8 percent. Purchases of motor vehicles and parts accounted
for most of the January increase. Purchases of nondurable goods increased 0.1 percent in January,
compared with an increase of 0.9 percent in December. Purchases of services increased 0.4 percent,
compared with an increase of 0.1 percent.
PCE prices -- The price index for PCE increased 0.2 percent in January, compared with an
increase of 0.3 percent in December. Prices, excluding food and energy, increased 0.3 percent,
compared with an increase of 0.1 percent.

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2006 Personal Income and Outlays
Personal income increased 6.3 percent in 2006 (that is, from the 2005 annual level to the 2006
annual level), compared with an increase of 5.2 percent in 2005. The acceleration in personal
income growth was mostly accounted for by wage and salary disbursements. DPI increased 5.4
percent, compared with an increase of 4.1 percent. PCE increased 6.0 percent, compared with an
increase of 6.5 percent.
Real DPI increased 2.6 percent in 2006, compared with an increase of 1.2 percent in 2005.
Real PCE increased 3.2 percent, compared with an increase of 3.5 percent.

Revisions
Estimates for personal income and DPI have been revised for July through December; estimates
for PCE have been revised for October through December. Changes in personal income, currentdollar and chained (2000) dollar DPI, and current-dollar and chained (2000) dollar PCE for
November and December -- revised and as published in last month's release -- are shown below.
For July through December, the revisions to wages and salaries reflected the incorporation of
the most recently available BLS tabulations of third-quarter private wages and salaries from the
quarterly census of employment and wages. Wages and salaries were revised down for all six
months. Revisions to personal current taxes and to contributions for government social insurance
reflected the revisions to wages and salaries.
Change from preceding month
November
Previous

Revised

(Billions of dollars)

December

Previous Revised
(Percent)

Previous Revised
(Billions of dollars)

Previous Revised
(Percent)

Personal Income:
Current dollars......................

32.4

35.9

0.3

0.3

60.6

55.7

0.5

0.5

Disposable personal income:
Current dollars......................
Chained (2000) dollars.........

25.4
21.6

27.5
21.6

0.3
0.3

0.3
0.3

50.8
13.3

46.0
11.7

0.5
0.2

0.5
0.1

Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars......................
Chained (2000) dollars.........

51.1
44.1

35.8
28.9

0.5
0.5

0.4
0.4

67.1
28.3

69.4
32.7

0.7
0.3

0.7
0.4

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This release also 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 January 2007. 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/bea/dn/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
announcements.

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*

Next release -- Personal Income and Outlays for February will be released on
March 30, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. EDT.

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Table 1.—Personal Income and Its Disposition (Months)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2006

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 ...............................
Less: Personal current taxes ..............................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income ................................................................
Less: Personal outlays ........................................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ..................................................................
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:
Disposable personal income:
Total, billions of chained (2000) dollars 2 .....................................................
Per capita:
Current dollars ...........................................................................................
Chained (2000) dollars ..............................................................................
Population (midperiod, thousands) 3 ..................................................................

2007

June

July r

Aug. r

Sep. r

Oct. r

Nov. r

Dec. r

Jan. p

10,842.2
7,434.7
5,985.7
4,976.4
1,174.2
731.2
3,802.2
992.6
2,809.6
1,009.2
1,449.0
990.1
458.9

10,892.5
7,467.9
6,011.6
4,997.0
1,172.2
730.5
3,824.8
995.2
2,829.6
1,014.6
1,456.3
995.6
460.7

10,937.1
7,480.0
6,019.0
4,998.5
1,171.3
729.3
3,827.2
993.9
2,833.3
1,020.5
1,461.1
1,000.2
460.9

10,988.7
7,519.8
6,052.3
5,025.8
1,171.1
727.4
3,854.7
997.8
2,857.0
1,026.5
1,467.5
1,004.5
463.0

11,025.4
7,558.5
6,083.9
5,055.0
1,177.6
731.4
3,877.4
1,000.2
2,877.2
1,028.9
1,474.6
1,009.5
465.2

11,061.3
7,589.5
6,109.0
5,078.0
1,178.5
730.1
3,899.5
1,006.4
2,893.1
1,031.0
1,480.5
1,013.6
466.8

11,117.0
7,629.3
6,142.5
5,109.8
1,184.0
732.8
3,925.7
1,007.6
2,918.1
1,032.7
1,486.8
1,017.7
469.1

11,225.1
7,715.5
6,214.0
5,174.0
1,183.8
730.5
3,990.2
1,010.5
2,979.7
1,040.0
1,501.4
1,024.4
477.0

1,010.7
14.6
996.1
68.2
1,670.2
1,035.6
634.6
1,597.8
1,562.6
935.8
27.0
599.9
35.2
939.4
1,367.5
9,474.6
9,621.2
9,270.5
1,063.5
2,732.0
5,475.0
224.2
126.5
77.9
48.7
–146.6
–1.5

1,009.9
17.1
992.9
73.4
1,676.7
1,035.7
641.0
1,608.0
1,572.6
931.4
27.3
613.8
35.4
943.4
1,360.8
9,531.8
9,696.0
9,338.9
1,085.2
2,755.9
5,497.8
229.9
127.2
78.4
48.8
–164.2
–1.7

1,017.2
21.5
995.7
78.1
1,683.5
1,035.8
647.7
1,622.5
1,587.0
938.9
27.3
620.7
35.5
944.2
1,361.0
9,576.1
9,716.0
9,352.7
1,068.9
2,761.1
5,522.6
235.5
127.8
79.0
48.8
–139.8
–1.5

1,017.4
26.4
991.0
83.4
1,690.6
1,035.9
654.6
1,625.5
1,589.8
939.7
27.3
622.8
35.7
948.0
1,365.6
9,623.0
9,718.1
9,348.5
1,072.3
2,726.2
5,550.0
241.2
128.3
79.5
48.8
–95.0
–1.0

1,023.7
28.4
995.3
81.4
1,693.6
1,032.0
661.6
1,621.5
1,585.6
941.6
27.0
617.1
35.9
953.4
1,378.6
9,646.8
9,747.3
9,375.1
1,074.0
2,711.6
5,589.5
242.0
130.2
79.8
50.4
–100.5
–1.0

1,025.2
28.6
996.6
80.8
1,697.0
1,028.1
668.8
1,625.5
1,589.4
945.8
27.3
616.4
36.1
956.7
1,387.0
9,674.3
9,784.1
9,410.9
1,080.6
2,720.6
5,609.7
242.7
130.5
80.1
50.4
–109.8
–1.1

1,026.4
25.0
1,001.4
79.1
1,700.1
1,024.2
675.9
1,643.7
1,607.6
964.8
27.0
615.8
36.1
961.6
1,396.7
9,720.3
9,854.5
9,480.3
1,084.6
2,766.0
5,629.6
243.4
130.8
80.3
50.4
–134.2
–1.4

1,027.9
28.0
999.9
81.6
1,714.5
1,032.3
682.2
1,666.4
1,630.4
967.2
27.3
635.8
36.1
980.7
1,431.8
9,793.3
9,909.8
9,532.2
1,090.6
2,773.6
5,668.0
246.6
131.0
80.6
50.4
–116.4
–1.2

8,252.8

8,277.6

8,294.2

8,361.4

8,400.8

8,422.4

8,434.1

8,480.1

31,665
27,582
299,271

31,823
27,635
299,528

31,943
27,667
299,788

32,071
27,867
300,051

32,123
27,974
300,306

32,189
28,024
300,545

32,317
28,041
300,776

32,535
28,172
301,009

p Preliminary
r Revised. Revisions include changes to series affected by the introduction of revised wage and salary estimates
for the third quarter of 2006.
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.

2. Equals disposable personal income 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
2005

2006 r

2005
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 ...............................
Less: Personal current taxes ..............................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income ................................................................
Less: Personal outlays ........................................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ..................................................................
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:
Disposable personal income:
Total, billions of chained (2000) dollars 2 .....................................................
Per capita:
Current dollars ...........................................................................................
Chained (2000) dollars ..............................................................................
Population (midperiod, thousands) 3 ..................................................................

2006
IV

I

II

III r

IV r

10,239.2
7,030.3
5,664.8
4,687.1
1,101.3
704.7
3,585.8
937.2
2,648.5
977.7
1,365.5
933.2
432.3

10,884.0
7,476.9
6,022.6
5,008.7
1,175.5
734.0
3,833.3
993.7
2,839.6
1,013.9
1,454.3
992.7
461.5

10,262.7
7,093.6
5,715.2
4,734.6
1,113.9
709.7
3,620.7
945.5
2,675.2
980.6
1,378.4
942.1
436.3

10,483.7
7,184.4
5,787.0
4,798.9
1,124.9
715.0
3,673.9
954.9
2,719.0
988.1
1,397.4
956.1
441.3

10,721.4
7,400.3
5,970.1
4,972.0
1,177.3
742.8
3,794.7
983.6
2,811.0
998.1
1,430.3
971.6
458.7

10,807.3
7,425.5
5,980.9
4,975.0
1,173.0
732.8
3,802.0
990.8
2,811.2
1,005.9
1,444.5
985.7
458.9

10,939.4
7,489.3
6,027.6
5,007.1
1,171.5
729.1
3,835.6
995.6
2,840.0
1,020.5
1,461.6
1,000.1
461.5

11,067.9
7,592.4
6,111.8
5,080.9
1,180.1
731.4
3,900.9
1,004.7
2,896.1
1,030.9
1,480.6
1,013.6
467.0

970.7
30.2
940.4
72.8
1,519.4
945.0
574.4
1,526.6
1,480.9
844.9
31.3
604.6
45.7
880.6
1,203.1
9,036.1
9,070.9
8,742.4
1,033.1
2,539.3
5,170.0
209.4
119.2
72.0
47.1
–34.8
–.4

1,015.0
22.6
992.4
76.7
1,657.6
1,018.1
639.6
1,602.3
1,567.0
931.4
27.3
608.3
35.3
944.5
1,360.9
9,523.1
9,625.2
9,269.0
1,070.3
2,715.0
5,483.7
229.9
126.3
78.0
48.3
–102.1
–1.1

967.3
29.7
937.7
–11.5
1,532.7
951.2
581.5
1,569.0
1,489.2
848.5
30.2
610.4
79.8
888.5
1,215.0
9,047.7
9,180.3
8,847.3
1,057.3
2,584.9
5,205.1
214.6
118.5
72.7
45.8
–132.6
–1.5

996.8
28.7
968.1
81.5
1,580.2
981.7
598.5
1,539.8
1,500.8
854.6
31.6
614.5
39.0
898.9
1,247.6
9,236.1
9,264.5
8,927.8
1,019.6
2,613.5
5,294.7
214.9
121.8
74.2
47.6
–28.5
–.3

1,008.3
23.9
984.4
76.8
1,602.3
989.1
613.2
1,570.4
1,536.0
909.9
27.8
598.3
34.5
936.7
1,332.6
9,388.8
9,418.5
9,079.2
1,064.1
2,658.2
5,356.8
218.5
120.9
75.7
45.2
–29.7
–.3

1,011.9
17.5
994.3
71.4
1,647.7
1,019.2
628.5
1,589.7
1,554.7
928.1
27.0
599.6
35.0
938.8
1,361.0
9,446.2
9,577.0
9,228.1
1,061.8
2,721.4
5,444.9
222.9
126.0
77.3
48.7
–130.8
–1.4

1,014.8
21.7
993.2
78.3
1,683.6
1,035.8
647.8
1,618.6
1,583.1
936.7
27.3
619.1
35.5
945.2
1,362.5
9,577.0
9,710.0
9,346.7
1,075.5
2,747.7
5,523.5
235.5
127.8
79.0
48.8
–133.0
–1.4

1,025.1
27.4
997.8
80.5
1,696.9
1,028.1
668.8
1,630.2
1,594.2
950.7
27.1
616.4
36.0
957.2
1,387.4
9,680.5
9,795.3
9,422.1
1,079.8
2,732.7
5,609.6
242.7
130.5
80.0
50.4
–114.8
–1.2

8,104.6

8,312.9

8,074.1

8,183.3

8,276.8

8,245.4

8,311.0

8,419.1

30,473
27,332
296,524

31,805
27,763
299,424

30,473
27,194
296,907

31,029
27,492
297,660

31,470
27,743
298,338

31,590
27,574
299,025

31,946
27,723
299,789

32,210
28,013
300,543

r Revised. Revisions include changes to series affected by the introduction of revised wage and salary estimates
for the third quarter of 2006.
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. Equals disposable personal income 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
2006
June
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 ...............................
Less: Personal current taxes ..............................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income ................................................................
Less: Personal outlays ........................................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ..................................................................
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 ......................................................................................
Addendum:
Real disposable personal income, billions of chained (2000) dollars 2 ............
p Preliminary
r Revised. Revisions include changes to series affected by the introduction of revised wage and salary estimates
for the third quarter of 2006.
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. Equals disposable personal income deflated by the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures.

July r

Aug. r

Sep. r

2007
Oct. r

Nov. r

Dec. r

Jan. p

46.9
27.9
22.2
18.3
3.8
.3
14.5
5.5
9.0
3.8
5.7
4.5
1.2

50.3
33.2
25.9
20.6
–2.0
–.7
22.6
2.6
20.0
5.4
7.3
5.5
1.8

44.6
12.1
7.4
1.5
–.9
–1.2
2.4
–1.3
3.7
5.9
4.8
4.6
.2

51.6
39.8
33.3
27.3
–.2
–1.9
27.5
3.9
23.7
6.0
6.4
4.3
2.1

36.7
38.7
31.6
29.2
6.5
4.0
22.7
2.4
20.2
2.4
7.1
5.0
2.2

35.9
31.0
25.1
23.0
.9
–1.3
22.1
6.2
15.9
2.1
5.9
4.1
1.6

55.7
39.8
33.5
31.8
5.5
2.7
26.2
1.2
25.0
1.7
6.3
4.1
2.3

108.1
86.2
71.5
64.2
–.2
–2.3
64.5
2.9
61.6
7.3
14.6
6.7
7.9

–4.1
–2.9
–1.2
–3.6
22.9
16.4
6.4
6.7
6.5
7.9
0
–1.3
.2
2.8
9.4
37.4
33.7
31.9
5.6
3.7
22.6
1.3
.5
.6
0
3.7

–.8
2.5
–3.2
5.2
6.5
.1
6.4
10.2
10.0
–4.4
.3
13.9
.2
4.0
–6.7
57.2
74.8
68.4
21.7
23.9
22.8
5.7
.7
.5
.1
–17.6

7.3
4.4
2.8
4.7
6.8
.1
6.7
14.5
14.4
7.5
0
6.9
.1
.8
.2
44.3
20.0
13.8
–16.3
5.2
24.8
5.6
.6
.6
0
24.4

.2
4.9
–4.7
5.3
7.1
.1
6.9
3.0
2.8
.8
0
2.1
.2
3.8
4.6
46.9
2.1
–4.2
3.4
–34.9
27.4
5.7
.5
.5
0
44.8

6.3
2.0
4.3
–2.0
3.0
–3.9
7.0
–4.0
–4.2
1.9
–.3
–5.7
.2
5.4
13.0
23.8
29.2
26.6
1.7
–14.6
39.5
.8
1.9
.3
1.6
–5.5

1.5
.2
1.3
–.6
3.4
–3.9
7.2
4.0
3.8
4.2
.3
–.7
.2
3.3
8.4
27.5
36.8
35.8
6.6
9.0
20.2
.7
.3
.3
0
–9.3

1.2
–3.6
4.8
–1.7
3.1
–3.9
7.1
18.2
18.2
19.0
–.3
–.6
0
4.9
9.7
46.0
70.4
69.4
4.0
45.4
19.9
.7
.3
.2
0
–24.4

1.5
3.0
–1.5
2.5
14.4
8.1
6.3
22.7
22.8
2.4
.3
20.0
0
19.1
35.1
73.0
55.3
51.9
6.0
7.6
38.4
3.2
.2
.3
0
17.8

20.8

24.8

16.6

67.2

39.4

21.6

11.7

46.0

Table 4.—Personal Income and Its Disposition, Change from Preceding Period (Years and Quarters)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2005

2006 r

2005
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 ...............................
Less: Personal current taxes ..............................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income ................................................................
Less: Personal outlays ........................................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ..................................................................
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 ......................................................................................
Addendum:
Real disposable personal income, billions of chained (2000) dollars 2 ............

2006
IV

I

II

III r

IV r

507.8
365.0
272.7
236.8
50.5
16.7
186.3
38.0
148.2
35.9
92.3
67.1
25.2

644.8
446.6
357.8
321.6
74.2
29.3
247.5
56.5
191.1
36.2
88.8
59.5
29.2

101.2
139.9
113.9
107.0
26.4
12.4
80.7
15.1
65.5
6.9
26.0
17.4
8.6

221.0
90.8
71.8
64.3
11.0
5.3
53.2
9.4
43.8
7.5
19.0
14.0
5.0

237.7
215.9
183.1
173.1
52.4
27.8
120.8
28.7
92.0
10.0
32.9
15.5
17.4

85.9
25.2
10.8
3.0
–4.3
–10.0
7.3
7.2
.2
7.8
14.2
14.1
.2

132.1
63.8
46.7
32.1
–1.5
–3.7
33.6
4.8
28.8
14.6
17.1
14.4
2.6

128.5
103.1
84.2
73.8
8.6
2.3
65.3
9.1
56.1
10.4
19.0
13.5
5.5

59.6
–6.0
65.5
–54.2
91.5
54.2
37.3
100.1
82.5
53.5
–4.7
33.6
17.6
54.2
153.3
354.5
563.7
530.9
46.8
194.1
289.9
23.4
9.5
5.2
4.2
–209.1

44.3
–7.6
52.0
3.9
138.2
73.1
65.2
75.7
86.1
86.5
–4.0
3.7
–10.4
63.9
157.8
487.0
554.3
526.6
37.2
175.7
313.7
20.5
7.1
6.0
1.2
–67.3

1.5
1.0
.6
–114.3
32.2
16.4
15.8
58.9
12.0
4.1
–.5
8.3
46.8
17.0
23.2
78.0
179.9
172.7
15.0
76.3
81.4
6.1
1.2
1.4
–.2
–101.8

29.5
–1.0
30.4
93.0
47.5
30.5
17.0
–29.2
11.6
6.1
1.4
4.1
–40.8
10.4
32.6
188.4
84.2
80.5
–37.7
28.6
89.6
.3
3.3
1.5
1.8
104.1

11.5
–4.8
16.3
–4.7
22.1
7.4
14.7
30.6
35.2
55.3
–3.8
–16.2
–4.5
37.8
85.0
152.7
154.0
151.4
44.5
44.7
62.1
3.6
–.9
1.5
–2.4
–1.2

3.6
–6.4
9.9
–5.4
45.4
30.1
15.3
19.3
18.7
18.2
–.8
1.3
.5
2.1
28.4
57.4
158.5
148.9
–2.3
63.2
88.1
4.4
5.1
1.6
3.5
–101.1

2.9
4.2
–1.1
6.9
35.9
16.6
19.3
28.9
28.4
8.6
.3
19.5
.5
6.4
1.5
130.8
133.0
118.6
13.7
26.3
78.6
12.6
1.8
1.7
.1
–2.2

10.3
5.7
4.6
2.2
13.3
–7.7
21.0
11.6
11.1
14.0
–.2
–2.7
.5
12.0
24.9
103.5
85.3
75.4
4.3
–15.0
86.1
7.2
2.7
1.0
1.6
18.2

93.8

208.3

–11.7

109.2

93.5

–31.4

65.6

108.1

r Revised. Revisions include changes to series affected by the introduction of revised wage and salary estimates
for the third quarter of 2006.
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. Equals disposable personal income 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
2006
June

Aug. r

July r

2007

Sep. r

Oct. r

Nov. r

Dec. r

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

0.4
.4
.4
.4

0.5
.4
.4
.5

0.4
.2
.1
.3

0.5
.5
.6
.4

0.3
.5
.5
.5

0.3
.4
.4
.4

0.5
.5
.5
.4

1.0
1.1
1.2
1.0

–.4
–5.0
1.4
1.6
1.0
.4
.3
.7
.4

–.1
7.6
.4
0
1.0
.6
.4
–.5
.6

.7
6.4
.4
0
1.1
.9
.1
0
.5

0
6.8
.4
0
1.1
.2
.4
.3
.5

.6
–2.4
.2
–.4
1.1
–.2
.6
.9
.2

.1
–.8
.2
–.4
1.1
.2
.3
.6
.3

.1
–2.1
.2
–.4
1.1
1.1
.5
.7
.5

.1
3.1
.8
.8
.9
1.4
2.0
2.5
.8

.3
.5
.1
.4

.7
2.0
.9
.4

.1
–1.5
.2
.5

0
.3
–1.3
.5

.3
.2
–.5
.7

.4
.6
.3
.4

.7
.4
1.7
.4

.5
.5
.3
.7

.3

.1

.5

Based on chained (2000) dollar measures
Real disposable personal income ......................................................................

.3

.3

.2

.8

.5

Preliminary
r Revised. Revisions include changes to series affected by the introduction of revised wage and salary estimates
for the third quarter of 2006.
p

Table 6.—Personal Income and Its Disposition, Percent Change from Preceding Period (Years and Quarters)
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2005

2006 r

2005
III

2006
IV

I

II

III r

IV r

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

5.2
5.5
5.1
7.3
6.5
–42.7
6.4
6.1
7.0
7.0
6.6
14.6
4.1
6.5
4.7
8.3
5.9

6.3
6.4
6.3
6.5

8.9
5.2
5.1
5.6

9.4
12.6
13.3
9.7

3.2
1.4
.7
4.1

5.0
3.5
3.2
4.8

4.8
5.6
5.7
5.3

4.6
.6
12.7
5.4 .................. ..................
9.1
8.9
13.0
7.7
7.2
13.5
11.3
11.7
12.2
5.0
16.5
–7.3
7.3
8.0
4.8
13.1
8.0
11.2
5.4
3.5
8.6

4.7
–21.2
5.7
3.0
10.2
8.2
17.9
30.2
6.8

1.4
–25.2
11.8
12.7
10.4
5.0
.9
8.8
2.5

1.2
44.6
9.0
6.7
12.8
7.5
2.7
.4
5.7

4.1
11.5
3.2
–2.9
13.6
2.9
5.2
7.5
4.4

7.0
18.6
7.0
4.8

6.7
–.9
9.9
6.7

5.2
5.3
3.9
5.9

3.3
1.6
–2.2
6.4

–1.5

3.2

5.3

6.0
3.6
6.9
6.1

4.0
8.3
8.4
7.9

8.2
5.9
12.7
6.5

3.7
–13.5
4.5
7.1

Based on chained (2000) dollar measures
Real disposable personal income ......................................................................
r Revised. Revisions include changes to series affected by the introduction of revised wage and salary estimates
for the third quarter of 2006.

1.2

2.6

–.6

5.5

4.6

Table 7.—Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Months)
2006
June

July

Aug.

2007

Sep.

Oct. r

Nov. r

Dec. r

Jan. p

Billions of chained (2000) dollars, seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Personal consumption expenditures .................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................

8,075.0
1,194.2
2,353.9
4,548.9

8,110.1
1,218.0
2,360.9
4,558.1

8,100.7
1,199.0
2,357.4
4,566.4

8,122.8
1,209.5
2,362.1
4,575.4

8,164.2
1,211.1
2,377.3
4,598.8

8,193.1
1,222.6
2,392.4
4,603.7

8,225.8
1,231.9
2,414.0
4,607.5

8,254.0
1,240.2
2,416.4
4,625.8

Change from preceding period in billions of chained (2000) dollars, seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Personal consumption expenditures .................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................

16.3
9.3
1.8
6.8

35.1
23.8
7.0
9.2

–9.4
–19.0
–3.5
8.3

22.1
10.5
4.7
9.0

41.4
1.6
15.2
23.4

28.9
11.5
15.1
4.9

32.7
9.3
21.6
3.8

28.2
8.3
2.4
18.3

Percent change from preceding period in chained (2000) dollars, seasonally adjusted at monthly rates
Personal consumption expenditures .................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................
p
r

.2
.8
.1
.1

.4
2.0
.3
.2

–.1
–1.6
–.1
.2

.3
.9
.2
.2

.5
.1
.6
.5

.4
.9
.6
.1

.4
.8
.9
.1

.3
.7
.1
.4

Preliminary
Revised

Table 8.—Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Years and Quarters)
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2005

2006 r

2005
III

2006
IV

I

II

III

IV r

8,055.0
1,190.3
2,351.1
4,535.4

8,111.2
1,208.8
2,360.1
4,566.6

8,194.4
1,221.9
2,394.6
4,603.3

Billions of chained (2000) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures .................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................

7,841.2
1,145.3
2,276.8
4,436.6

8,091.1
1,202.9
2,362.1
4,550.0

7,895.3
1,175.9
2,287.6
4,454.5

7,910.2
1,137.9
2,309.6
4,476.7

8,003.8
1,190.5
2,342.8
4,494.5

Change from preceding period in billions of chained (2000) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures .................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................

264.1
59.6
97.6
112.7

249.9
57.6
85.3
113.4

75.5
25.1
19.2
34.5

14.9
–38.0
22.0
22.2

93.6
52.6
33.2
17.8

51.2
–.2
8.3
40.9

56.2
18.5
9.0
31.2

83.2
13.1
34.5
36.7

2.8
6.4
1.5
2.8

4.2
4.4
6.0
3.2

Percent change from preceding period in chained (2000) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures .................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................
r

Revised

3.5
5.5
4.5
2.6

3.2
5.0
3.7
2.6

3.9
9.0
3.4
3.2

.8
–12.3
3.9
2.0

4.8
19.8
5.9
1.6

2.6
–.1
1.4
3.7

Table 9.—Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Level and Percent Change From Preceding Period (Months)
2006
June

July

Aug.

2007

Sep.

Oct. r

Nov. r

Dec. r

Jan. p

Chain-type price indexes (2000=100), seasonally adjusted
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) ......................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................................
Addenda:
PCE excluding food and energy ........................................................................
Market-based PCE 1 ...........................................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 1 ..............................................

114.815
89.049
116.082
120.368

115.160
89.096
116.749
120.625

115.465
89.145
117.143
120.948

115.098
88.659
115.434
121.308

114.842
88.677
114.082
121.551

114.873
88.383
113.741
121.862

115.260
88.038
114.599
122.194

115.496
87.931
114.801
122.539

111.963
113.513
109.745

112.076
113.852
109.803

112.369
114.131
110.062

112.565
113.652
110.233

112.773
113.275
110.383

112.843
113.297
110.448

112.986
113.700
110.564

113.273
113.898
110.811

Percent change from preceding period in price indexes, seasonally adjusted at monthly rates
PCE .........................................................................................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................................
Addenda:
PCE excluding food and energy ........................................................................
Market-based PCE 1 ...........................................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 1 ..............................................

.1
–.3
.1
.3

.3
.1
.6
.2

.3
.1
.3
.3

–.3
–.5
–1.5
.3

–.2
0
–1.2
.2

0
–.3
–.3
.3

.3
–.4
.8
.3

.2
–.1
.2
.3

.2
.1
.2

.1
.3
.1

.3
.2
.2

.2
–.4
.2

.2
–.3
.1

.1
0
.1

.1
.4
.1

.3
.2
.2

Preliminary
r Revised
1. 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, the services furnished without payment by financial
intermediaries) and the expenses of nonprofit institutions.
p

Table 10.—Real Disposable Personal Income and Real Personal Consumption Expenditures: Percent Change From Month One Year
Ago
2006
June
Disposable personal income ...............................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ..................................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................................

July r
1.7
2.7
2.0
3.4
2.5

Aug. r

1.5
2.3
–1.6
3.5
2.5

2007

Sep. r

4.4
2.7
3.3
3.0
2.4

2.9
3.2
7.1
3.0
2.6

Oct. r
3.1
3.7
9.1
2.8
3.1

Nov. r

Dec. r

2.9
3.6
7.0
3.8
2.8

Jan. p

2.6
3.5
6.0
4.5
2.6

2.7
3.5
3.8
3.1
3.6

p Preliminary
r Revised. Revisions include changes to series affected by the introduction of revised wage and salary estimates
for the third quarter of 2006.

Table 11.—Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
2006
June
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) ......................................................
Durable goods ....................................................................................................
Nondurable goods ..............................................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................................
Addenda:
PCE excluding food and energy ........................................................................
Market-based PCE 1 ...........................................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 1 ..............................................
Preliminary
Revised
1. 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, the services furnished without payment by financial
intermediaries) and the expenses of nonprofit institutions.
p
r

July

Aug.

2007
Oct. r

Sep.

Nov. r

Dec. r

Jan. p

3.5
–1.5
5.3
3.6

3.4
–1.1
4.8
3.6

3.2
–.7
4.0
3.6

1.9
–1.3
.3
3.4

1.5
–1.3
–.5
3.0

1.9
–1.3
1.1
2.9

2.3
–1.6
2.1
3.1

2.0
–1.8
1.3
3.1

2.3
3.4
2.0

2.3
3.3
1.9

2.4
3.1
2.1

2.4
1.6
2.1

2.3
1.1
2.0

2.2
1.6
1.9

2.2
2.0
1.9

2.3
1.7
2.0