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July 31, 2012

PERSONAL INCOME PICKS UP IN JUNE
Personal income increased 0.5 percent in June after
increasing 0.3 percent in May. Wages and salaries, the
largest component of personal income, increased 0.5
percent in June after increasing 0.1 percent in May.
Current-dollar disposable personal income (DPI),
after-tax income, increased 0.4 percent in June after
increasing 0.3 percent in May.
Real DPI, income adjusted for taxes and inflation,
increased 0.3 percent in June after increasing 0.5 percent
in May.
Real consumer spending, spending adjusted for price
changes, decreased 0.1 percent in June after increasing
0.1 percent in May. Purchases of goods decreased 0.3
percent in June after being flat in May.
PCE prices increased 0.1 percent in June after
decreasing 0.2 percent in May. Excluding food and
energy, the PCE price index increased 0.2 percent in
June after increasing 0.1 percent in May.
Personal saving rate
Personal saving as a percent of DPI was 4.4 percent in
June, compared with 4.0 percent in May.

Apr.

May

Jun.

Personal
Income

0.2%

0.3%

0.5%

Currentdollar DPI

0.1%

0.3%

0.4%

Real DPI

0.1%

0.5%

0.3%

Real PCE

0.2%

0.1%

–0.1%

PCE
Prices

0.0%

–0.2%

0.1%

Personal
Saving
Rate

3.6%

4.0%

4.4%

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 August 30, 2012, the July estimates of personal income and outlays will be released.
Contact: Ralph Stewart or Jeannine Aversa 202–606–2649

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