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Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Contact: Jeannine Aversa, (301)278-9003

Real Disposable Personal Income Declines in June
Personal income was unchanged in June after increasing 0.3
percent in May. Wages and salaries, the largest component of
personal income, increased 0.4 percent in June after increasing
0.1 percent in May.
Current-dollar disposable personal income (DPI),
after-tax income, was unchanged in June after increasing 0.4
percent in May.
Real DPI, income adjusted for taxes and inflation, decreased 0.1
percent in June after increasing 0.5 percent in May that was
largely attributable to an increase in personal dividend income.
Real consumer spending (PCE), spending adjusted for price
changes, was unchanged in June after increasing 0.2 percent in
May. Spending on durable goods decreased 0.1 percent in June
after increasing 0.2 percent in May.
PCE prices remained flat in June for a second consecutive
month, after increasing 0.2 percent in April. Excluding food and
energy, PCE prices increased 0.1 percent in June, the same
increase as in May.
Personal saving rate
Personal saving as a percent of DPI was 3.8 percent in June and
3.9 percent in May.

Apr.

May

Jun.

Personal
Income

0.2%

0.3%

0.0%

Currentdollar
DPI

0.2%

0.4%

0.0%

Real DPI

0.0%

0.5%

–0.1%

Real PCE

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

PCE
Prices

0.2%

0.0%

0.0%

3.7%

3.9%

3.8%

Personal
Saving
Rate

Percent Change (Monthly Rate)

Real Disposable Personal Income and
Real Consumer Spending
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2

0.0
-0.2

Mar.

Apr.

Real Disposable Personal Income

May

Jun.

Real Consumer Spending

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

BEA statistics—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 at www.bea.gov. E-mail alerts are also available.
NOTE: On August 31, 2017, the July estimates of Personal Income and Outlays will be released.