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(Personal Income)
(Personal Outlays)

BEA 08-19

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: MARCH 2008
Personal income increased $38.8 billion, or 0.3 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $29.6 billion, or 0.3 percent, in March, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $42.9 billion, or 0.4 percent. In February, personal
income increased $58.2 billion, or 0.5 percent, DPI increased $50.3 billion, or 0.5 percent, and PCE
increased $11.0 billion, or 0.1 percent, based on revised estimates.
Real disposable income decreased less than 0.1 percent in March, in contrast to an increase of 0.3
percent in February. Real PCE increased 0.1 percent, in contrast to a decrease of less than 0.1 percent.

Nov.
Personal income, current dollars
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars
Chained (2000) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars
Chained (2000) dollars

2007
2008
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
(Percent change from preceding month)

Mar.

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.5

0.3

0.3
-0.3

0.4
0.2

0.4
0.1

0.5
0.3

0.3
0.0

1.0
0.3

0.2
-0.1

0.4
0.1

0.1
0.0

0.4
0.1

NOTE.--Monthly estimates are expressed at seasonally adjusted annual rates, unless otherwise specified.
Month-to-month 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/newsreleases/rels.htm.

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Wages and salaries
Private wage and salary disbursements increased $26.1 billion in March, compared with an
increase of $17.3 billion in February. Goods-producing industries' payrolls increased $4.8 billion,
compared with an increase of $3.3 billion; manufacturing payrolls increased $2.4 billion, compared
with an increase of $1.9 billion. Services-producing industries' payrolls increased $21.3 billion,
compared with an increase of $14.0 billion. Government wage and salary disbursements increased
$3.6 billion, compared with an increase of $5.3 billion.

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Other personal income
Supplements to wages and salaries increased $5.9 billion in March, compared with an increase
of $5.8 billion in February.
Proprietors' income decreased $4.9 billion in March, compared with a decrease of $7.2 billion
in February. Farm proprietors' income decreased $3.2 billion, compared with a decrease of $3.0
billion. Nonfarm proprietors' income decreased $1.6 billion, compared with a decrease of $4.1
billion.
Rental income of persons decreased $1.0 billion in March, compared with a decrease of $1.3
billion in February. Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal
dividend income) increased $4.9 billion, compared with an increase of $5.3 billion.
Personal current transfer receipts increased $8.1 billion in March, compared with an increase of
$36.0 billion in February, and a decrease of $12.0 billion in January. The changes in personal
current transfer receipts primarily reflect the pattern of federal Medicare part D prescription drug
payments; these payments were reduced in January to recover overpayments that were made in
2006.
Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income -increased $3.9 billion in March, compared with an increase of $3.0 billion in February.

Personal current taxes and disposable personal income
Personal current taxes increased $9.2 billion in March, compared with an increase of $7.9
billion in February. Disposable personal income (DPI) -- personal income less personal current
taxes -- increased $29.6 billion, or 0.3 percent, in March, compared with an increase of $50.3 billion,
or 0.5 percent, in February.

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Personal outlays and personal saving
Personal outlays -- PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments -increased $42.1 billion in March, compared with an increase of $10.4 billion in February. PCE
increased $42.9 billion, compared with an increase of $11.0 billion.
Personal saving -- DPI less personal outlays -- was $25.2 billion in March, compared with
$37.7 billion in February. Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income was 0.2
percent in March, compared with 0.4 percent in February. 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 -- decreased less than 0.1 percent in March,
in contrast to an increase of 0.3 percent in February.
Real PCE -- PCE adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.1 percent in March, in
contrast to a decrease of less than 0.1 percent in February. Purchases of durable goods decreased 0.5
percent, in contrast to an increase of 0.1 percent. Purchases of nondurable goods increased 0.2
percent, in contrast to a decrease of less than 0.1 percent. Purchases of services increased 0.2
percent, in contrast to a decrease of 0.1 percent.
PCE prices -- The price index for PCE increased 0.3 percent in March, compared with an
increase of 0.1 percent in February. Prices, excluding food and energy, increased 0.2 percent,
compared with an increase of 0.1 percent.

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Revisions
Estimates have been revised for January and February. Changes in personal income, currentdollar and chained (2000) dollar DPI, and current-dollar and chained (2000) dollar PCE for January
and February -- revised and as published in last month's release -- are shown below.
Change from preceding month
January
Previous

Revised

February

Previous Revised

(Billions of dollars)

(Percent)

Previous Revised
(Billions of dollars)

Previous Revised
(Percent)

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

30.4

30.7

0.3

0.3

56.0

58.2

0.5

0.5

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

43.7
10.6

43.4
12.1

0.4
0.1

0.4
0.1

48.7
30.2

50.3
29.6

0.5
0.3

0.5
0.3

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

42.0
10.2

42.1
12.0

0.4
0.1

0.4
0.1

12.0
0.0

11.0
-2.7

0.1
0.0

0.1
0.0

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
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announcements.

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Next release -- May 30, 2008 at 8:30 A.M. EDT for
Personal Income and Outlays for April.

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Table 1. Personal Income and Its Disposition (Months)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2007
August
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.......................

September

October

2008
November

December

January

r

February r

March p

11,735.9
7,876.4
6,376.8
5,303.1
1,217.1
754.9
4,086.0
1,031.3
3,054.7
1,073.7
1,499.6
1,022.8
476.8

11,785.5
7,918.1
6,412.9
5,335.7
1,219.6
754.2
4,116.0
1,036.9
3,079.1
1,077.2
1,505.2
1,026.2
479.0

11,814.7
7,927.1
6,417.3
5,336.4
1,216.9
752.2
4,119.5
1,036.1
3,083.4
1,080.9
1,509.8
1,030.7
479.1

11,851.3
7,958.7
6,443.8
5,359.5
1,221.1
755.3
4,138.5
1,038.0
3,100.5
1,084.3
1,514.9
1,034.3
480.6

11,903.8
7,985.7
6,466.1
5,377.2
1,219.0
753.3
4,158.2
1,042.9
3,115.3
1,088.9
1,519.6
1,037.7
481.9

11,934.5
8,034.2
6,501.8
5,402.4
1,220.2
754.8
4,182.2
1,046.4
3,135.8
1,099.4
1,532.3
1,044.1
488.3

11,992.7
8,062.5
6,524.4
5,419.7
1,223.5
756.7
4,196.2
1,046.7
3,149.5
1,104.7
1,538.1
1,048.5
489.6

12,031.5
8,098.0
6,554.0
5,445.8
1,228.3
759.1
4,217.5
1,052.2
3,165.3
1,108.3
1,544.0
1,052.5
491.5

1,050.7
38.7
1,012.0
68.3
1,976.3
1,171.1
805.1
1,746.6
1,718.6
1,038.7
32.1
647.7
28.0
982.3

1,043.9
41.0
1,002.9
70.1
1,993.2
1,180.8
812.4
1,747.1
1,719.0
1,037.4
31.5
650.2
28.0
986.9

1,050.6
42.1
1,008.5
74.0
1,996.5
1,177.0
819.5
1,754.0
1,725.9
1,035.8
31.5
658.5
28.1
987.4

1,059.8
43.7
1,016.1
77.8
1,999.9
1,173.2
826.6
1,746.0
1,717.9
1,027.1
32.3
658.5
28.1
990.8

1,057.4
45.7
1,011.7
81.6
2,003.1
1,169.4
833.7
1,769.5
1,741.4
1,045.3
33.3
662.7
28.2
993.6

1,063.1
42.2
1,020.8
80.5
2,007.4
1,169.4
838.1
1,757.5
1,729.4
1,031.0
33.4
665.0
28.1
1,008.1

1,055.9
39.2
1,016.7
79.2
2,012.7
1,169.3
843.4
1,793.5
1,765.4
1,064.3
34.6
666.5
28.1
1,011.1

1,051.0
36.0
1,015.1
78.2
2,017.6
1,169.2
848.4
1,801.6
1,773.5
1,069.2
35.8
668.5
28.2
1,015.0

Less: Personal current taxes ...................................................................

1,488.7

1,496.3

1,501.1

1,508.3

1,514.7

1,502.0

1,509.9

1,519.1

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

10,247.2

10,289.2

10,313.6

10,343.1

10,389.1

10,432.5

10,482.8

10,512.4

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).................................................................

10,198.3
9,783.1
1,085.8
2,830.6
5,866.7
275.8
139.3
87.1
52.2

10,250.6
9,832.0
1,095.7
2,854.0
5,882.3
278.7
140.0
87.8
52.2

10,280.9
9,865.9
1,092.8
2,868.4
5,904.7
275.6
139.4
88.1
51.2

10,373.0
9,960.7
1,083.0
2,920.2
5,957.5
272.5
139.7
88.5
51.2

10,392.8
9,983.2
1,071.7
2,924.8
5,986.7
269.5
140.1
88.9
51.2

10,434.7
10,025.3
1,065.2
2,939.4
6,020.7
268.3
141.1
89.3
51.9

10,445.1
10,036.3
1,067.2
2,936.3
6,032.8
267.2
141.6
89.7
51.9

10,487.2
10,079.2
1,062.7
2,949.2
6,067.3
266.0
142.0
90.2
51.9

Equals: Personal saving...........................................................................
Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income....

48.9
0.5

38.5
0.4

32.7
0.3

–29.9
–0.3

–3.7
0.0

–2.2
0.0

37.7
0.4

25.2
0.2

8,702.5

8,713.5

8,710.3

8,680.5

8,695.0

8,707.1

8,736.7

8,735.3

33,880
28,773
302,450

33,988
28,783
302,728

34,039
28,748
302,989

34,110
28,627
303,228

34,236
28,653
303,457

34,355
28,673
303,670

34,498
28,752
303,866

34,572
28,728
304,070

Addenda:
Disposable personal income:
Total, billions of chained (2000) dollars 2 ..............................................
Per capita:
Current dollars...................................................................................
Chained (2000) dollars ......................................................................
Population (midperiod, thousands) 3 ........................................................

p Preliminary
r Revised
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
2006

2007

2006
IV

2007
I

II

2008
III

IV

I

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

10,983.4
7,440.8
6,018.2
4,997.6
1,166.8
731.0
3,830.8
985.1
2,845.7
1,020.6
1,422.6
970.7
451.8

11,659.5
7,851.7
6,359.6
5,291.8
1,214.5
754.5
4,077.3
1,031.5
3,045.8
1,067.8
1,492.1
1,016.8
475.3

11,200.2
7,599.9
6,153.0
5,115.7
1,191.4
743.3
3,924.4
1,002.2
2,922.2
1,037.2
1,446.9
986.7
460.2

11,469.2
7,764.9
6,294.4
5,242.7
1,208.9
755.4
4,033.9
1,020.0
3,013.8
1,051.7
1,470.5
999.2
471.3

11,577.3
7,801.9
6,318.9
5,256.9
1,212.6
754.1
4,044.3
1,033.7
3,010.6
1,061.9
1,483.0
1,010.9
472.1

11,735.0
7,882.7
6,382.7
5,309.8
1,217.5
754.7
4,092.3
1,033.3
3,059.0
1,072.9
1,500.0
1,022.7
477.3

11,856.6
7,957.2
6,442.4
5,357.7
1,219.0
753.6
4,138.7
1,039.0
3,099.7
1,084.7
1,514.8
1,034.3
480.5

11,986.2
8,064.9
6,526.8
5,422.6
1,224.0
756.9
4,198.6
1,048.4
3,150.2
1,104.1
1,538.1
1,048.3
489.8

1,006.7
19.4
987.4
54.5
1,796.5
1,100.2
696.3
1,612.5
1,585.3
946.4
29.9
609.0
27.2
927.6

1,042.6
36.2
1,006.4
65.4
1,947.2
1,154.7
792.5
1,731.7
1,703.8
1,022.5
31.9
649.4
27.9
979.0

1,009.8
23.9
985.8
50.9
1,836.6
1,102.8
733.8
1,647.7
1,618.0
972.0
30.3
615.7
29.7
944.6

1,027.4
29.1
998.3
53.2
1,882.9
1,126.1
756.8
1,710.7
1,683.1
999.4
31.8
651.8
27.6
969.8

1,038.4
33.1
1,005.3
62.1
1,930.0
1,148.4
781.6
1,717.1
1,689.4
1,020.1
31.7
637.6
27.8
972.2

1,048.7
38.6
1,010.0
68.4
1,976.2
1,171.1
805.0
1,742.3
1,714.4
1,034.6
31.7
648.1
28.0
983.2

1,055.9
43.8
1,012.1
77.8
1,999.8
1,173.2
826.6
1,756.5
1,728.4
1,036.1
32.4
659.9
28.1
990.6

1,056.6
39.1
1,017.5
79.3
2,012.6
1,169.3
843.3
1,784.2
1,756.1
1,054.8
34.6
666.6
28.1
1,011.4

Less: Personal current taxes ...................................................................

1,354.3

1,482.5

1,401.0

1,454.7

1,477.6

1,489.8

1,508.0

1,510.3

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

9,629.1

10,177.0

9,799.2

10,014.5

10,099.7

10,245.2

10,348.6

10,475.9

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).................................................................

9,590.3
9,224.5
1,048.9
2,688.0
5,487.6
238.0
127.8
78.9
48.9

10,134.1
9,734.2
1,078.2
2,833.2
5,822.8
262.8
137.1
86.1
51.1

9,757.2
9,373.7
1,056.5
2,705.4
5,611.8
251.6
131.8
81.2
50.6

9,917.5
9,540.5
1,074.0
2,759.4
5,707.1
243.3
133.7
83.4
50.4

10,069.2
9,674.0
1,074.7
2,822.7
5,776.5
259.5
135.7
85.3
50.5

10,200.9
9,785.7
1,081.6
2,846.3
5,857.8
275.8
139.3
87.1
52.2

10,348.9
9,936.6
1,082.5
2,904.5
5,949.7
272.5
139.7
88.5
51.2

10,455.7
10,046.9
1,065.1
2,941.6
6,040.2
267.2
141.6
89.7
51.9

Equals: Personal saving...........................................................................
Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income....

38.8
0.4

42.9
0.4

42.0
0.4

97.0
1.0

30.5
0.3

44.4
0.4

–0.3
0.0

20.2
0.2

8,396.9

8,654.4

8,510.7

8,623.9

8,607.1

8,692.1

8,695.2

8,726.4

32,183
28,064
299,199

33,689
28,649
302,087

32,626
28,336
300,351

33,270
28,650
301,004

33,480
28,532
301,667

33,874
28,739
302,452

34,128
28,676
303,225

34,475
28,718
303,869

Addenda:
Disposable personal income:
Total, billions of chained (2000) dollars 2 ..............................................
Per capita:
Current dollars...................................................................................
Chained (2000) dollars ......................................................................
Population (midperiod, thousands) 3 ........................................................

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
2007
August
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.......................

September

2008

October

November

December

January

r

February r

March p

52.2
22.7
18.2
12.3
1.3
–0.2
11.0
–0.6
11.5
6.0
4.5
3.6
0.8

49.6
41.7
36.1
32.6
2.5
–0.7
30.0
5.6
24.4
3.5
5.6
3.4
2.2

29.2
9.0
4.4
0.7
–2.7
–2.0
3.5
–0.8
4.3
3.7
4.6
4.5
0.1

36.6
31.6
26.5
23.1
4.2
3.1
19.0
1.9
17.1
3.4
5.1
3.6
1.5

52.5
27.0
22.3
17.7
–2.1
–2.0
19.7
4.9
14.8
4.6
4.7
3.4
1.3

30.7
48.5
35.7
25.2
1.2
1.5
24.0
3.5
20.5
10.5
12.7
6.4
6.4

58.2
28.3
22.6
17.3
3.3
1.9
14.0
0.3
13.7
5.3
5.8
4.4
1.3

38.8
35.5
29.6
26.1
4.8
2.4
21.3
5.5
15.8
3.6
5.9
4.0
1.9

–0.6
2.5
–3.1
1.4
17.3
9.6
7.6
13.4
13.2
11.1
0.6
1.5
0.1
1.9

–6.8
2.3
–9.1
1.8
16.9
9.7
7.3
0.5
0.4
–1.3
–0.6
2.5
0.0
4.6

6.7
1.1
5.6
3.9
3.3
–3.8
7.1
6.9
6.9
–1.6
0.0
8.3
0.1
0.5

9.2
1.6
7.6
3.8
3.4
–3.8
7.1
–8.0
–8.0
–8.7
0.8
0.0
0.0
3.4

–2.4
2.0
–4.4
3.8
3.2
–3.8
7.1
23.5
23.5
18.2
1.0
4.2
0.1
2.8

5.7
–3.5
9.1
–1.1
4.3
0.0
4.4
–12.0
–12.0
–14.3
0.1
2.3
–0.1
14.5

–7.2
–3.0
–4.1
–1.3
5.3
–0.1
5.3
36.0
36.0
33.3
1.2
1.5
0.0
3.0

–4.9
–3.2
–1.6
–1.0
4.9
–0.1
5.0
8.1
8.1
4.9
1.2
2.0
0.1
3.9

Less: Personal current taxes ...................................................................

4.4

7.6

4.8

7.2

6.4

–12.7

7.9

9.2

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

47.8

42.0

24.4

29.5

46.0

43.4

50.3

29.6

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).................................................................

44.6
41.1
22.4
–23.7
42.4
2.9
0.6
0.6
0.0

52.3
48.9
9.9
23.4
15.6
2.9
0.7
0.7
0.0

30.3
33.9
–2.9
14.4
22.4
–3.1
–0.6
0.3
–1.0

92.1
94.8
–9.8
51.8
52.8
–3.1
0.3
0.4
0.0

19.8
22.5
–11.3
4.6
29.2
–3.0
0.4
0.4
0.0

41.9
42.1
–6.5
14.6
34.0
–1.2
1.0
0.4
0.7

10.4
11.0
2.0
–3.1
12.1
–1.1
0.5
0.4
0.0

42.1
42.9
–4.5
12.9
34.5
–1.2
0.4
0.5
0.0

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

3.2

–10.4

–5.8

–62.6

26.2

1.5

39.9

–12.5

Addendum:
Real disposable personal income, billions of chained (2000) dollars 2 ....

42.2

11.0

–3.2

–29.8

14.5

12.1

29.6

–1.4

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. Equals disposable personal income deflated by the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures.

Table 4. Personal Income and Its Disposition, Change from Preceding Period (Years and Quarters)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2006

2007

2006
IV

2007
I

II

2008
III

IV

I

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

682.3
416.2
350.3
310.7
68.1
26.9
242.5
48.1
194.5
39.7
65.8
43.0
22.7

676.1
410.9
341.4
294.2
47.7
23.5
246.5
46.4
200.1
47.2
69.5
46.1
23.5

169.3
157.4
137.2
126.9
32.9
19.0
94.1
16.4
77.7
10.2
20.2
11.3
8.9

269.0
165.0
141.4
127.0
17.5
12.1
109.5
17.8
91.6
14.5
23.6
12.5
11.1

108.1
37.0
24.5
14.2
3.7
–1.3
10.4
13.7
–3.2
10.2
12.5
11.7
0.8

157.7
80.8
63.8
52.9
4.9
0.6
48.0
–0.4
48.4
11.0
17.0
11.8
5.2

121.6
74.5
59.7
47.9
1.5
–1.1
46.4
5.7
40.7
11.8
14.8
11.6
3.2

129.6
107.7
84.4
64.9
5.0
3.3
59.9
9.4
50.5
19.4
23.3
14.0
9.3

36.8
–11.4
48.3
11.6
178.7
81.3
97.4
91.8
102.2
101.1
–1.4
2.6
–10.4
52.8

35.9
16.8
19.0
10.9
150.7
54.5
96.2
119.2
118.5
76.1
2.0
40.4
0.7
51.4

6.2
5.8
0.3
–2.0
8.5
–16.9
25.4
17.1
14.8
15.9
0.3
–1.4
2.3
17.8

17.6
5.2
12.5
2.3
46.3
23.3
23.0
63.0
65.1
27.4
1.5
36.1
–2.1
25.2

11.0
4.0
7.0
8.9
47.1
22.3
24.8
6.4
6.3
20.7
–0.1
–14.2
0.2
2.4

10.3
5.5
4.7
6.3
46.2
22.7
23.4
25.2
25.0
14.5
0.0
10.5
0.2
11.0

7.2
5.2
2.1
9.4
23.6
2.1
21.6
14.2
14.0
1.5
0.7
11.8
0.1
7.4

0.7
–4.7
5.4
1.5
12.8
–3.9
16.7
27.7
27.7
18.7
2.2
6.7
0.0
20.8

Less: Personal current taxes ...................................................................

145.2

128.2

45.8

53.7

22.9

12.2

18.2

2.3

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

537.1

547.9

123.4

215.3

85.2

145.5

103.4

127.3

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).................................................................

542.9
516.7
25.0
171.8
319.8
20.3
6.0
4.4
1.6

543.8
509.7
29.3
145.2
335.2
24.8
9.3
7.2
2.2

80.1
68.0
2.7
–27.0
92.3
9.3
2.7
1.6
1.1

160.3
166.8
17.5
54.0
95.3
–8.3
1.9
2.2
–0.2

151.7
133.5
0.7
63.3
69.4
16.2
2.0
1.9
0.1

131.7
111.7
6.9
23.6
81.3
16.3
3.6
1.8
1.7

148.0
150.9
0.9
58.2
91.9
–3.3
0.4
1.4
–1.0

106.8
110.3
–17.4
37.1
90.5
–5.3
1.9
1.2
0.7

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

–5.8

4.1

43.4

55.0

–66.5

13.9

–44.7

20.5

Addendum:
Real disposable personal income, billions of chained (2000) dollars 2 ....

249.0

257.5

126.2

113.2

–16.8

85.0

3.1

31.2

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
2007
August

September

2008

October

November

December

January r

February r

March 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 ..............................

0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3

0.4
0.5
0.6
0.4

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3

0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3

0.3
0.6
0.6
0.8

0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4

0.3
0.4
0.5
0.4

–0.1
2.1
0.9
0.8
1.0
0.8
0.2

–0.6
2.7
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.0
0.5

0.6
5.5
0.2
–0.3
0.9
0.4
0.0

0.9
5.2
0.2
–0.3
0.9
–0.5
0.3

–0.2
5.0
0.2
–0.3
0.8
1.3
0.3

0.5
–1.4
0.2
0.0
0.5
–0.7
1.5

–0.7
–1.7
0.3
0.0
0.6
2.1
0.3

–0.5
–1.2
0.2
0.0
0.6
0.5
0.4

Less: Personal current taxes ...................................................................

0.3

0.5

0.3

0.5

0.4

–0.8

0.5

0.6

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

0.5

0.4

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.3

Addenda:
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................................
Durable goods ......................................................................................
Nondurable goods ................................................................................
Services................................................................................................

0.4
2.1
–0.8
0.7

0.5
0.9
0.8
0.3

0.3
–0.3
0.5
0.4

1.0
–0.9
1.8
0.9

0.2
–1.0
0.2
0.5

0.4
–0.6
0.5
0.6

0.1
0.2
–0.1
0.2

0.4
–0.4
0.4
0.6

Real disposable personal income ............................................................

0.5

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.0

Based on chained (2000) dollar measures
0.0

–0.3

0.2

p Preliminary
r Revised

Table 6. Personal Income and Its Disposition, Percent Change from Preceding Period (Years and Quarters)
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2006

2007

2006

2007

IV

I

II

2008
III

IV

I

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

6.6
5.9
6.2
4.8

6.2
5.5
5.7
4.9

6.3
8.7
9.4
5.8

10.0
9.0
9.5
6.7

3.8
1.9
1.6
3.4

5.6
4.2
4.1
4.7

4.2
3.8
3.8
4.0

4.4
5.5
5.3
6.3

3.8
27.2
11.0
8.0
16.3
6.0
6.0

3.6
19.9
8.4
5.0
13.8
7.4
5.5

2.5
–14.0
1.9
–5.9
15.1
4.3
7.9

7.2
19.2
10.5
8.7
13.1
16.2
11.1

4.4
85.9
10.4
8.2
13.8
1.5
1.0

4.0
47.1
9.9
8.2
12.5
6.0
4.6

2.8
67.1
4.9
0.7
11.2
3.3
3.0

0.3
8.0
2.6
–1.3
8.3
6.5
8.7

Less: Personal current taxes ...................................................................

12.0

9.5

14.2

16.2

6.5

3.3

5.0

0.6

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

5.9

5.7

5.2

9.1

3.4

5.9

4.1

5.0

Addenda:
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................................
Durable goods ......................................................................................
Nondurable goods ................................................................................
Services................................................................................................

5.9
2.4
6.8
6.2

5.5
2.8
5.4
6.1

3.0
1.0
–3.9
6.9

7.3
6.8
8.2
7.0

5.7
0.3
9.5
5.0

4.7
2.6
3.4
5.7

6.3
0.3
8.4
6.4

4.5
–6.3
5.2
6.2

Real disposable personal income ............................................................

3.1

3.1

4.0

0.1

1.4

Based on chained (2000) dollar measures
6.2

5.4

–0.8

Table 7. Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Months)
2007
August

September

2008

October

November

December

January

r

February r

March p

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

8,308.4
1,247.3
2,389.7
4,698.3

8,326.4
1,261.2
2,402.0
4,693.8

8,332.2
1,257.2
2,406.0
4,698.5

8,359.6
1,248.6
2,407.6
4,728.7

8,355.3
1,238.7
2,398.8
4,739.9

8,367.3
1,229.9
2,395.3
4,760.7

8,364.6
1,231.0
2,394.9
4,757.9

8,375.3
1,225.3
2,398.7
4,768.1

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

36.4
30.1
–9.1
22.0

18.0
13.9
12.3
–4.5

5.8
–4.0
4.0
4.7

27.4
–8.6
1.6
30.2

–4.3
–9.9
–8.8
11.2

12.0
–8.8
–3.5
20.8

–2.7
1.1
–0.4
–2.8

10.7
–5.7
3.8
10.2

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

0.4
2.5
–0.4
0.5

0.2
1.1
0.5
–0.1

0.1
–0.3
0.2
0.1

0.3
–0.7
0.1
0.6

–0.1
–0.8
–0.4
0.2

0.1
–0.7
–0.1
0.4

0.0
0.1
0.0
–0.1

0.1
–0.5
0.2
0.2

p Preliminary
r Revised

Table 8. Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Years and Quarters)
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2006

2007

2006

2007

IV

I

II

2008
III

IV

I

8,302.2
1,241.9
2,396.8
4,689.5

8,349.1
1,248.1
2,404.2
4,722.4

8,369.1
1,228.7
2,396.3
4,762.2

46.9
6.2
7.4
32.9

20.0
–19.4
–7.9
39.8

2.3
2.0
1.2
2.8

1.0
–6.1
–1.3
3.4

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

8,044.1
1,180.5
2,337.7
4,545.5

8,277.8
1,235.4
2,392.8
4,674.8

Personal consumption expenditures ......................................................
Durable goods..........................................................................................
Nondurable goods....................................................................................
Services ...................................................................................................

240.5
43.1
82.3
118.2

233.7
54.9
55.1
129.3

8,141.2
1,197.6
2,368.8
4,595.5

8,215.7
1,223.2
2,386.6
4,630.7

8,244.3
1,228.4
2,383.8
4,656.7

Change from preceding period in billions of chained (2000) dollars
77.4
11.3
24.9
41.5

74.5
25.6
17.8
35.2

28.6
5.2
–2.8
26.0

57.9
13.5
13.0
32.8

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

3.1
3.8
3.6
2.7

2.9
4.7
2.4
2.8

3.9
3.9
4.3
3.7

3.7
8.8
3.0
3.1

1.4
1.7
–0.5
2.3

2.8
4.5
2.2
2.8

Table 9. Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures:
Level and Percent Change From Preceding Period (Months)
2007
August

September

2008

October

November

December

January

r

February r

March p

Chain-type price indexes (2000=100), seasonally adjusted
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)............................................
Durable goods..........................................................................................
Nondurable goods....................................................................................
Services ...................................................................................................

117.755
87.044
118.451
124.877

118.087
86.865
118.813
125.329

118.412
86.927
119.219
125.680

119.158
86.736
121.286
125.995

119.488
86.514
121.923
126.312

119.820
86.608
122.714
126.475

119.989
86.694
122.607
126.804

120.348
86.728
122.947
127.255

Addenda:
PCE excluding food and energy...............................................................
Market-based PCE 1 ................................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 1 .....................................

114.645
116.053
111.876

114.946
116.333
112.105

115.188
116.665
112.338

115.403
117.498
112.554

115.618
117.853
112.778

115.847
118.175
112.973

116.007
118.310
113.086

116.203
118.651
113.228

Percent change from preceding period in price indexes, seasonally adjusted at monthly rates
PCE.............................................................................................................
Durable goods..........................................................................................
Nondurable goods....................................................................................
Services ...................................................................................................

0.0
–0.4
–0.5
0.3

0.3
–0.2
0.3
0.4

0.3
0.1
0.3
0.3

0.6
–0.2
1.7
0.3

0.3
–0.3
0.5
0.3

0.3
0.1
0.6
0.1

0.1
0.1
–0.1
0.3

0.3
0.0
0.3
0.4

Addenda:
PCE excluding food and energy...............................................................
Market-based PCE 1 ................................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 1 .....................................

0.2
–0.1
0.1

0.3
0.2
0.2

0.2
0.3
0.2

0.2
0.7
0.2

0.2
0.3
0.2

0.2
0.3
0.2

0.1
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.3
0.1

p 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.

Table 10. Real Disposable Personal Income and Real Personal Consumption Expenditures:
Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
2007
August

September

2008

October

November

December

January r

February r

March p

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

4.0

3.4

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.3

0.9

Personal consumption expenditures ......................................................
Durable goods..........................................................................................
Nondurable goods....................................................................................
Services ...................................................................................................

3.2
6.2
2.0
3.2

3.2
6.0
2.6
3.0

2.7
5.8
2.1
2.4

2.8
4.6
1.9
2.9

2.2
2.3
0.4
3.1

2.0
0.4
0.4
3.0

1.6
0.8
0.4
2.4

2.0
0.2
0.4
3.1

p Preliminary
r Revised

Table 11. Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures:
Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
2007
August

September

2008

October

November

December

January

r

February r

March p

Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)............................................
Durable goods..........................................................................................
Nondurable goods....................................................................................
Services ...................................................................................................

1.8
–2.2
1.0
3.0

2.5
–1.9
2.8
3.1

3.0
–1.8
4.4
3.2

3.6
–1.7
6.6
3.2

3.5
–1.6
6.3
3.2

3.5
–1.3
6.8
2.9

3.4
–1.3
6.3
2.9

3.2
–1.2
5.4
3.0

Addenda:
PCE excluding food and energy...............................................................
Market-based PCE 1 ................................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 1 .....................................

1.9
1.7
1.6

1.9
2.3
1.6

2.0
3.0
1.7

2.1
3.7
1.9

2.2
3.6
2.0

2.0
3.6
1.8

2.0
3.4
1.7

2.1
3.2
1.8

p 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.