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NEWS RELEASE
EMBARGOED UNTIL RELEASE AT 8:30 A.M. EDT, MONDAY, MAY 3, 2010
James Rankin:
Kyle Brown:

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

BEA 10-17

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: MARCH 2010
Personal income increased $36.0 billion, or 0.3 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $32.3 billion, or 0.3 percent, in March, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $58.6 billion, or 0.6 percent. In February,
personal income increased $7.1 billion, or 0.1 percent, DPI increased $4.3 billion, or less than 0.1
percent, and PCE increased $56.4 billion, or 0.5 percent, based on revised estimates.
Real disposable income increased 0.2 percent in March, compared with an increase of less than 0.1
percent in February. Real PCE increased 0.5 percent, the same increase as in February.
2009
2010
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
(Percent change from preceding month)
Personal income, current dollars
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars
Chained (2005) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars
Chained (2005) dollars

Mar.

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.1

0.3

0.4
0.2

0.5
0.3

-0.2
-0.4

0.0
0.0

0.3
0.2

0.5
0.3

0.4
0.2

0.3
0.1

0.5
0.5

0.6
0.5

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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 (2005) 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 $11.8 billion in March, compared with an
increase of $6.8 billion in February. Goods-producing industries' payrolls increased $2.2 billion, in
contrast to a decrease of $3.3 billion; manufacturing payrolls increased $0.3 billion, in contrast to a
decrease of $1.1 billion. Services-producing industries' payrolls increased $9.6 billion, compared
with an increase of $10.0 billion. Government wage and salary disbursements increased $1.8 billion,
compared with an increase of $0.9 billion.

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Other personal income
Supplements to wages and salaries increased $3.2 billion in March, compared with an increase of
$3.0 billion in February.
Proprietors' income increased $2.7 billion in March, in contrast to a decrease of $3.3 billion in
February. Farm proprietors' income decreased $5.2 billion in March, the same decrease as in
February. Nonfarm proprietors' income increased $7.9 billion in March, compared with an increase of
$2.0 billion in February.
Rental income of persons increased $1.9 billion in March, compared with an increase of $1.8
billion in February. Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal
dividend income) decreased $8.3 billion, compared with a decrease of $8.4 billion.
Personal current transfer receipts increased $24.9 billion in March, compared with an increase of
$7.3 billion in February. Emergency unemployment compensation boosted the level of “other”
personal current transfer receipts by $12.0 billion at an annual rate in March.
Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income -increased $2.0 billion in March, compared with an increase of $1.0 billion in February.

Personal current taxes and disposable personal income
Personal current taxes increased $3.7 billion in March, compared with an increase of $2.8 billion
in February. Disposable personal income (DPI) -- personal income less personal current taxes -increased $32.3 billion, or 0.3 percent, in March, compared with an increase of $4.3 billion, or less
than 0.1 percent, in February.

Personal outlays and personal saving
Personal outlays -- PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments -increased $60.6 billion in March, compared with an increase of $58.3 billion in February. PCE
increased $58.6 billion, compared with an increase of $56.4 billion.
Personal saving -- DPI less personal outlays -- was $304.0 billion in March, compared with
$332.2 billion in February. Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income was 2.7
percent in March, compared with 3.0 percent in February. 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, go to
http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb/Nipa-Frb.asp.

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Real DPI, real PCE and PCE price index
Real DPI -- DPI adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.2 percent in March, compared
with an increase of less 0.1 percent in February.
Real PCE -- PCE adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.5 percent in March, the same
increase as in February. Purchases of durable goods increased 3.4 percent in March, compared with
an increase of 1.0 percent in February. Purchases of motor vehicles and parts accounted for most of
the increase in durable goods in March. Purchases of nondurable goods increased 0.4 percent in
March, compared with an increase of 0.7 percent in February. Purchases of services increased less
than 0.1 percent, compared with an increase of 0.4 percent.
PCE price index -- The price index for PCE increased 0.1 percent in March, compared with an
increase of less than 0.1 percent in February. The PCE price index, excluding food and energy,
increased 0.1 percent, compared with an increase of less than 0.1 percent.

Revisions
Estimates have been revised for January and February. Changes in personal income, currentdollar and chained (2005) dollar DPI, and current-dollar and chained (2005) 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
(Billions of dollars)

Personal Income:
Current dollars

February

Previous Revised
(Percent)

Previous Revised
(Billions of dollars)

Previous Revised
(Percent)

30.4

48.0

0.3

0.4

1.2

7.1

0.0

0.1

-26.0
-40.1

-20.7
-36.2

-0.2
-0.4

-0.2
-0.4

1.6
1.8

4.3
2.9

0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars
38.5
Chained (2005) dollars
19.6

31.2
12.1

0.4
0.2

0.3
0.1

34.7
31.7

56.4
50.0

0.3
0.3

0.5
0.5

Disposable personal income:
Current dollars
Chained (2005) dollars

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Next release – May 28, 2010 at 8:30 A.M. EDT for
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Table 1. Personal Income and Its Disposition (Months)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2009
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, domestic.....
Less: Personal current taxes ...................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income......................................................
Less: Personal outlays .............................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................................
Goods ...................................................................................................
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:
Personal income excluding current transfer receipts, billions of
chained (2005) dollars 2 ......................................................................
Disposable personal income:
Total, billions of chained (2005) dollars 2 ..............................................
Per capita:
Current dollars...................................................................................
Chained (2005) dollars ......................................................................
Population (midperiod, thousands) 3........................................................

September

October

2010
November

December

January

r

February r

March p

12,011.9
7,762.6
6,259.5
5,073.7
1,045.2
646.2
4,028.6
978.7
3,049.9
1,185.8
1,503.1
1,046.2
456.9

12,028.7
7,749.1
6,245.9
5,061.8
1,038.0
642.8
4,023.8
978.7
3,045.2
1,184.1
1,503.2
1,047.2
456.0

12,049.5
7,762.6
6,257.5
5,070.7
1,033.9
642.8
4,036.7
978.1
3,058.7
1,186.9
1,505.1
1,048.6
456.4

12,095.6
7,776.7
6,269.6
5,081.6
1,037.7
646.5
4,043.9
977.4
3,066.5
1,188.1
1,507.0
1,049.7
457.3

12,148.1
7,780.0
6,271.8
5,081.0
1,034.2
644.7
4,046.8
976.7
3,070.1
1,190.8
1,508.2
1,051.0
457.2

12,196.1
7,828.5
6,305.8
5,107.9
1,041.0
649.9
4,067.0
981.9
3,085.1
1,197.9
1,522.7
1,053.3
469.4

12,203.2
7,839.2
6,313.5
5,114.7
1,037.7
648.8
4,077.0
985.0
3,092.0
1,198.8
1,525.7
1,055.8
470.0

12,239.2
7,856.0
6,327.1
5,126.5
1,039.9
649.1
4,086.6
987.7
3,098.9
1,200.6
1,528.9
1,057.9
471.0

1,038.4
25.8
1,012.6
277.9
1,763.1
1,234.9
528.2
2,133.7
2,100.9
1,162.8
137.4
800.7
32.8
963.8
1,072.4
10,939.5
10,567.3
10,197.4
3,353.6
1,102.7
2,250.8
6,843.8
215.5
154.4
92.5
61.9
372.2
3.4

1,040.2
23.5
1,016.7
282.6
1,763.9
1,228.0
535.9
2,155.3
2,122.4
1,176.3
138.1
808.0
32.8
962.3
1,068.8
10,959.8
10,503.3
10,132.8
3,278.4
1,012.4
2,266.0
6,854.5
215.6
154.8
92.9
61.9
456.5
4.2

1,050.5
29.3
1,021.2
285.0
1,776.2
1,231.2
545.0
2,138.7
2,105.8
1,175.7
129.9
800.2
32.9
963.5
1,067.3
10,982.2
10,557.0
10,188.6
3,304.9
1,034.5
2,270.3
6,883.7
209.4
159.1
93.8
65.3
425.2
3.9

1,062.2
35.2
1,027.0
286.7
1,788.5
1,234.4
554.1
2,146.8
2,113.8
1,181.5
127.1
805.2
32.9
965.2
1,069.3
11,026.3
10,604.8
10,241.8
3,355.8
1,058.6
2,297.3
6,886.0
203.1
159.8
94.6
65.3
421.5
3.8

1,068.1
41.1
1,027.0
288.3
1,800.8
1,237.6
563.2
2,176.2
2,143.3
1,187.0
143.8
812.6
33.0
965.3
1,070.6
11,077.5
10,636.2
10,278.8
3,350.6
1,062.9
2,287.6
6,928.2
196.9
160.5
95.3
65.3
441.3
4.0

1,066.1
35.9
1,030.1
290.2
1,792.5
1,238.3
554.2
2,202.2
2,169.0
1,185.5
137.2
846.3
33.3
983.4
1,139.3
11,056.8
10,670.6
10,310.0
3,374.5
1,052.1
2,322.5
6,935.5
198.2
162.4
95.9
66.5
386.2
3.5

1,062.8
30.7
1,032.1
292.0
1,784.1
1,238.9
545.2
2,209.5
2,176.2
1,188.6
135.0
852.7
33.3
984.4
1,142.1
11,061.1
10,728.9
10,366.4
3,396.1
1,061.0
2,335.1
6,970.3
199.5
163.1
96.6
66.5
332.2
3.0

1,065.5
25.5
1,040.0
293.9
1,775.8
1,239.6
536.2
2,234.4
2,201.0
1,193.7
146.8
860.5
33.3
986.4
1,145.8
11,093.4
10,789.5
10,425.0
3,441.7
1,098.7
2,343.0
6,983.3
200.8
163.7
97.2
66.5
304.0
2.7

9,013.1

9,000.0

9,010.0

9,027.6

9,034.4

9,038.6

9,037.5

9,039.4

9,981.5

9,990.4

9,984.0

10,005.3

10,036.1

9,999.9

10,002.8

10,022.9

35,539
32,427
307,815

35,576
32,429
308,068

35,621
32,384
308,304

35,739
32,429
308,526

35,880
32,507
308,733

35,791
32,369
308,930

35,783
32,359
309,119

35,865
32,405
309,306

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. The current-dollar measure is 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
2008

2009

2008
IV

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

2009
I

II

2010
III

IV

I

12,238.8
8,042.4
6,545.9
5,404.6
1,206.5
742.0
4,198.1
1,048.3
3,149.8
1,141.3
1,496.6
1,023.9
472.7

12,026.1
7,786.6
6,284.1
5,101.7
1,063.1
658.1
4,038.6
986.5
3,052.1
1,182.4
1,502.5
1,043.9
458.5

12,233.5
8,050.3
6,543.5
5,388.6
1,192.2
732.2
4,196.5
1,039.4
3,157.1
1,154.9
1,506.8
1,033.2
473.6

11,952.7
7,805.8
6,307.8
5,136.0
1,107.3
681.0
4,028.8
1,002.3
3,026.5
1,171.8
1,498.0
1,037.8
460.2

12,048.8
7,815.9
6,313.1
5,128.8
1,067.8
662.0
4,061.0
989.3
3,071.7
1,184.4
1,502.8
1,042.0
460.8

12,005.2
7,751.4
6,249.2
5,064.3
1,042.1
644.9
4,022.2
977.0
3,045.2
1,184.8
1,502.3
1,046.1
456.2

12,097.7
7,773.1
6,266.3
5,077.8
1,035.3
644.7
4,042.5
977.4
3,065.1
1,188.6
1,506.8
1,049.8
457.0

12,212.8
7,841.2
6,315.5
5,116.4
1,039.5
649.3
4,076.9
984.9
3,092.0
1,199.1
1,525.8
1,055.7
470.1

1,106.3
48.7
1,057.5
210.4
1,994.4
1,308.0
686.4
1,875.9
1,843.2
1,070.3
50.6
722.4
32.6
990.6
1,432.4
10,806.4
10,520.0
10,129.9
3,403.2
1,095.2
2,308.0
6,726.8
237.7
152.3
87.9
64.5
286.4
2.7

1,041.0
29.3
1,011.7
268.1
1,792.6
1,238.5
554.2
2,104.8
2,072.0
1,156.7
122.0
793.3
32.7
966.9
1,102.5
10,923.6
10,458.7
10,089.1
3,255.2
1,035.0
2,220.2
6,833.9
213.9
155.7
92.2
63.5
464.9
4.3

1,083.6
39.0
1,044.5
236.7
1,958.1
1,292.9
665.2
1,898.0
1,865.3
1,087.0
70.3
708.0
32.7
993.3
1,434.3
10,799.1
10,389.9
10,009.8
3,227.5
1,019.9
2,207.6
6,782.3
228.8
151.3
89.5
61.8
409.2
3.8

1,037.8
27.3
1,010.5
245.9
1,845.5
1,243.4
602.1
1,987.3
1,954.7
1,128.5
96.2
730.1
32.5
969.7
1,187.3
10,765.4
10,362.3
9,987.7
3,197.7
1,025.2
2,172.4
6,790.0
220.4
154.2
90.4
63.8
403.1
3.7

1,028.0
28.9
999.1
262.0
1,773.4
1,241.1
532.3
2,140.3
2,107.7
1,151.1
122.5
834.1
32.7
970.9
1,082.6
10,966.2
10,370.5
9,999.3
3,193.8
1,011.5
2,182.2
6,805.6
216.7
154.5
91.4
63.1
595.7
5.4

1,037.9
25.8
1,012.0
277.9
1,763.1
1,234.9
528.2
2,137.5
2,104.7
1,165.8
135.7
803.2
32.8
962.5
1,071.0
10,934.3
10,502.8
10,132.9
3,292.3
1,051.3
2,241.0
6,840.6
215.5
154.4
92.5
61.9
431.5
3.9

1,060.3
35.2
1,025.1
286.7
1,788.5
1,234.4
554.1
2,153.9
2,121.0
1,181.4
133.6
806.0
32.9
964.7
1,069.1
11,028.7
10,599.3
10,236.4
3,337.1
1,052.0
2,285.1
6,899.3
203.1
159.8
94.5
65.3
429.3
3.9

1,064.8
30.7
1,034.1
292.0
1,784.1
1,238.9
545.2
2,215.4
2,182.1
1,189.3
139.6
853.2
33.3
984.7
1,142.4
11,070.4
10,729.7
10,367.1
3,404.1
1,070.6
2,333.5
6,963.0
199.5
163.0
96.5
66.5
340.8
3.1

9,504.6

9,081.6

9,494.4

9,188.7

9,105.5

9,010.5

9,024.0

9,038.5

9,911.3

9,999.0

9,920.4

9,926.4

10,077.5

9,984.4

10,008.5

10,008.5

35,450
32,514
304,831

35,526
32,519
307,483

35,304
32,431
305,890

35,124
32,387
306,496

35,709
32,815
307,101

35,522
32,436
307,815

35,747
32,440
308,521

35,813
32,378
309,119

1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. The current-dollar measure is 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
2009
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, domestic.....
Less: Personal current taxes ...................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income......................................................
Less: Personal outlays .............................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................................
Goods ...................................................................................................
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 ...........................................................................
Addenda:
Personal income excluding current transfer receipts, billions of chained
(2005) dollars 2 .....................................................................................
Disposable personal income, billions of chained (2005) dollars 2............

September

October

2010
November

December

January

r

February r

March p

36.7
19.9
17.5
16.3
1.9
0.5
14.5
5.1
9.4
1.2
2.4
1.2
1.2

16.8
–13.5
–13.6
–11.9
–7.2
–3.4
–4.8
0.0
–4.7
–1.7
0.1
1.0
–0.9

20.8
13.5
11.6
8.9
–4.1
0.0
12.9
–0.6
13.5
2.8
1.9
1.4
0.4

46.1
14.1
12.1
10.9
3.8
3.7
7.2
–0.7
7.8
1.2
1.9
1.1
0.9

52.5
3.3
2.2
–0.6
–3.5
–1.8
2.9
–0.7
3.6
2.7
1.2
1.3
–0.1

48.0
48.5
34.0
26.9
6.8
5.2
20.2
5.2
15.0
7.1
14.5
2.3
12.2

7.1
10.7
7.7
6.8
–3.3
–1.1
10.0
3.1
6.9
0.9
3.0
2.5
0.6

36.0
16.8
13.6
11.8
2.2
0.3
9.6
2.7
6.9
1.8
3.2
2.1
1.0

3.4
–2.4
5.8
4.6
0.8
–6.9
7.7
10.3
10.3
4.4
5.9
0.0
0.0
2.3
0.7
36.0
129.6
129.0
108.6
64.0
44.6
20.4
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.0
–93.6

1.8
–2.3
4.1
4.7
0.8
–6.9
7.7
21.6
21.5
13.5
0.7
7.3
0.0
–1.5
–3.6
20.3
–64.0
–64.6
–75.2
–90.3
15.2
10.7
0.1
0.4
0.4
0.0
84.3

10.3
5.8
4.5
2.4
12.3
3.2
9.1
–16.6
–16.6
–0.6
–8.2
–7.8
0.1
1.2
–1.5
22.4
53.7
55.8
26.5
22.1
4.3
29.2
–6.2
4.3
0.9
3.4
–31.3

11.7
5.9
5.8
1.7
12.3
3.2
9.1
8.1
8.0
5.8
–2.8
5.0
0.0
1.7
2.0
44.1
47.8
53.2
50.9
24.1
27.0
2.3
–6.3
0.7
0.8
0.0
–3.7

5.9
5.9
0.0
1.6
12.3
3.2
9.1
29.4
29.5
5.5
16.7
7.4
0.1
0.1
1.3
51.2
31.4
37.0
–5.2
4.3
–9.7
42.2
–6.2
0.7
0.7
0.0
19.8

–2.0
–5.2
3.1
1.9
–8.3
0.7
–9.0
26.0
25.7
–1.5
–6.6
33.7
0.3
18.1
68.7
–20.7
34.4
31.2
23.9
–10.8
34.9
7.3
1.3
1.9
0.6
1.2
–55.1

–3.3
–5.2
2.0
1.8
–8.4
0.6
–9.0
7.3
7.2
3.1
–2.2
6.4
0.0
1.0
2.8
4.3
58.3
56.4
21.6
8.9
12.6
34.8
1.3
0.7
0.7
0.0
–54.0

2.7
–5.2
7.9
1.9
–8.3
0.7
–9.0
24.9
24.8
5.1
11.8
7.8
0.0
2.0
3.7
32.3
60.6
58.6
45.6
37.7
7.9
13.0
1.3
0.6
0.6
0.0
–28.2

–5.5
0.2

–13.1
8.9

10.0
–6.4

17.6
21.3

6.8
30.8

4.2
–36.2

–1.1
2.9

1.9
20.1

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. The current-dollar measure is 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
2008

2009

2008
IV

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, domestic.....
Less: Personal current taxes ...................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income......................................................
Less: Personal outlays .............................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................................
Goods ...................................................................................................
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 ...........................................................................
Addenda:
Personal income excluding current transfer receipts, billions of chained
(2005) dollars 2 .....................................................................................
Disposable personal income, billions of chained (2005) dollars 2............

2009
I

II

2010
III

IV

I

344.7
179.7
137.0
84.8
–6.4
–11.5
91.2
3.6
87.6
52.2
42.8
30.9
11.9

–212.7
–255.8
–261.8
–302.9
–143.4
–83.9
–159.5
–61.8
–97.7
41.1
5.9
20.0
–14.2

–53.1
–18.8
–24.2
–30.6
–14.0
–8.1
–16.5
–8.4
–8.1
6.4
5.4
6.5
–1.1

–280.8
–244.5
–235.7
–252.6
–84.9
–51.2
–167.7
–37.1
–130.6
16.9
–8.8
4.6
–13.4

96.1
10.1
5.3
–7.2
–39.5
–19.0
32.2
–13.0
45.2
12.6
4.8
4.2
0.6

–43.6
–64.5
–63.9
–64.5
–25.7
–17.1
–38.8
–12.3
–26.5
0.4
–0.5
4.1
–4.6

92.5
21.7
17.1
13.5
–6.8
–0.2
20.3
0.4
19.9
3.8
4.5
3.7
0.8

115.1
68.1
49.2
38.6
4.2
4.6
34.4
7.5
26.9
10.5
19.0
5.9
13.1

9.9
9.3
0.6
65.5
–37.1
41.6
–78.7
157.9
155.4
66.6
18.3
70.7
2.4
31.3
–58.5
403.3
295.7
303.5
38.2
–65.3
103.5
265.4
–19.1
11.3
5.6
5.8
107.5

–65.3
–19.4
–45.8
57.7
–201.8
–69.5
–132.2
228.9
228.8
86.4
71.4
70.9
0.1
–23.7
–329.9
117.2
–61.3
–40.8
–148.0
–60.2
–87.8
107.1
–23.8
3.4
4.3
–1.0
178.5

–30.8
–10.3
–20.6
14.5
–43.3
–34.9
–8.5
23.7
23.6
6.5
12.6
4.5
0.1
–1.6
–3.0
–50.2
–223.7
–210.3
–235.5
–68.6
–166.9
25.2
–9.5
–3.9
1.0
–4.9
173.5

–45.8
–11.7
–34.0
9.2
–112.6
–49.5
–63.1
89.3
89.4
41.5
25.9
22.1
–0.2
–23.6
–247.0
–33.7
–27.6
–22.1
–29.8
5.3
–35.2
7.7
–8.4
2.9
0.9
2.0
–6.1

–9.8
1.6
–11.4
16.1
–72.1
–2.3
–69.8
153.0
153.0
22.6
26.3
104.0
0.2
1.2
–104.7
200.8
8.2
11.6
–3.9
–13.7
9.8
15.6
–3.7
0.3
1.0
–0.7
192.6

9.9
–3.1
12.9
15.9
–10.3
–6.2
–4.1
–2.8
–3.0
14.7
13.2
–30.9
0.1
–8.4
–11.6
–31.9
132.3
133.6
98.5
39.8
58.8
35.0
–1.2
–0.1
1.1
–1.2
–164.2

22.4
9.4
13.1
8.8
25.4
–0.5
25.9
16.4
16.3
15.6
–2.1
2.8
0.1
2.2
–1.9
94.4
96.5
103.5
44.8
0.7
44.1
58.7
–12.4
5.4
2.0
3.4
–2.2

4.5
–4.5
9.0
5.3
–4.4
4.5
–8.9
61.5
61.1
7.9
6.0
47.2
0.4
20.0
73.3
41.7
130.4
130.7
67.0
18.6
48.4
63.7
–3.6
3.2
2.0
1.2
–88.5

–140.8
50.7

–423.0
87.7

52.4
82.1

–305.7
6.0

–83.2
151.1

–95.0
–93.1

13.5
24.1

14.5
0.0

1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. The current-dollar measure is 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
2009
August

September

2010

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

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2

0.1
–0.2
–0.2
0.0

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1

0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1

0.4
0.0
0.0
0.1

0.4
0.6
0.5
1.0

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2

0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.3
1.7
0.0
–0.6
1.5
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.3

0.2
1.7
0.0
–0.6
1.5
1.0
–0.2
–0.3
0.2

1.0
0.9
0.7
0.3
1.7
–0.8
0.1
–0.1
0.2

1.1
0.6
0.7
0.3
1.7
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.4

0.6
0.6
0.7
0.3
1.6
1.4
0.0
0.1
0.5

–0.2
0.7
–0.5
0.1
–1.6
1.2
1.9
6.4
–0.2

–0.3
0.6
–0.5
0.1
–1.6
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0

0.3
0.7
–0.5
0.1
–1.6
1.1
0.2
0.3
0.3

1.3
3.3
6.2
2.0
0.3

–0.6
–2.2
–8.2
0.7
0.2

0.6
0.8
2.2
0.2
0.4

0.5
1.5
2.3
1.2
0.0

0.4
–0.2
0.4
–0.4
0.6

0.3
0.7
–1.0
1.5
0.1

0.5
0.6
0.8
0.5
0.5

0.6
1.3
3.6
0.3
0.2

0.0
–0.4

0.0
0.0

0.0
0.2

Based on chained (2005) dollar measures
Real personal income excluding current transfer receipts .......................
Real disposable personal income ............................................................

–0.1
0.0

–0.1
0.1

0.1
–0.1

0.2
0.2

0.1
0.3

p Preliminary
r Revised

Table 6. Personal Income and Its Disposition, Percent Change from Preceding Period (Years and Quarters)
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2008

2009

2008

2009

IV

I

II

2010
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, domestic ..............
Less: Personal current taxes ...................................................................
Equals: Disposable personal income......................................................
Addenda:
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................................
Goods ...................................................................................................
Durable goods ...................................................................................
Nondurable goods .............................................................................
Services................................................................................................

2.9
2.3
2.1
2.9

–1.7
–3.2
–4.0
0.4

–1.7
–0.9
–1.5
1.4

–8.9
–11.6
–13.6
–2.3

3.3
0.5
0.3
1.3

–1.4
–3.3
–4.0
–0.1

3.1
1.1
1.1
1.2

3.9
3.6
3.2
5.1

0.9
45.2
–1.8
3.3
–10.3
9.2
3.3
–3.9
3.9

–5.9
27.4
–10.1
–5.3
–19.3
12.2
–2.4
–23.0
1.1

–10.6
28.8
–8.4
–10.1
–5.0
5.1
–0.6
–0.8
–1.8

–15.9
16.4
–21.1
–14.5
–32.8
20.2
–9.2
–53.1
–1.2

–3.7
28.9
–14.7
–0.7
–38.9
34.6
0.5
–30.9
7.7

3.9
26.7
–2.3
–2.0
–3.0
–0.5
–3.4
–4.2
–1.2

8.9
13.2
5.9
–0.2
21.1
3.1
0.9
–0.7
3.5

1.7
7.7
–1.0
1.5
–6.3
11.9
8.6
30.4
1.5

3.1
1.1
–5.6
4.7
4.1

–0.4
–4.3
–5.5
–3.8
1.6

–8.0
–24.5
–22.9
–25.3
1.5

–0.9
–3.7
2.1
–6.2
0.5

0.5
–0.5
–5.2
1.8
0.9

5.5
12.9
16.7
11.2
2.1

4.1
5.6
0.3
8.1
3.5

5.2
8.3
7.2
8.8
3.7

–1.0
–3.6

0.1
1.0

0.2
0.0

Based on chained (2005) dollar measures
Real personal income excluding current transfer receipts .......................
Real disposable personal income ............................................................

–1.5
0.5

–4.5
0.9

0.6
3.4

–3.2
0.2

–0.9
6.2

Table 7. Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Months)
2009
August

September

2010

October

November

December

January

r

February r

March p

Billions of chained (2005) dollars, seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................
Goods ........................................................................................
Durable goods ........................................................................
Nondurable goods ..................................................................
Services .....................................................................................

9,304.4
3,213.3
1,180.6
2,035.0
6,091.3

9,236.5
3,135.2
1,081.2
2,045.3
6,097.7

9,262.5
3,158.1
1,103.9
2,047.8
6,101.7

9,293.4
3,199.0
1,130.2
2,064.1
6,093.8

9,312.4
3,188.4
1,137.1
2,048.3
6,122.2

9,324.5
3,198.0
1,133.4
2,060.5
6,125.1

9,374.5
3,224.1
1,144.9
2,075.5
6,149.6

9,419.0
3,267.6
1,184.3
2,083.7
6,152.6

Change from preceding period in billions of chained (2005) dollars, seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................
Goods ........................................................................................
Durable goods ........................................................................
Nondurable goods ..................................................................
Services .....................................................................................

87.6
82.9
74.2
15.4
8.5

–67.9
–78.1
–99.4
10.3
6.4

26.0
22.9
22.7
2.5
4.0

30.9
40.9
26.3
16.3
–7.9

19.0
–10.6
6.9
–15.8
28.4

12.1
9.6
–3.7
12.2
2.9

50.0
26.1
11.5
15.0
24.5

44.5
43.5
39.4
8.2
3.0

Percent change from preceding period in chained (2005) dollars, seasonally adjusted at monthly rates
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................
Goods ........................................................................................
Durable goods ........................................................................
Nondurable goods ..................................................................
Services .....................................................................................

1.0
2.7
6.7
0.8
0.1

–0.7
–2.4
–8.4
0.5
0.1

0.3
0.7
2.1
0.1
0.1

0.3
1.3
2.4
0.8
–0.1

0.2
–0.3
0.6
–0.8
0.5

0.1
0.3
–0.3
0.6
0.0

0.5
0.8
1.0
0.7
0.4

0.5
1.3
3.4
0.4
0.0

p Preliminary
r Revised

Table 8. Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Years and Quarters)
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2008

2009

2008

2009

IV

I

II

2010
III

IV

I

9,252.6
3,159.6
1,122.7
2,033.3
6,090.6

9,289.5
3,181.9
1,123.7
2,053.4
6,105.9

9,372.7
3,229.9
1,154.2
2,073.2
6,142.4

36.9
22.3
1.0
20.1
15.3

83.2
48.0
30.5
19.8
36.5

1.6
2.8
0.4
4.0
1.0

3.6
6.2
11.3
3.9
2.4

Billions of chained (2005) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................
Goods ........................................................................................
Durable goods ........................................................................
Nondurable goods ..................................................................
Services .....................................................................................

9,290.9
3,206.0
1,146.3
2,057.3
6,083.1

9,235.1
3,144.2
1,101.4
2,037.0
6,087.8

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

–23.0
–67.7
–53.6
–17.5
42.3

–55.8
–61.8
–44.9
–20.3
4.7

9,195.3
3,110.4
1,076.8
2,026.1
6,080.4

9,209.2
3,129.8
1,087.2
2,035.5
6,076.0

9,189.0
3,105.4
1,071.7
2,025.7
6,078.8

Change from preceding period in billions of chained (2005) dollars
–72.4
–83.2
–62.8
–25.4
8.0

13.9
19.4
10.4
9.4
–4.4

–20.2
–24.4
–15.5
–9.8
2.8

63.6
54.2
51.0
7.6
11.8

Percent change from preceding period in chained (2005) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................
Goods ........................................................................................
Durable goods ........................................................................
Nondurable goods ..................................................................
Services .....................................................................................

–0.2
–2.1
–4.5
–0.8
0.7

–0.6
–1.9
–3.9
–1.0
0.1

–3.1
–10.0
–20.3
–4.9
0.5

0.6
2.5
3.9
1.9
–0.3

–0.9
–3.1
–5.6
–1.9
0.2

2.8
7.2
20.4
1.5
0.8

Table 9. Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Level and Percent Change From Preceding Period (Months)
2009
August

September

2010

October

November

December

January

r

February r

March p

Chain-type price indexes (2005=100), seasonally adjusted
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)............................................
Goods ......................................................................................................
Durable goods ......................................................................................
Nondurable goods ................................................................................
Services ...................................................................................................
Addenda:
Energy goods and services 1 ...................................................................
PCE excluding food and energy 2 ............................................................
Market-based PCE 3 ................................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 3 .....................................

109.594
104.383
93.429
110.618
112.353

109.701
104.584
93.647
110.807
112.410

109.994
104.664
93.743
110.878
112.815

110.202
104.919
93.682
111.305
112.998

110.374
105.103
93.501
111.691
113.164

110.566
105.536
92.853
112.723
113.230

110.577
105.350
92.694
112.521
113.344

110.677
105.344
92.792
112.456
113.500

113.576
109.019
109.710
109.060

114.413
109.129
109.826
109.182

115.181
109.412
110.032
109.361

117.782
109.489
110.213
109.385

118.773
109.608
110.348
109.452

122.215
109.612
110.525
109.406

121.463
109.658
110.549
109.474

121.417
109.743
110.662
109.572

Percent change from preceding period in price indexes, seasonally adjusted at monthly rates
Personal consumption expenditures ......................................................
Goods ......................................................................................................
Durable goods ......................................................................................
Nondurable goods ................................................................................
Services ...................................................................................................
Addenda:
Energy goods and services 1 ...................................................................
PCE excluding food and energy 2 ............................................................
Market-based PCE 3 ................................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 3 .....................................

0.3
0.7
–0.5
1.2
0.2

0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1

0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4

0.2
0.2
–0.1
0.4
0.2

0.2
0.2
–0.2
0.3
0.1

0.2
0.4
–0.7
0.9
0.1

0.0
–0.2
–0.2
–0.2
0.1

0.1
0.0
0.1
–0.1
0.1

5.0
0.1
0.4
0.1

0.7
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.7
0.3
0.2
0.2

2.3
0.1
0.2
0.0

0.8
0.1
0.1
0.1

2.9
0.0
0.2
0.0

–0.6
0.0
0.0
0.1

0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Consists of gasoline and other energy goods and of electricity and gas.
2. Food consists of food and beverages purchased for off-premises consumption; food services, which include purchased meals and beverages, are not classified as food.
3. 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, financial services furnished without
payment) and the final consumption expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households.

Table 10. Real Disposable Personal Income and Real Personal Consumption Expenditures:
Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
2009
August
Disposable personal income....................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ......................................................
Goods ......................................................................................................
Durable goods ......................................................................................
Nondurable goods ................................................................................
Services ...................................................................................................

1.8
0.3
–0.2
2.0
–1.3
0.5

September

2010

October

1.8
0.0
–0.8
–3.7
0.6
0.4

1.4
0.6
1.0
2.1
0.5
0.3

November
0.6
0.8
2.2
4.4
1.1
0.2

December
0.6
1.7
3.7
6.7
2.4
0.7

January

r

February r

0.0
1.2
2.2
3.5
1.6
0.8

1.1
1.7
2.6
4.9
1.6
1.2

March p
1.4
2.4
4.8
10.2
2.3
1.3

p Preliminary
r Revised

Table 11. Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
2009
August
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)............................................
Goods ......................................................................................................
Durable goods ......................................................................................
Nondurable goods ................................................................................
Services ...................................................................................................
Addenda:
Energy goods and services 1 ...................................................................
PCE excluding food and energy 2 ............................................................
Market-based PCE 3 ................................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 3 .....................................

September

October

2010
November

December

January r

February r

March p

–0.6
–3.6
–2.2
–4.3
1.0

–0.6
–3.6
–1.8
–4.4
0.9

0.1
–2.0
–1.5
–2.2
1.2

1.5
1.7
–1.1
3.0
1.3

2.1
3.7
–0.9
5.9
1.4

2.1
3.7
–1.5
6.2
1.4

1.8
2.8
–1.8
5.0
1.4

2.0
3.0
–1.7
5.2
1.6

–23.8
1.3
–0.5
1.7

–22.6
1.2
–0.5
1.6

–15.2
1.4
0.1
1.7

5.6
1.5
1.6
1.7

18.2
1.6
2.2
1.6

19.5
1.5
2.1
1.4

14.9
1.3
1.8
1.2

18.7
1.3
2.0
1.1

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Consists of gasoline and other energy goods and of electricity and gas.
2. Food consists of food and beverages purchased for off-premises consumption; food services, which include purchased meals and beverages, are not classified as food.
3. 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, financial services furnished without
payment) and the final consumption expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households.