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NEWS RELEASE
EMBARGOED UNTIL RELEASE AT 8:30 A.M. EDT, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
BEA 11-20
James Rankin: (202) 606-5301
Kyle Brown: (202) 606-5302

(Personal Income)
(Personal Consumption Expenditures)

piniwd@bea.gov
pce@bea.gov

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: MARCH 2011
Personal income increased $67.0 billion, or 0.5 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $64.4 billion, or 0.6 percent, in March, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $60.7 billion, or 0.6 percent. In February,
personal income increased $53.1 billion, or 0.4 percent, DPI increased $49.6 billion, or 0.4 percent,
and PCE increased $94.4 billion, or 0.9 percent, based on revised estimates.
Real disposable income increased 0.1 percent in March, compared with an increase of less than 0.1
percent in February. Real PCE increased 0.2 percent, compared with an increase of 0.5 percent.
2010
2011
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.

0.3

0.5

1.1

0.4

0.5

0.3
0.2

0.5
0.2

0.8
0.5

0.4
0.0

0.6
0.1

0.3
0.3

0.4
0.1

0.5
0.1

0.9
0.5

0.6
0.2

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NOTE. -- Monthly estimates are expressed at seasonally adjusted annual rates, unless otherwise specified. Monthto-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 $18.0 billion in March, compared with an
increase of $23.9 billion in February. Goods-producing industries' payrolls increased $6.2 billion,
compared with an increase of $1.0 billion; manufacturing payrolls increased $5.1 billion, in contrast
to a decrease of $0.5 billion. Services-producing industries' payrolls increased $11.8 billion,
compared with an increase of $22.9 billion. Government wage and salary disbursements increased
$1.2 billion, in contrast to a decrease of $0.4 billion.

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Other personal income
Supplements to wages and salaries increased $4.0 billion in March, compared with an increase of
$4.2 billion in February.
Proprietors' income increased $4.4 billion in March, compared with an increase of $6.5 billion in
February. Farm proprietors' income increased $1.6 billion in March, the same increase as in February.
Nonfarm proprietors' income increased $2.9 billion in March, compared with an increase of $4.8
billion in February.
Rental income of persons increased $8.7 billion in March, compared with an increase of $8.1
billion in February. Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal
dividend income) increased $8.9 billion, compared with an increase of $7.7 billion. Personal current
transfer receipts increased $24.7 billion, compared with an increase of $6.2 billion.
Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income -increased $2.7 billion in March, compared with an increase of $3.3 billion in February.

Personal current taxes and disposable personal income
Personal current taxes increased $2.5 billion in March, compared with an increase of $3.6 billion
in February. Disposable personal income (DPI) -- personal income less personal current taxes -increased $64.4 billion, or 0.6 percent, in March, compared with an increase of $49.6 billion, or 0.4
percent in February.

Personal outlays and personal saving
Personal outlays -- PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments -increased $60.7 billion in March, compared with an increase of $94.4 billion in February. PCE also
increased $60.7 billion, compared with an increase of $94.4 billion.
Personal saving -- DPI less personal outlays -- was $651.2 billion in March, compared with
$647.5 billion in February. Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income was 5.5
percent in March, the same as 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 price index
Real DPI -- DPI adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.1 percent in March, compared
with an increase of less than 0.1 percent in February.
Real PCE -- PCE adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.2 percent in March, compared
with an increase of 0.5 percent in February. Purchases of durable goods increased 0.1 percent,
compared with an increase of 1.9 percent. Purchases of nondurable goods decreased 0.3 percent, in
contrast to an increase of 0.7 percent. Purchases of services increased 0.4 percent, compared with an
increase of 0.2 percent.
PCE price index -- The price index for PCE increased 0.4 percent in March, the same increase as
in February. The PCE price index, excluding food and energy, increased 0.1 percent in March,
compared with an increase of 0.2 percent in February.

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)

147.4

146.5

1.2

1.1

38.1

53.1

0.3

0.4

92.0
48.7

92.7
48.3

0.8
0.5

0.8
0.5

36.0
-9.3

49.6
1.3

0.3
-0.1

0.4
0.0

Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars
29.5
Chained (2005) dollars
-4.2

48.5
11.9

0.3
0.0

0.5
0.1

69.1
23.9

94.4
44.9

0.7
0.3

0.9
0.5

Disposable personal income:
Current dollars
Chained (2005) dollars

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Annual Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts
As part of the annual revision of the national income and product accounts (NIPAs), revised
estimates of personal income and outlays will be released along with estimates for June 2011 on
August 2. Personal income, disposable personal income, and their components will be revised back to
January 2006, and PCE and personal saving will be revised back to January 2003. The August Survey
of Current Business will contain an article that describes the annual revision in detail.

BEA’s national, international, regional, and industry estimates; the Survey of Current
Business; and BEA news releases are available without charge on BEA’s Web site at www.bea.gov.
By visiting the site, you can also subscribe to receive free e-mail summaries of BEA releases and
announcements.

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Next release – May 27, 2011 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
2010
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

2011
November

December

January

r

February r

March p

12,615.3
8,040.9
6,448.0
5,264.0
1,068.8
682.3
4,195.2
1,017.6
3,177.6
1,184.0
1,592.9

12,612.3
8,050.9
6,455.0
5,275.0
1,070.5
684.4
4,204.6
1,020.3
3,184.3
1,179.9
1,595.9

12,680.3
8,092.4
6,491.2
5,307.1
1,072.1
685.1
4,234.9
1,028.3
3,206.7
1,184.1
1,601.2

12,715.8
8,092.8
6,489.1
5,305.0
1,071.5
683.9
4,233.6
1,027.0
3,206.6
1,184.1
1,603.7

12,775.8
8,115.8
6,508.3
5,323.1
1,073.9
686.8
4,249.2
1,034.3
3,214.9
1,185.3
1,607.4

12,922.3
8,151.6
6,531.7
5,344.9
1,086.2
695.3
4,258.7
1,034.5
3,224.2
1,186.7
1,620.0

12,975.4
8,179.4
6,555.1
5,368.8
1,087.2
694.8
4,281.6
1,039.7
3,241.9
1,186.3
1,624.2

13,042.4
8,202.5
6,574.3
5,386.8
1,093.4
699.9
4,293.4
1,045.4
3,248.1
1,187.5
1,628.2

1,110.2
482.7

1,112.8
483.1

1,115.6
485.6

1,118.1
485.6

1,120.8
486.6

1,124.2
495.7

1,126.9
497.3

1,129.6
498.6

1,061.3
48.5
1,012.8
303.6
1,888.0
1,174.7
713.3
2,332.5
2,295.2
1,221.5
150.5
923.3
37.3
1,011.0
1,178.9
11,436.4
10,743.2
10,373.2
3,421.8
1,081.8
2,340.0
6,951.4
197.1
172.9
101.8
71.1
693.2
6.1

1,066.7
52.6
1,014.1
306.7
1,878.5
1,159.3
719.2
2,321.5
2,284.5
1,229.5
133.3
921.6
37.0
1,012.0
1,185.1
11,427.3
10,769.6
10,403.6
3,453.0
1,100.5
2,352.5
6,950.6
192.5
173.5
102.4
71.1
657.7
5.8

1,073.5
54.0
1,019.5
307.3
1,893.4
1,175.1
718.3
2,330.5
2,291.2
1,229.8
128.7
932.7
39.3
1,016.9
1,199.9
11,480.4
10,844.3
10,477.5
3,512.8
1,136.5
2,376.3
6,964.7
190.6
176.3
102.7
73.6
636.1
5.5

1,079.5
55.5
1,024.0
308.3
1,913.1
1,190.9
722.2
2,339.0
2,300.4
1,228.9
131.1
940.4
38.6
1,016.9
1,204.0
11,511.8
10,876.6
10,511.4
3,520.9
1,129.7
2,391.2
6,990.5
188.6
176.6
103.0
73.6
635.2
5.5

1,087.4
57.0
1,030.4
309.5
1,938.6
1,206.7
731.9
2,343.6
2,305.2
1,239.2
123.4
942.6
38.4
1,019.1
1,211.4
11,564.4
10,915.7
10,552.1
3,543.1
1,138.3
2,404.8
7,009.0
186.7
176.9
103.3
73.6
648.7
5.6

1,093.1
58.6
1,034.6
317.4
1,942.5
1,207.5
735.0
2,342.7
2,304.1
1,242.8
122.8
938.5
38.6
925.0
1,265.2
11,657.1
10,964.8
10,600.6
3,585.5
1,146.0
2,439.5
7,015.2
186.5
177.7
103.6
74.1
692.3
5.9

1,099.6
60.2
1,039.4
325.5
1,950.2
1,208.3
742.0
2,348.9
2,311.6
1,249.0
112.8
949.8
37.3
928.3
1,268.8
11,706.7
11,059.2
10,695.0
3,650.7
1,170.3
2,480.4
7,044.3
186.2
178.0
103.9
74.1
647.5
5.5

1,104.0
61.8
1,042.3
334.2
1,959.1
1,209.1
750.1
2,373.6
2,335.9
1,259.4
118.1
958.4
37.8
931.0
1,271.3
11,771.1
11,119.9
10,755.7
3,672.9
1,171.4
2,501.5
7,082.8
186.0
178.2
104.1
74.1
651.2
5.5

9,252.5

9,253.9

9,288.2

9,306.0

9,332.0

9,432.4

9,435.3

9,434.9

10,290.6

10,275.9

10,302.8

10,323.8

10,344.8

10,393.1

10,394.4

10,409.8

36,839
33,149
310,439

36,780
33,074
310,691

36,923
33,136
310,927

36,998
33,180
311,149

37,143
33,226
311,345

37,420
33,362
311,521

37,558
33,348
311,696

37,742
33,377
311,884

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
2009

2010

2009
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....................................................

2010
I

II

2011
III

IV

I

12,174.9
7,806.7
6,274.1
5,100.5
1,064.0
661.5
4,036.6
990.5
3,046.1
1,173.6
1,532.6

12,546.7
7,991.1
6,405.0
5,217.9
1,056.5
673.1
4,161.5
1,010.1
3,151.3
1,187.1
1,586.1

12,239.0
7,831.4
6,284.9
5,110.0
1,046.1
658.3
4,064.0
988.2
3,075.7
1,174.9
1,546.5

12,350.3
7,858.1
6,291.4
5,105.9
1,032.2
652.6
4,073.7
988.0
3,085.8
1,185.5
1,566.7

12,517.1
7,969.9
6,388.8
5,195.7
1,054.3
672.4
4,141.4
1,005.4
3,136.0
1,193.1
1,581.1

12,595.5
8,036.2
6,443.7
5,258.5
1,067.0
682.0
4,191.4
1,017.3
3,174.1
1,185.3
1,592.4

12,724.0
8,100.3
6,496.2
5,311.7
1,072.5
685.3
4,239.2
1,029.8
3,209.4
1,184.5
1,604.1

12,980.0
8,177.8
6,553.7
5,366.9
1,088.9
696.7
4,277.9
1,039.8
3,238.1
1,186.8
1,624.1

1,072.0
460.6

1,106.8
479.2

1,084.0
462.5

1,095.8
470.9

1,103.1
478.0

1,110.3
482.2

1,118.2
485.9

1,126.9
497.2

1,011.9
30.5
981.5
274.0
1,919.7
1,222.3
697.4
2,132.8
2,096.8
1,164.5
128.6
803.7
36.0
970.3
1,140.0
11,034.9
10,379.6
10,001.3
3,230.7
1,026.5
2,204.2
6,770.6
216.8
161.4
95.0
66.5
655.3
5.9

1,055.0
44.9
1,010.1
300.9
1,907.6
1,194.9
712.7
2,296.4
2,259.0
1,213.9
136.6
908.6
37.4
1,004.4
1,166.8
11,379.9
10,720.7
10,349.1
3,425.7
1,089.4
2,336.3
6,923.4
198.9
172.7
100.8
71.9
659.2
5.8

1,022.1
36.2
985.9
282.8
1,889.2
1,205.8
683.4
2,188.2
2,152.5
1,188.8
143.4
820.2
35.8
974.8
1,117.2
11,121.7
10,505.7
10,131.5
3,312.9
1,043.9
2,269.0
6,818.6
207.8
166.4
97.0
69.5
616.0
5.5

1,030.7
36.8
994.0
292.7
1,911.1
1,208.7
702.4
2,245.5
2,208.9
1,191.3
146.1
871.5
36.6
987.8
1,134.7
11,215.6
10,603.9
10,230.8
3,380.0
1,060.7
2,319.3
6,850.9
203.8
169.2
98.5
70.7
611.8
5.5

1,049.7
38.9
1,010.8
298.8
1,914.4
1,205.3
709.2
2,286.1
2,249.1
1,208.1
136.8
904.2
37.0
1,001.9
1,149.1
11,368.0
10,663.7
10,285.4
3,377.5
1,074.1
2,303.4
6,907.9
206.0
172.3
100.1
72.2
704.3
6.2

1,059.5
48.5
1,011.0
303.8
1,889.7
1,174.7
715.0
2,316.4
2,279.2
1,223.5
135.7
920.0
37.2
1,010.2
1,178.2
11,417.3
10,736.3
10,366.3
3,419.6
1,087.8
2,331.8
6,946.7
197.1
172.9
101.8
71.1
681.0
6.0

1,080.2
55.5
1,024.7
308.4
1,915.0
1,190.9
724.2
2,337.7
2,298.9
1,232.6
127.7
938.6
38.8
1,017.6
1,205.1
11,518.9
10,878.9
10,513.6
3,525.6
1,134.8
2,390.8
6,988.1
188.6
176.6
103.0
73.6
640.0
5.6

1,098.9
60.2
1,038.7
325.7
1,950.6
1,208.3
742.4
2,355.1
2,317.2
1,250.4
117.9
948.9
37.9
928.1
1,268.4
11,711.6
11,048.0
10,683.8
3,636.4
1,162.5
2,473.8
7,047.4
186.2
178.0
103.9
74.1
663.6
5.7

9,191.1

9,224.8

9,109.7

9,111.7

9,226.6

9,252.1

9,308.7

9,434.2

10,099.8

10,241.4

10,080.4

10,113.3

10,251.9

10,276.6

10,323.8

10,399.1

35,888
32,847
307,483

36,697
33,025
310,106

36,049
32,673
308,521

36,282
32,717
309,120

36,704
33,100
309,724

36,778
33,103
310,438

37,021
33,181
311,140

37,573
33,362
311,700

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
2010
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

2011

October

November

December

January

r

February r

March p

56.5
24.2
19.8
27.7
7.1
3.0
20.6
3.5
17.1
–7.9
4.4

–3.0
10.0
7.0
11.0
1.7
2.1
9.4
2.7
6.7
–4.1
3.0

68.0
41.5
36.2
32.1
1.6
0.7
30.3
8.0
22.4
4.2
5.3

35.5
0.4
–2.1
–2.1
–0.6
–1.2
–1.3
–1.3
–0.1
0.0
2.5

60.0
23.0
19.2
18.1
2.4
2.9
15.6
7.3
8.3
1.2
3.7

146.5
35.8
23.4
21.8
12.3
8.5
9.5
0.2
9.3
1.4
12.6

53.1
27.8
23.4
23.9
1.0
–0.5
22.9
5.2
17.7
–0.4
4.2

67.0
23.1
19.2
18.0
6.2
5.1
11.8
5.7
6.2
1.2
4.0

2.4
1.9

2.6
0.4

2.8
2.5

2.5
0.0

2.7
1.0

3.4
9.1

2.7
1.6

2.7
1.3

10.8
4.1
6.7
2.4
–14.8
–15.4
0.6
37.3
37.4
2.0
27.3
8.2
–0.1
3.4
8.2
48.2
47.0
51.1
37.8
0.6
37.3
13.3
–4.7
0.6
0.6
0.0
1.2

5.4
4.1
1.3
3.1
–9.5
–15.4
5.9
–11.0
–10.7
8.0
–17.2
–1.7
–0.3
1.0
6.2
–9.1
26.4
30.4
31.2
18.7
12.5
–0.8
–4.6
0.6
0.6
0.0
–35.5

6.8
1.4
5.4
0.6
14.9
15.8
–0.9
9.0
6.7
0.3
–4.6
11.1
2.3
4.9
14.8
53.1
74.7
73.9
59.8
36.0
23.8
14.1
–1.9
2.8
0.3
2.5
–21.6

6.0
1.5
4.5
1.0
19.7
15.8
3.9
8.5
9.2
–0.9
2.4
7.7
–0.7
0.0
4.1
31.4
32.3
33.9
8.1
–6.8
14.9
25.8
–2.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
–0.9

7.9
1.5
6.4
1.2
25.5
15.8
9.7
4.6
4.8
10.3
–7.7
2.2
–0.2
2.2
7.4
52.6
39.1
40.7
22.2
8.6
13.6
18.5
–1.9
0.3
0.3
0.0
13.5

5.7
1.6
4.2
7.9
3.9
0.8
3.1
–0.9
–1.1
3.6
–0.6
–4.1
0.2
–94.1
53.8
92.7
49.1
48.5
42.4
7.7
34.7
6.2
–0.2
0.8
0.3
0.5
43.6

6.5
1.6
4.8
8.1
7.7
0.8
7.0
6.2
7.5
6.2
–10.0
11.3
–1.3
3.3
3.6
49.6
94.4
94.4
65.2
24.3
40.9
29.1
–0.3
0.3
0.3
0.0
–44.8

4.4
1.6
2.9
8.7
8.9
0.8
8.1
24.7
24.3
10.4
5.3
8.6
0.5
2.7
2.5
64.4
60.7
60.7
22.2
1.1
21.1
38.5
–0.2
0.2
0.2
0.0
3.7

2.6
27.2

1.4
–14.7

34.3
26.9

17.8
21.0

26.0
21.0

100.4
48.3

2.9
1.3

–0.4
15.4

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
2009

2010

2009
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 ......

2010
I

II

2011
III

IV

I

–216.2
–259.1
–284.9
–314.6
–143.6
–79.7
–170.8
–60.4
–110.5
29.6
25.8

371.8
184.4
130.9
117.4
–7.5
11.6
124.9
19.6
105.2
13.5
53.5

75.0
32.7
21.0
21.7
–0.6
8.5
22.4
1.3
21.0
–0.7
11.7

111.3
26.7
6.5
–4.1
–13.9
–5.7
9.7
–0.2
10.1
10.6
20.2

166.8
111.8
97.4
89.8
22.1
19.8
67.7
17.4
50.2
7.6
14.4

78.4
66.3
54.9
62.8
12.7
9.6
50.0
11.9
38.1
–7.8
11.3

128.5
64.1
52.5
53.2
5.5
3.3
47.8
12.5
35.3
–0.8
11.7

256.0
77.5
57.5
55.2
16.4
11.4
38.7
10.0
28.7
2.3
20.0

35.4
–9.5

34.8
18.6

10.0
1.7

11.8
8.4

7.3
7.1

7.2
4.2

7.9
3.7

8.7
11.3

–90.1
–20.3
–69.7
52.0
–189.6
–92.4
–97.2
253.6
254.2
96.2
77.9
80.1
–0.7
–16.9
–298.2
82.0
–125.4
–103.2
–148.8
–57.0
–91.8
45.6
–29.4
7.1
5.3
1.9
207.4

43.1
14.4
28.6
26.9
–12.1
–27.4
15.3
163.6
162.2
49.4
8.0
104.9
1.4
34.1
26.8
345.0
341.1
347.8
195.0
62.9
132.1
152.8
–17.9
11.3
5.8
5.4
3.9

15.7
8.2
7.5
3.7
–1.9
–7.5
5.6
28.9
29.1
16.2
–1.6
14.3
0.0
4.2
0.2
74.7
82.1
90.8
36.8
–1.3
38.0
54.0
–13.1
4.5
1.4
3.2
–7.4

8.6
0.6
8.1
9.9
21.9
2.9
19.0
57.3
56.4
2.5
2.7
51.3
0.8
13.0
17.5
93.9
98.2
99.3
67.1
16.8
50.3
32.3
–4.0
2.8
1.5
1.2
–4.2

19.0
2.1
16.8
6.1
3.3
–3.4
6.8
40.6
40.2
16.8
–9.3
32.7
0.4
14.1
14.4
152.4
59.8
54.6
–2.5
13.4
–15.9
57.0
2.2
3.1
1.6
1.5
92.5

9.8
9.6
0.2
5.0
–24.7
–30.6
5.8
30.3
30.1
15.4
–1.1
15.8
0.2
8.3
29.1
49.3
72.6
80.9
42.1
13.7
28.4
38.8
–8.9
0.6
1.7
–1.1
–23.3

20.7
7.0
13.7
4.6
25.3
16.2
9.2
21.3
19.7
9.1
–8.0
18.6
1.6
7.4
26.9
101.6
142.6
147.3
106.0
47.0
59.0
41.4
–8.5
3.7
1.2
2.5
–41.0

18.7
4.7
14.0
17.3
35.6
17.4
18.2
17.4
18.3
17.8
–9.8
10.3
–0.9
–89.5
63.3
192.7
169.1
170.2
110.8
27.7
83.0
59.3
–2.4
1.4
0.9
0.5
23.6

–447.4
56.9

33.7
141.6

–19.0
0.7

2.0
32.9

114.9
138.6

25.5
24.7

56.6
47.2

125.5
75.3

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
2010
August

September

2011

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

0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3

0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2

0.5
0.5
0.6
0.3

0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2

0.5
0.3
0.3
0.2

1.1
0.4
0.4
0.8

0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3

0.5
0.3
0.3
0.2

1.0
0.8
–0.8
–1.3
0.1
1.6
0.3
0.7
0.4

0.5
1.0
–0.5
–1.3
0.8
–0.5
0.1
0.5
–0.1

0.6
0.2
0.8
1.4
–0.1
0.4
0.5
1.3
0.5

0.6
0.3
1.0
1.3
0.5
0.4
0.0
0.3
0.3

0.7
0.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.5

0.5
2.6
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.0
–9.2
4.4
0.8

0.6
2.6
0.4
0.1
0.9
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4

0.4
2.7
0.5
0.1
1.1
1.1
0.3
0.2
0.6

0.5
1.1
0.1
1.6
0.2

0.3
0.9
1.7
0.5
0.0

0.7
1.7
3.3
1.0
0.2

0.3
0.2
–0.6
0.6
0.4

0.4
0.6
0.8
0.6
0.3

0.5
1.2
0.7
1.4
0.1

0.9
1.8
2.1
1.7
0.4

0.6
0.6
0.1
0.9
0.5

1.1
0.5

0.0
0.0

0.0
0.1

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

0.0
0.3

0.0
–0.1

0.4
0.3

0.2
0.2

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
2009

2010

2009

2010

IV

I

II

2011
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..................................................................................

–1.7
–3.2
–4.3
1.7

3.1
2.4
2.1
3.5

2.5
1.7
1.3
3.1

3.7
1.4
0.4
5.3

5.5
5.8
6.3
3.7

2.5
3.4
3.5
2.9

4.1
3.2
3.3
3.0

8.3
3.9
3.6
5.1

–8.2
23.4
–9.0
–7.0
–12.2
13.5
–1.7
–20.7
0.7

4.3
9.8
–0.6
–2.2
2.2
7.7
3.5
2.3
3.1

6.4
5.4
–0.4
–2.5
3.3
5.5
1.7
0.1
2.7

3.4
14.7
4.7
1.0
11.6
10.9
5.4
6.4
3.4

7.6
8.7
0.7
–1.1
3.9
7.4
5.9
5.2
5.5

3.8
6.9
–5.1
–9.8
3.4
5.4
3.3
10.5
1.7

8.0
6.1
5.5
5.6
5.2
3.7
3.0
9.4
3.6

7.1
24.5
7.6
6.0
10.4
3.0
–30.8
22.7
6.9

–1.0
–4.4
–5.3
–4.0
0.7

3.5
6.0
6.1
6.0
2.3

3.7
4.6
–0.5
7.0
3.2

4.0
8.3
6.6
9.2
1.9

2.1
–0.3
5.1
–2.7
3.4

3.2
5.1
5.2
5.0
2.3

5.8
13.0
18.4
10.5
2.4

6.6
13.2
10.1
14.6
3.4

0.3
1.0

0.6
1.9

1.3
2.9

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

–4.6
0.6

0.4
1.4

–0.2
0.0

0.0
1.3

1.3
5.6

Table 7. Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Months)
2010
August

September

2011

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

9,333.9
3,254.3
1,172.2
2,081.2
6,080.9

9,355.4
3,279.4
1,193.6
2,087.1
6,078.7

9,402.8
3,323.5
1,235.4
2,094.2
6,084.1

9,426.6
3,330.0
1,231.2
2,103.6
6,101.3

9,439.3
3,331.7
1,244.9
2,094.3
6,112.1

9,451.2
3,345.9
1,252.5
2,101.4
6,110.4

9,496.1
3,381.3
1,276.4
2,115.2
6,121.3

9,511.8
3,374.5
1,277.6
2,108.0
6,143.1

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

31.3
22.4
0.2
20.8
9.9

21.5
25.1
21.4
5.9
–2.2

47.4
44.1
41.8
7.1
5.4

23.8
6.5
–4.2
9.4
17.2

12.7
1.7
13.7
–9.3
10.8

11.9
14.2
7.6
7.1
–1.7

44.9
35.4
23.9
13.8
10.9

15.7
–6.8
1.2
–7.2
21.8

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

0.3
0.7
0.0
1.0
0.2

0.2
0.8
1.8
0.3
0.0

0.5
1.3
3.5
0.3
0.1

0.3
0.2
–0.3
0.5
0.3

0.1
0.1
1.1
–0.4
0.2

0.1
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.0

0.5
1.1
1.9
0.7
0.2

0.2
–0.2
0.1
–0.3
0.4

p Preliminary
r Revised

Table 8. Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Years and Quarters)
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2009

2010

2009

2010

IV

I

II

2011
III

IV

I

9,330.6
3,255.2
1,179.3
2,076.2
6,076.9

9,422.9
3,328.4
1,237.2
2,097.4
6,099.2

9,486.4
3,367.2
1,268.8
2,108.2
6,124.9

92.3
73.2
57.9
21.2
22.3

63.5
38.8
31.6
10.8
25.7

4.0
9.3
21.1
4.1
1.5

2.7
4.8
10.6
2.1
1.7

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

9,153.9
3,117.4
1,094.6
2,017.4
6,032.7

9,313.6
3,250.4
1,178.3
2,072.6
6,064.7

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

–111.1
–62.9
–41.8
–23.8
–49.6

159.7
133.0
83.7
55.2
32.0

9,182.9
3,151.8
1,115.1
2,032.3
6,028.7

9,225.4
3,195.4
1,138.9
2,053.5
6,029.6

9,275.7
3,222.6
1,157.8
2,063.4
6,053.4

Change from preceding period in billions of chained (2005) dollars
21.3
13.6
–3.2
15.4
8.0

42.5
43.6
23.8
21.2
0.9

50.3
27.2
18.9
9.9
23.8

54.9
32.6
21.5
12.8
23.5

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

–1.2
–2.0
–3.7
–1.2
–0.8

1.7
4.3
7.7
2.7
0.5

0.9
1.7
–1.1
3.1
0.5

1.9
5.7
8.8
4.2
0.1

2.2
3.4
6.8
1.9
1.6

2.4
4.1
7.6
2.5
1.6

Table 9. Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Level and Percent Change From Preceding Period (Months)
2010
August

September

2011

October

November

December

r

January

February r

March p

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

111.137
105.155
92.273
112.446
114.316

111.207
105.305
92.188
112.728
114.343

111.432
105.702
91.977
113.477
114.474

111.510
105.740
91.739
113.676
114.574

111.792
106.354
91.426
114.835
114.674

112.165
107.168
91.482
116.098
114.806

112.628
107.979
91.681
117.273
115.077

113.081
108.853
91.672
118.678
115.298

110.328
113.919
119.873
111.182
110.243

110.327
114.212
120.838
111.276
110.259

110.379
114.317
124.159
111.460
110.236

110.456
114.370
124.281
111.532
110.304

110.474
114.459
129.352
111.851
110.325

110.665
115.208
132.329
112.209
110.467

110.851
116.100
136.977
112.722
110.668

110.996
117.086
142.027
113.194
110.787

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

0.2
0.4
0.0
0.6
0.0

0.1
0.1
–0.1
0.3
0.0

0.2
0.4
–0.2
0.7
0.1

0.1
0.0
–0.3
0.2
0.1

0.3
0.6
–0.3
1.0
0.1

0.3
0.8
0.1
1.1
0.1

0.4
0.8
0.2
1.0
0.2

0.4
0.8
0.0
1.2
0.2

0.0
0.1
2.4
0.2
0.1

0.0
0.3
0.8
0.1
0.0

0.0
0.1
2.7
0.2
0.0

0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.0
0.1
4.1
0.3
0.0

0.2
0.7
2.3
0.3
0.1

0.2
0.8
3.5
0.5
0.2

0.1
0.8
3.7
0.4
0.1

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Food consists of food and beverages purchased for off-premises consumption; food services, which include purchased meals and beverages, are not classified as food.
2. Consists of gasoline and other energy goods and of electricity and gas services.
3. Market-based PCE is a supplemental measure that is based on household expenditures for which there are observable price measures. It excludes most imputed transactions (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
2010
August
Disposable personal income......................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................
Goods ........................................................................................
Durable goods ........................................................................
Nondurable goods ..................................................................
Services .....................................................................................

September

2.1
1.3
1.9
–0.4
3.1
1.0

2.1
2.3
5.4
10.7
3.0
0.9

2011

October
2.6
2.5
6.0
12.2
3.2
0.9

November
2.5
2.7
5.4
10.0
3.3
1.4

December
2.2
2.6
5.5
10.6
3.1
1.2

January

r

2.9
2.8
5.9
12.2
3.1
1.4

February r
2.8
2.9
5.9
12.8
2.8
1.4

March p
2.7
2.7
4.4
9.3
2.1
1.9

p Preliminary
r Revised

Table 11. Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
2010
August
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)..............................
Goods ........................................................................................
Durable goods ........................................................................
Nondurable goods ..................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Addenda:
PCE excluding food and energy.................................................
Food 1 ........................................................................................
Energy goods and services 2 .....................................................
Market-based PCE 3 ..................................................................
Market-based PCE excluding food and energy 3 .......................

September

2011

October

November

December

January r

February r

March p

1.4
0.6
–1.0
1.4
1.7

1.3
0.5
–1.4
1.4
1.7

1.2
0.8
–1.8
2.0
1.4

1.0
0.6
–2.0
1.8
1.3

1.1
1.0
–2.2
2.5
1.2

1.2
1.2
–1.9
2.6
1.2

1.6
2.1
–1.4
3.9
1.3

1.8
3.0
–1.6
5.2
1.3

1.2
0.7
4.0
1.2
1.1

1.1
1.3
4.2
1.2
1.0

0.9
1.3
6.3
1.2
0.8

0.8
1.3
4.0
1.1
0.8

0.7
1.2
7.4
1.2
0.7

0.8
1.7
6.7
1.3
0.8

0.9
2.4
11.1
1.7
1.0

0.9
2.9
15.3
2.1
1.0

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Food consists of food and beverages purchased for off-premises consumption; food services, which include purchased meals and beverages, are not classified as food.
2. Consists of gasoline and other energy goods and of electricity and gas services.
3. Market-based PCE is a supplemental measure that is based on household expenditures for which there are observable price measures. It excludes most imputed transactions (for example, financial services
furnished without payment) and the final consumption expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households.