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(Personal Income)
(Personal Outlays)

BEA 09-30

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: MAY 2009
Personal income increased $167.1 billion, or 1.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $178.1 billion, or 1.6 percent, in May, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $25.1 billion, or 0.3 percent. In April, personal
income increased $78.3 billion, or 0.7 percent, DPI increased $140.0 billion, or 1.3 percent, and PCE
increased $1.0 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, based on revised estimates. The pattern of changes in
personal income and in DPI reflect, in part, the pattern of increased government social benefit payments
associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
2009
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
(Percent change from preceding month)
Personal income, current dollars
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars
Chained (2000) dollars
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars
Chained (2000) dollars

May

0.0

-0.3

-0.3

0.7

1.4

1.5
1.2

-0.1
-0.4

0.0
0.0

1.3
1.2

1.6
1.6

0.9
0.7

0.4
0.0

-0.3
-0.2

0.0
-0.1

0.3
0.2

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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 (2000) dollars.
This news release is available on BEA’s Web site at www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.
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Real DPI increased 1.6 percent in May, compared with an increase of 1.2 percent in April. Real
PCE increased 0.2 percent, in contrast to a decrease of 0.1 percent in April.
The May change in DPI – personal income less personal current taxes – was boosted as a result of
provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Provisions of the Act reduced
personal current taxes and increased government social benefit payments. Excluding these special
factors, which are discussed more fully below, DPI increased $20.6 billion, or 0.2 percent, in May,
following an increase of $101.3 billion, or 0.9 percent, in April.

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Wages and salaries
Private wage and salary disbursements decreased $12.4 billion in May, compared with a decrease
of $0.7 billion in April. Goods-producing industries' payrolls decreased $12.9 billion, compared with
a decrease of $12.2 billion; manufacturing payrolls decreased $9.8 billion, compared with a decrease
of $4.9 billion. Services-producing industries' payrolls increased $0.5 billion, compared with an
increase of $11.5 billion. Government wage and salary disbursements increased $3.9 billion,
compared with an increase of $5.7 billion.

Other personal income
Supplements to wages and salaries increased $3.3 billion in May, compared with an increase of
$3.9 billion in April.
Proprietors' income increased $0.4 billion in May, compared with an increase of $3.1 billion in
April. Farm proprietors' income increased $0.6 billion, compared with an increase of $2.7 billion.
Nonfarm proprietors' income decreased $0.2 billion, in contrast to an increase of $0.5 billion.
Rental income of persons increased $5.2 billion in May, compared with an increase of $4.9
billion in April. Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal dividend
income) increased $2.5 billion, compared with an increase of $2.6 billion.
Personal current transfer receipts increased $162.6 billion, compared with an increase of $59.1
billion. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides for one-time payments of
$250 to eligible individuals receiving social security, supplemental security income, veterans benefits,
and railroad retirement benefits. These benefits boosted the level of personal current transfer receipts
by $157.6 billions at an annual rate in May. These payments are classified in other personal current
transfer receipts rather than in old-age, survivors, disability, and health insurance benefits because
they are not benefits paid from the social security trust fund.
Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income -decreased $1.5 billion in May, in contrast to an increase of $0.2 billion in April.

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Personal current taxes and disposable personal income
Personal current taxes decreased $11.1 billion in May, compared with a decrease of $61.6 billion
in April. The Making Work Pay Credit provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 reduced personal current taxes $49.8 billion at an annual rate in both May and April, and $11.2
billion in March. The provision allows a refundable tax credit of up to $400 for working individuals
and up to $800 for married taxpayers filing joint returns. (The credit is subject to income limitations.)
Disposable personal income (DPI) -- personal income less personal current taxes -- increased
$178.1 billion, or 1.6 percent, in May, compared with an increase of $140.0 billion, or 1.3 percent in
April.

Personal outlays and personal saving
Personal outlays -- PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments -increased $17.9 billion in May, in contrast to a decrease of $6.3 billion in April. PCE increased $25.1
billion, compared with an increase of $1.0 billion.
Personal saving -- DPI less personal outlays -- was $768.8 billion in May, compared with
$608.5 billion in April. Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income was 6.9
percent in May, compared with 5.6 percent in April. 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.

Real DPI and real PCE
Real DPI -- DPI adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 1.6 percent in May, compared
with an increase of 1.2 percent in April.
Real PCE -- PCE adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.2 percent in May, in contrast
to a decrease of 0.1 percent in April. Purchases of durable goods increased 0.9 percent, in contrast to
a decrease of 1.3 percent. Purchases of motor vehicles and parts accounted for most of the increase in
May and most of the decrease in April. Purchases of nondurable goods increased 0.4 percent in May,
in contrast to a decrease of 0.4 percent in April. Purchases of services decreased less than 0.1
percent, in contrast to an increase of 0.3 percent.
The PCE price index increased 0.1 percent in May, the same increase as in April. The PCE
price index, excluding food and energy, increased 0.1 percent in May, compared with an increase of
0.3 percent in April.

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

Change from preceding month
March
Previous Revised
(Billions of dollars)

Personal Income:
Current dollars

April

Previous Revised
(Percent)

Previous Revised
(Billions of dollars)

Previous Revised
(Percent)

-25.9

-33.0

-0.2

-0.3

58.2

78.3

0.5

0.7

8.2
9.7

1.2
3.1

0.1
0.1

0.0
0.0

121.8
94.5

140.0
108.4

1.1
1.1

1.3
1.2

Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars
-33.0
Chained (2000) dollars
-24.4

-25.3
-18.8

-0.3
-0.3

-0.3
-0.2

-5.4
-9.9

1.0
-5.6

-0.1
-0.1

0.0
-0.1

Disposable personal income:
Current Dollars
Chained (2000) dollars

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-6Comprehensive Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts
As part of the comprehensive (or benchmark) revision of the national income and product accounts
(NIPAs), revised estimates of personal income and outlays will be released along with preliminary
estimates for June 2009 on August 4, 2009. More information on the comprehensive revision is available
on BEA’s Web site at www.bea.gov/national/an1.htm, including a link to the article in the March 2009
issue of the Survey of Current Business that discussed the changes in definitions and presentations that
will be implemented in the revision and to an article in the May Survey that described changes in
statistical methods. The September Survey will contain an article that describes the results of the revision
in detail. The Web site also contains links to redesigned PCE table stubs; other revised NIPA table stubs
and press release stubs.

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 – August 4, 2009 at 8:30 A.M. EDT for
Personal Income and Outlays for June.

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Table 1. Personal Income and Its Disposition (Months)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2008
October
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.......................

November

2009
December

January

r

February

r

March r

April r

May p

12,162.6
8,088.0
6,574.4
5,429.6
1,205.6
739.0
4,224.0
1,044.7
3,179.4
1,144.7
1,513.7
1,035.0
478.7

12,112.0
8,078.1
6,564.0
5,417.0
1,200.6
735.6
4,216.4
1,042.4
3,174.0
1,146.9
1,514.2
1,036.7
477.4

12,083.8
8,058.5
6,544.2
5,395.8
1,186.9
727.2
4,208.9
1,037.7
3,171.2
1,148.3
1,514.3
1,038.4
476.0

12,082.9
8,052.3
6,525.4
5,364.1
1,169.8
715.7
4,194.3
1,040.0
3,154.3
1,161.3
1,526.9
1,047.7
479.3

12,048.3
8,026.5
6,497.2
5,333.5
1,154.8
708.3
4,178.7
1,036.8
3,141.9
1,163.8
1,529.2
1,052.3
476.9

12,015.3
7,993.5
6,462.5
5,295.4
1,139.2
699.7
4,156.2
1,028.1
3,128.1
1,167.0
1,531.0
1,056.5
474.5

12,093.6
8,002.4
6,467.5
5,294.7
1,127.0
694.8
4,167.7
1,026.5
3,141.2
1,172.7
1,534.9
1,060.3
474.6

12,260.7
7,997.1
6,458.9
5,282.3
1,114.1
685.0
4,168.2
1,026.3
3,141.9
1,176.6
1,538.2
1,064.3
473.9

1,075.0
27.0
1,048.0
87.1
2,023.0
1,203.6
819.4
1,887.2
1,854.5
1,074.5
64.6
715.4
32.7
997.8

1,057.4
26.1
1,031.3
90.9
1,988.6
1,183.4
805.2
1,892.5
1,859.8
1,082.8
64.2
712.7
32.8
995.5

1,049.3
25.9
1,023.4
96.1
1,954.0
1,163.2
790.8
1,918.3
1,885.5
1,088.3
82.4
714.8
32.8
992.4

1,039.8
25.2
1,014.6
92.7
1,929.3
1,152.4
776.9
1,967.3
1,934.7
1,124.9
86.2
723.5
32.7
998.5

1,039.7
23.7
1,016.0
90.2
1,904.6
1,141.6
762.9
1,981.4
1,948.6
1,133.7
90.6
724.4
32.7
994.0

1,030.3
23.7
1,006.6
87.1
1,879.8
1,130.8
749.0
2,013.8
1,981.0
1,138.7
106.9
735.3
32.8
989.1

1,033.4
26.4
1,007.1
92.0
1,882.4
1,138.4
744.0
2,072.9
2,040.0
1,149.8
116.4
773.7
32.9
989.3

1,033.8
27.0
1,006.9
97.2
1,884.9
1,146.0
739.0
2,235.5
2,202.6
1,146.0
120.5
936.1
32.9
987.8

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

1,497.5

1,475.0

1,459.8

1,302.8

1,278.4

1,244.2

1,182.6

1,171.5

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

10,665.1

10,637.0

10,624.0

10,780.1

10,769.9

10,771.1

10,911.1

11,089.2

Less: Personal outlays .............................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................................
Durable goods ......................................................................................
Nondurable goods ................................................................................
Services................................................................................................
Personal interest payments 1 ...................................................................
Personal current transfer payments .........................................................
To government ......................................................................................
To the rest of the world (net) .................................................................

10,393.8
10,013.3
945.3
2,934.5
6,133.5
237.7
142.9
85.8
57.1

10,311.5
9,939.7
950.8
2,843.6
6,145.2
228.4
143.4
86.3
57.1

10,193.9
9,830.7
942.8
2,739.1
6,148.8
219.2
144.0
86.9
57.1

10,288.7
9,920.8
967.6
2,784.1
6,169.2
221.9
146.0
87.4
58.6

10,330.9
9,959.9
966.3
2,819.7
6,173.9
224.6
146.5
87.9
58.6

10,308.8
9,934.6
958.2
2,792.6
6,183.8
227.3
146.9
88.3
58.6

10,302.5
9,935.6
945.5
2,783.7
6,206.4
219.8
147.2
88.6
58.6

10,320.4
9,960.7
953.3
2,798.9
6,208.5
212.2
147.5
88.9
58.6

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

271.4
2.5

325.5
3.1

430.1
4.0

491.3
4.6

439.0
4.1

462.3
4.3

608.5
5.6

768.8
6.9

8,699.4

8,771.4

8,805.0

8,912.3

8,872.8

8,875.9

8,984.3

9,125.3

34,923
28,486
305,390

34,804
28,700
305,624

34,736
28,789
305,845

35,223
29,121
306,049

35,168
28,973
306,243

35,149
28,964
306,443

35,582
29,298
306,648

36,137
29,737
306,866

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

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. Equals disposable personal income deflated by the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures.
3. Population is the total population of the United States, including the Armed Forces overseas and the institutionalized population. The monthly estimate is the average of estimates for the first of the month and the
first of the following month; the annual and quarterly estimates are averages of the monthly estimates.

Table 2. Personal Income and Its Disposition (Years and Quarters)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2007

2008

2007
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.......................

2008
I

II

2009
III

IV

Ir

11,663.2
7,818.6
6,362.0
5,286.7
1,205.4
746.0
4,081.3
1,035.2
3,046.1
1,075.2
1,456.6
991.9
464.7

12,100.6
8,052.8
6,548.0
5,418.5
1,210.0
742.4
4,208.5
1,047.7
3,160.8
1,129.5
1,504.8
1,026.9
477.9

11,872.1
7,941.0
6,465.5
5,373.4
1,218.2
750.2
4,155.3
1,048.3
3,106.9
1,092.1
1,475.5
1,005.9
469.6

11,960.5
8,009.7
6,518.0
5,408.3
1,217.7
748.4
4,190.5
1,050.4
3,140.2
1,109.7
1,491.7
1,015.3
476.4

12,152.2
8,033.5
6,531.3
5,407.9
1,212.7
745.0
4,195.2
1,048.4
3,146.7
1,123.4
1,502.2
1,024.4
477.8

12,170.4
8,092.9
6,581.8
5,443.5
1,211.7
742.2
4,231.8
1,050.4
3,181.5
1,138.3
1,511.1
1,031.2
479.9

12,119.5
8,074.9
6,560.8
5,414.2
1,197.7
733.9
4,216.5
1,041.6
3,174.9
1,146.7
1,514.0
1,036.7
477.4

12,048.8
8,024.1
6,495.0
5,331.0
1,154.6
707.9
4,176.4
1,034.9
3,141.5
1,164.0
1,529.1
1,052.2
476.9

1,056.2
44.0
1,012.2
40.0
2,000.1
1,214.3
785.8
1,713.3
1,681.4
999.4
32.3
649.6
31.9
965.1

1,072.4
34.6
1,037.9
64.4
2,037.7
1,208.5
829.1
1,869.1
1,834.4
1,058.3
52.3
723.8
34.7
995.7

1,073.8
47.1
1,026.7
38.6
2,056.2
1,242.7
813.5
1,737.8
1,704.7
1,009.6
34.3
660.9
33.1
975.3

1,071.7
41.6
1,030.1
39.1
2,054.1
1,224.6
829.5
1,778.1
1,745.8
1,032.4
38.2
675.3
32.2
992.2

1,076.9
38.0
1,039.0
58.6
2,052.3
1,208.7
843.6
1,926.3
1,893.9
1,050.0
41.4
802.5
32.4
995.4

1,080.5
32.4
1,048.2
68.5
2,055.7
1,217.4
838.3
1,872.7
1,831.2
1,068.9
59.2
703.1
41.5
1,000.0

1,060.6
26.3
1,034.2
91.4
1,988.5
1,183.4
805.1
1,899.3
1,866.6
1,081.9
70.4
714.3
32.8
995.2

1,036.6
24.2
1,012.4
90.0
1,904.6
1,141.6
762.9
1,987.5
1,954.7
1,132.4
94.6
727.7
32.7
993.9

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

1,492.8

1,457.3

1,520.5

1,535.0

1,346.1

1,470.7

1,477.4

1,275.2

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

10,170.5

10,643.3

10,351.5

10,425.5

10,806.0

10,699.7

10,642.0

10,773.7

Less: Personal outlays .............................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................................
Durable goods ......................................................................................
Nondurable goods ................................................................................
Services................................................................................................
Personal interest payments 1 ...................................................................
Personal current transfer payments .........................................................
To government ......................................................................................
To the rest of the world (net) .................................................................

10,113.1
9,710.2
1,082.8
2,833.0
5,794.4
265.4
137.5
81.2
56.3

10,450.7
10,057.9
1,023.2
2,965.1
6,069.6
248.2
144.5
84.4
60.1

10,309.2
9,892.7
1,083.0
2,906.2
5,903.5
276.7
139.8
82.5
57.3

10,404.9
10,002.3
1,071.0
2,950.7
5,980.6
261.7
140.8
82.9
57.9

10,538.2
10,138.0
1,059.3
3,026.2
6,052.5
253.8
146.4
83.7
62.7

10,559.9
10,163.5
1,016.2
3,044.6
6,102.7
248.9
147.5
84.8
62.7

10,299.7
9,927.9
946.3
2,839.0
6,142.5
228.4
143.4
86.3
57.1

10,309.5
9,938.5
964.0
2,798.8
6,175.7
224.6
146.4
87.9
58.6

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

57.4
0.6

192.7
1.8

42.4
0.4

20.6
0.2

267.9
2.5

139.8
1.3

342.3
3.2

464.2
4.3

8,644.0

8,753.6

8,683.1

8,667.9

8,891.0

8,696.4

8,758.2

8,887.0

33,706
28,648
301,737

34,950
28,745
304,529

34,179
28,670
302,865

34,351
28,560
303,498

35,531
29,234
304,128

35,096
28,525
304,872

34,821
28,657
305,619

35,180
29,019
306,245

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

r Revised
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. Equals disposable personal income deflated by the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures.
3. Population is the total population of the United States, including the Armed Forces overseas and the institutionalized population. The monthly estimate is the average of estimates for the first of the month and
the first of the following month; the annual and quarterly estimates are averages of the monthly estimates.

Table 3. Personal Income and Its Disposition, Change from Preceding Period (Months)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2008
October

November

2009
December

January

r

February

r

March r

April r

May p

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

–28.8
–14.3
–15.4
–18.1
–2.4
0.1
–15.7
–4.5
–11.0
2.6
1.2
2.4
–1.2

–50.6
–9.9
–10.4
–12.6
–5.0
–3.4
–7.6
–2.3
–5.4
2.2
0.5
1.7
–1.3

–28.2
–19.6
–19.8
–21.2
–13.7
–8.4
–7.5
–4.7
–2.8
1.4
0.1
1.7
–1.4

–0.9
–6.2
–18.8
–31.7
–17.1
–11.5
–14.6
2.3
–16.9
13.0
12.6
9.3
3.3

–34.6
–25.8
–28.2
–30.6
–15.0
–7.4
–15.6
–3.2
–12.4
2.5
2.3
4.6
–2.4

–33.0
–33.0
–34.7
–38.1
–15.6
–8.6
–22.5
–8.7
–13.8
3.2
1.8
4.2
–2.4

78.3
8.9
5.0
–0.7
–12.2
–4.9
11.5
–1.6
13.1
5.7
3.9
3.8
0.1

167.1
–5.3
–8.6
–12.4
–12.9
–9.8
0.5
–0.2
0.7
3.9
3.3
4.0
–0.7

3.2
–2.6
5.8
31.6
–34.3
–20.2
–14.0
–17.6
9.2
2.5
–2.9
9.6
–26.8
–2.5

–17.6
–0.9
–16.7
3.8
–34.4
–20.2
–14.2
5.3
5.3
8.3
–0.4
–2.7
0.1
–2.3

–8.1
–0.2
–7.9
5.2
–34.6
–20.2
–14.4
25.8
25.7
5.5
18.2
2.1
0.0
–3.1

–9.5
–0.7
–8.8
–3.4
–24.7
–10.8
–13.9
49.0
49.2
36.6
3.8
8.7
–0.1
6.1

–0.1
–1.5
1.4
–2.5
–24.7
–10.8
–14.0
14.1
13.9
8.8
4.4
0.9
0.0
–4.5

–9.4
0.0
–9.4
–3.1
–24.8
–10.8
–13.9
32.4
32.4
5.0
16.3
10.9
0.1
–4.9

3.1
2.7
0.5
4.9
2.6
7.6
–5.0
59.1
59.0
11.1
9.5
38.4
0.1
0.2

0.4
0.6
–0.2
5.2
2.5
7.6
–5.0
162.6
162.6
–3.8
4.1
162.4
0.0
–1.5

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

–20.2

–22.5

–15.2

–157.0

–24.4

–34.2

–61.6

–11.1

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

–8.6

–28.1

–13.0

156.1

–10.2

1.2

140.0

178.1

Less: Personal outlays .............................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................................
Durable goods ......................................................................................
Nondurable goods ................................................................................
Services................................................................................................
Personal interest payments 1 ...................................................................
Personal current transfer payments .........................................................
To government ......................................................................................
To the rest of the world (net) .................................................................

–133.5
–119.1
–53.1
–88.4
22.3
–9.2
–5.1
0.5
–5.6

–82.3
–73.6
5.5
–90.9
11.7
–9.3
0.5
0.5
0.0

–117.6
–109.0
–8.0
–104.5
3.6
–9.2
0.6
0.6
0.0

94.8
90.1
24.8
45.0
20.4
2.7
2.0
0.5
1.5

42.2
39.1
–1.3
35.6
4.7
2.7
0.5
0.5
0.0

–22.1
–25.3
–8.1
–27.1
9.9
2.7
0.4
0.4
0.0

–6.3
1.0
–12.7
–8.9
22.6
–7.5
0.3
0.3
0.0

17.9
25.1
7.8
15.2
2.1
–7.6
0.3
0.3
0.0

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

125.0

54.1

104.6

61.2

–52.3

23.3

146.2

160.3

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

28.7

72.0

33.6

107.3

–39.5

3.1

108.4

141.0

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

Table 4. Personal Income and Its Disposition, Change from Preceding Period (Years and Quarters)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2007

2008

2007
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.......................

2008
I

II

2009
III

Ir

IV

669.3
386.0
334.8
282.5
38.2
14.8
244.2
48.5
195.7
52.2
51.3
35.1
16.2

437.4
234.2
186.0
131.8
4.6
–3.6
127.2
12.5
114.7
54.3
48.2
35.0
13.2

141.7
101.7
87.8
76.4
13.9
6.8
62.7
13.0
49.5
11.3
13.9
9.4
4.5

88.4
68.7
52.5
34.9
–0.5
–1.8
35.2
2.1
33.3
17.6
16.2
9.4
6.8

191.7
23.8
13.3
–0.4
–5.0
–3.4
4.7
–2.0
6.5
13.7
10.5
9.1
1.4

18.2
59.4
50.5
35.6
–1.0
–2.8
36.6
2.0
34.8
14.9
8.9
6.8
2.1

–50.9
–18.0
–21.0
–29.3
–14.0
–8.3
–15.3
–8.8
–6.6
8.4
2.9
5.5
–2.5

–70.7
–50.8
–65.8
–83.2
–43.1
–26.0
–40.1
–6.7
–33.4
17.3
15.1
15.5
–0.5

41.5
27.8
13.6
–4.3
175.3
88.9
86.4
110.3
103.3
60.5
2.4
40.3
7.0
39.6

16.2
–9.4
25.7
24.4
37.6
–5.8
43.3
155.8
153.0
58.9
20.0
74.2
2.8
30.6

10.0
–0.3
10.3
–3.2
25.3
6.5
18.8
17.2
16.7
0.8
1.8
14.2
0.6
9.3

–2.1
–5.5
3.4
0.5
–2.1
–18.1
16.0
40.3
41.1
22.8
3.9
14.4
–0.9
16.9

5.2
–3.6
8.9
19.5
–1.8
–15.9
14.1
148.2
148.1
17.6
3.2
127.2
0.2
3.2

3.6
–5.6
9.2
9.9
3.4
8.7
–5.3
–53.6
–62.7
18.9
17.8
–99.4
9.1
4.6

–19.9
–6.1
–14.0
22.9
–67.2
–34.0
–33.2
26.6
35.4
13.0
11.2
11.2
–8.7
–4.8

–24.0
–2.1
–21.8
–1.4
–83.9
–41.8
–42.2
88.2
88.1
50.5
24.2
13.4
–0.1
–1.3

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

139.6

–35.5

18.9

14.5

–188.9

124.6

6.7

–202.2

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

529.8

472.8

122.7

74.0

380.5

–106.3

–57.7

131.7

Less: Personal outlays .............................................................................
Personal consumption expenditures ........................................................
Durable goods ......................................................................................
Nondurable goods ................................................................................
Services................................................................................................
Personal interest payments 1 ...................................................................
Personal current transfer payments .........................................................
To government ......................................................................................
To the rest of the world (net) .................................................................

543.1
503.0
30.7
147.8
324.5
30.0
10.1
5.0
5.2

337.6
347.7
–59.6
132.1
275.2
–17.2
7.0
3.2
3.8

127.2
127.1
–3.2
59.6
70.7
–1.5
1.7
0.7
1.0

95.7
109.6
–12.0
44.5
77.1
–15.0
1.0
0.4
0.6

133.3
135.7
–11.7
75.5
71.9
–7.9
5.6
0.8
4.8

21.7
25.5
–43.1
18.4
50.2
–4.9
1.1
1.1
0.0

–260.2
–235.6
–69.9
–205.6
39.8
–20.5
–4.1
1.5
–5.6

9.8
10.6
17.7
–40.2
33.2
–3.8
3.0
1.6
1.5

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

–13.3

135.3

–4.4

–21.8

247.3

–128.1

202.5

121.9

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

237.0

109.6

12.0

–15.2

223.1

–194.6

61.8

128.8

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

Table 5. Personal Income and Its Disposition, Percent Change from Preceding Period (Months)
Seasonally adjusted at monthly rates
2008
October

2009

November

December

January r

February r

March r

April r

May p

Based on current-dollar measures
Personal income........................................................................................
Compensation of employees, received ....................................................
Wage and salary disbursements ..........................................................
Supplements to wages and salaries.....................................................
Proprietors’ income with inventory valuation and capital consumption
adjustments ..........................................................................................
Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment .............
Personal income receipts on assets ........................................................
Personal interest income ......................................................................
Personal dividend income.....................................................................
Personal current transfer receipts ............................................................
Less: Contributions for government social insurance ..............................

–0.2
–0.2
–0.2
0.1

–0.4
–0.1
–0.2
0.0

–0.2
–0.2
–0.3
0.0

0.0
–0.1
–0.3
0.8

–0.3
–0.3
–0.4
0.2

–0.3
–0.4
–0.5
0.1

0.7
0.1
0.1
0.3

1.4
–0.1
–0.1
0.2

0.3
56.8
–1.7
–1.7
–1.7
–0.9
–0.3

–1.6
4.3
–1.7
–1.7
–1.7
0.3
–0.2

–0.8
5.7
–1.7
–1.7
–1.8
1.4
–0.3

–0.9
–3.5
–1.3
–0.9
–1.8
2.6
0.6

0.0
–2.7
–1.3
–0.9
–1.8
0.7
–0.5

–0.9
–3.5
–1.3
–0.9
–1.8
1.6
–0.5

0.3
5.6
0.1
0.7
–0.7
2.9
0.0

0.0
5.7
0.1
0.7
–0.7
7.8
–0.2

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

–1.3

–1.5

–1.0

–10.8

–1.9

–2.7

–5.0

–0.9

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

–0.1

–0.3

–0.1

1.5

–0.1

0.0

1.3

1.6

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

–1.2
–5.3
–2.9
0.4

–0.7
0.6
–3.1
0.2

–1.1
–0.8
–3.7
0.1

0.9
2.6
1.6
0.3

0.4
–0.1
1.3
0.1

–0.3
–0.8
–1.0
0.2

0.0
–1.3
–0.3
0.4

0.3
0.8
0.5
0.0

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

0.3

0.8

0.0

1.2

1.6

Based on chained (2000) dollar measures
0.4

1.2

–0.4

p Preliminary
r Revised

Table 6. Personal Income and Its Disposition, Percent Change from Preceding Period (Years and Quarters)
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2007

2008

2007

2008

IV

I

II

2009
III

Ir

IV

Based on current-dollar measures
Personal income........................................................................................
Compensation of employees, received ....................................................
Wage and salary disbursements ..........................................................
Supplements to wages and salaries.....................................................
Proprietors’ income with inventory valuation and capital consumption
adjustments ..........................................................................................
Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment .............
Personal income receipts on assets ........................................................
Personal interest income ......................................................................
Personal dividend income.....................................................................
Personal current transfer receipts ............................................................
Less: Contributions for government social insurance ..............................

6.1
5.2
5.6
3.7

3.8
3.0
2.9
3.3

4.9
5.3
5.6
3.9

3.0
3.5
3.3
4.5

6.6
1.2
0.8
2.8

0.6
3.0
3.1
2.4

–1.7
–0.9
–1.3
0.8

–2.3
–2.5
–4.0
4.0

4.1
–9.6
9.6
7.9
12.4
6.9
4.3

1.5
60.8
1.9
–0.5
5.5
9.1
3.2

3.8
–27.3
5.1
2.1
9.8
4.1
3.9

–0.8
5.3
–0.4
–5.7
8.1
9.6
7.1

2.0
401.3
–0.3
–5.1
7.0
37.8
1.3

1.3
87.6
0.7
2.9
–2.5
–10.7
1.9

–7.2
216.2
–12.4
–10.7
–14.9
5.8
–1.9

–8.7
–5.9
–15.9
–13.4
–19.4
19.9
–0.5

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

10.3

–2.4

5.1

3.9

–40.8

42.5

1.8

–44.5

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

5.5

4.6

4.9

2.9

15.4

–3.9

–2.1

5.0

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

5.5
2.9
5.5
5.9

3.6
–5.5
4.7
4.7

5.3
–1.2
8.7
4.9

4.5
–4.3
6.3
5.3

5.5
–4.3
10.6
4.9

1.0
–15.3
2.4
3.4

–9.0
–24.8
–24.4
2.6

0.4
7.7
–5.6
2.2

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

2.8

1.3

–8.5

2.9

6.0

Based on chained (2000) dollar measures

r Revised

0.6

–0.7

10.7

Table 7. Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Months)
2008
October

2009

November

December

January

r

February

r

March r

April r

May p

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

8,167.7
1,101.9
2,325.4
4,724.9

8,196.4
1,114.2
2,337.5
4,732.2

8,147.5
1,109.8
2,292.8
4,731.1

8,202.0
1,140.2
2,316.6
4,739.9

8,205.5
1,136.3
2,326.1
4,737.0

8,186.7
1,125.9
2,306.5
4,744.4

8,181.1
1,110.7
2,297.8
4,757.2

8,196.7
1,121.0
2,306.9
4,756.6

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

–63.3
–59.5
–32.9
11.5

28.7
12.3
12.1
7.3

–48.9
–4.4
–44.7
–1.1

54.5
30.4
23.8
8.8

3.5
–3.9
9.5
–2.9

–18.8
–10.4
–19.6
7.4

–5.6
–15.2
–8.7
12.8

15.6
10.3
9.1
–0.6

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

–0.8
–5.1
–1.4
0.2

0.4
1.1
0.5
0.2

–0.6
–0.4
–1.9
0.0

0.7
2.7
1.0
0.2

0.0
–0.3
0.4
–0.1

–0.2
–0.9
–0.8
0.2

–0.1
–1.3
–0.4
0.3

0.2
0.9
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
2007

2008

2007

2008

IV

I

II

2009
III

IV

Ir

8,260.6
1,180.1
2,376.3
4,711.3

8,170.5
1,108.6
2,318.6
4,729.4

8,198.0
1,134.1
2,316.4
4,740.5

–90.1
–71.5
–57.7
18.1

27.5
25.5
–2.2
11.1

–4.3
–22.1
–9.4
1.5

1.4
9.5
–0.4
0.9

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

8,252.8
1,242.4
2,392.6
4,646.2

8,272.1
1,188.5
2,378.4
4,714.3

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

223.8
57.3
57.3
116.3

19.3
–53.9
–14.2
68.1

8,298.2
1,250.6
2,400.2
4,676.1

8,316.1
1,237.0
2,397.9
4,704.3

8,341.3
1,228.3
2,420.7
4,712.1

Change from preceding period in billions of chained (2000) dollars
19.7
1.2
1.6
16.3

17.9
–13.6
–2.3
28.2

25.2
–8.7
22.8
7.8

–80.7
–48.2
–44.4
–0.8

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

2.8
4.8
2.5
2.6

0.2
–4.3
–0.6
1.5

1.0
0.4
0.3
1.4

0.9
–4.3
–0.4
2.4

1.2
–2.8
3.9
0.7

–3.8
–14.8
–7.1
–0.1

Table 9. Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures:
Level and Percent Change From Preceding Period (Months)
2008
October

2009

November

December

January

r

February

r

March r

April r

May p

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

122.602
85.785
126.209
129.819

121.275
85.333
121.673
129.865

120.665
84.952
119.482
129.972

120.962
84.857
120.186
130.160

121.386
85.038
121.227
130.340

121.357
85.105
121.083
130.344

121.452
85.122
121.157
130.468

121.527
85.043
121.336
130.529

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

117.742
120.814
114.516

117.757
119.240
114.506

117.749
118.515
114.484

117.967
118.832
114.709

118.252
119.275
114.990

118.464
119.232
115.236

118.788
119.282
115.553

118.901
119.339
115.653

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

–0.4
–0.2
–1.5
0.1

–1.1
–0.5
–3.6
0.0

–0.5
–0.4
–1.8
0.1

0.2
–0.1
0.6
0.1

0.4
0.2
0.9
0.1

0.0
0.1
–0.1
0.0

0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1

0.1
–0.1
0.1
0.0

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

0.1
–0.5
0.1

0.0
–1.3
0.0

0.0
–0.6
0.0

0.2
0.3
0.2

0.2
0.4
0.2

0.2
0.0
0.2

0.3
0.0
0.3

0.1
0.0
0.1

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household expenditures for which there are observable price measures. It excludes most implicit prices (for example, the services furnished without
payment by financial intermediaries) and the expenses of nonprofit institutions.

Table 10. Real Disposable Personal Income and Real Personal Consumption Expenditures:
Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
2008
October

2009

November

December

January r

February r

March r

April r

May p

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

0.1

1.1

1.3

2.9

2.4

2.3

3.7

0.1

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

–1.3
–12.3
–2.9
1.5

–1.4
–11.0
–2.8
1.1

–1.9
–10.7
–4.5
0.9

–1.4
–8.0
–3.3
0.7

–1.2
–8.5
–2.6
0.8

–1.7
–8.4
–4.3
0.8

–1.8
–9.8
–5.0
1.1

–1.9
–9.4
–5.0
0.9

p Preliminary
r Revised. Revisions include changes to series affected by the incorporation of revised wage and salary estimates for the fourth quarter of 2008.

Table 11. Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures:
Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
2008
October

2009

November

December

January

r

February

r

March r

April r

May p

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

3.3
–1.2
5.6
3.0

1.6
–1.5
0.1
2.9

0.8
–1.7
–2.2
2.7

0.8
–1.9
–2.3
2.7

1.0
–1.8
–1.4
2.6

0.6
–1.8
–1.8
2.2

0.5
–1.5
–2.0
2.0

0.1
–1.3
–2.7
1.6

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

2.1
3.5
2.0

2.0
1.5
1.9

1.8
0.6
1.7

1.7
0.5
1.6

1.8
0.7
1.7

1.8
0.4
1.9

1.9
0.2
2.0

1.8
–0.2
1.9

p Preliminary
r Revised
1. This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household expenditures for which there are observable price measures. It excludes most implicit prices (for example, the services furnished without
payment by financial intermediaries) and the expenses of nonprofit institutions.