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Thursday, December 23, 2010 PERSONAL INCOME RISES IN NOVEMBER Sept. Oct. 0.0% 0.4% 0.3% Currentdollar DPI -0.1% 0.3% 0.3% Real DPI, income adjusted for inflation and taxes, rose 0.2 percent in November after increasing the same amount in October. Real DPI -0.2% 0.2% 0.2% Real consumer spending, spending adjusted for price changes, increased 0.3 percent in November following a 0.5 percent increase in October. Real PCE 0.2% PCE prices increased 0.1 percent in November and 0.2 percent in October. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.1 percent in November. PCE Prices 0.1% Personal saving rate Personal saving as a percent of disposable personal income was 5.3 percent in November, compared with 5.4 percent in October. Personal Saving Rate Personal income increased 0.3 percent in November after increasing 0.4 percent in October. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.1 percent in November, after a 0.5 percent increase in October. Current-dollar disposable personal income (DPI) increased 0.3 percent in November after increasing the same amount in October. Personal Income 5.7% 0.5% 0.2% 5.4% Nov. 0.3% 0.1% 5.3% Real Disposable Personal Income and Real Consumer Spending Percent change (monthly) 1.0 0.5 Real Disposable Personal Income 0.0 -0.5 Real Consumer Spending -1.0 Aug Sep Oct Nov BEA data—including GDP, personal income, the balance of payments, foreign direct investment, the input-output accounts, and economic data for states, local areas, and industries—are available on the BEA Web site: www.bea.gov. E-mail alerts are also available. NOTE: On January 31, 2011, the December estimates of personal income and outlays will be released. Contact: Ralph Stewart 202–606–2649 Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce