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NEWS RELEASE
EMBARGOED UNTIL RELEASE AT 8:30 A.M. EDT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009
Janet Kmitch:
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(Personal Income)
(Personal Outlays)

BEA 09-48

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: SEPTEMBER 2009
Personal income decreased $0.1 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income
(DPI) decreased $0.2 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, in September, according to the Bureau of Economic
Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $47.2 billion, or 0.5 percent. In
August, personal income increased $17.4 billion, or 0.1 percent, DPI increased $14.1 billion, or
0.1 percent, and PCE increased $139.8 billion, or 1.4 percent, based on revised estimates.
Real disposable income decreased 0.1 percent in September, compared with a decrease of 0.2
percent in August. Real PCE decreased 0.6 percent, in contrast to an increase of 1.0 percent.
2009
May
June
July
Aug.
(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

Sept.

1.3

-1.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

1.6
1.5

-1.1
-1.6

-0.1
-0.1

0.1
-0.2

0.0
-0.1

0.1
0.0

0.7
0.2

0.2
0.2

1.4
1.0

-0.5
-0.6

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NOTE. - - Monthly estimates are expressed at seasonally adjusted annual rates, unless otherwise specified.
Month-to-month dollar changes are differences between these published estimates. Month-to-month
percent changes are calculated from unrounded data and are not annualized. “Real” estimates are in
chained (2005) dollars.
This news release is available on BEA’s Web site at www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.
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Wages and salaries
Private wage and salary disbursements decreased $11.2 billion in September, in contrast to an
increase of $10.1 billion in August. Goods-producing industries' payrolls decreased $7.8 billion,
compared with a decrease of $6.3 billion; manufacturing payrolls decreased $1.5 billion, compared
with a decrease of $4.1 billion. Services-producing industries' payrolls decreased $3.4 billion, in
contrast to an increase of $16.4 billion. Government wage and salary disbursements increased $0.2
billion compared with an increase of $2.4 billion.

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Other personal income
Supplements to wages and salaries increased $0.1 billion in September, compared with an
increase of $2.0 billion in August.
Proprietors' income increased $0.7 billion in September, compared with an increase of $3.4
billion in August. Farm proprietors' income decreased $1.6 billion, compared with a decrease of $1.2
billion. Nonfarm proprietors' income increased $2.3 billion, compared with an increase of $4.6
billion.
Rental income of persons increased $5.4 billion in September, compared with an increase of $5.2
billion in August. Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal dividend
income) decreased $13.8 billion, the same decrease as in August. Personal current transfer receipts
increased $17.3 billion in September, compared with an increase of $9.6 billion in August.
Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income -decreased $1.4 billion in September, in contrast to an increase of $1.7 billion in August.

Personal current taxes and disposable personal income
Personal current taxes increased $0.1 billion in September, compared with an increase of $3.3
billion in August. Disposable personal income (DPI) -- personal income less personal current taxes -decreased $0.2 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, in September, in contrast to an increase of $14.1
billion, or 0.1 percent, in August.

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Personal outlays and personal saving
Personal outlays -- PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments -decreased $48.8 billion in September, in contrast to an increase of $138.2 billion in August. PCE
decreased $47.2 billion, in contrast to an increase of $139.8 billion.
Personal saving -- DPI less personal outlays -- was $355.6 billion in September, compared with
$307.0 billion in August. Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income was 3.3
percent in September, compared with 2.8 percent in August. 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, real PCE and price index
Real DPI -- DPI adjusted to remove price changes -- decreased 0.1 percent in September,
compared with a decrease of 0.2 percent in August.
Real PCE -- PCE adjusted to remove price changes -- decreased 0.6 percent in September, in
contrast to an increase of 1.0 percent in August. Purchases of durable goods decreased 7.2 percent, in
contrast to an increase of 6.7 percent. Purchases of motor vehicles and parts accounted for most of
the decrease in September and for most of the increase in August, reflecting the impact of the federal
CARS program (popularly called “cash for clunkers”). The program, which provided a credit for
customers who purchased a qualifying new, more fuel efficient auto or light truck, ended on August
24, 2009. For further information on how the CARS program is reflected in the GDP statistics, please
see the FAQ at BEA’s Web site, www.bea.gov, “How will the federal Consumer Assistance to
Recycle and Save Act of 2009 (i.e., the CARS program) be reflected in the National Income and
Product Accounts (NIPAs)?” Purchases of nondurable goods increased 0.5 percent in September,
compared with an increase of 0.9 percent in August. Purchases of services increased 0.1 percent,
compared with an increase of 0.2 percent.
PCE price index -- The price index for PCE increased 0.1 percent in September, compared with
an increase of 0.3 percent in August. The PCE price index, excluding food and energy, increased 0.1
percent, the same increase as in August.

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Revisions
Estimates have been revised for July and August. Changes in personal income, current-dollar
and chained (2005) dollar DPI, and current-dollar and chained (2005) dollar PCE for July and August
-- revised and as published in last month's release -- are shown below.

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

August

Previous Revised
(Percent)

Previous Revised
(Billions of dollars)

Previous Revised
(Percent)

Personal Income:
Current dollars

19.4

10.4

0.2

0.1

19.3

17.4

0.2

0.1

Disposable personal income:
Current Dollars
Chained (2005) dollars

-2.0
-5.6

-7.6
-10.8

0.0
-0.1

-0.1
-0.1

15.5
-19.7

14.1
-21.2

0.1
-0.2

0.1
-0.2

Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars
25.2
Chained (2005) dollars
19.5

23.5
17.9

0.3
0.2

0.2
0.2

129.6
86.9

139.8
96.0

1.3
0.9

1.4
1.0

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

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Next release -- November 25, 2009 at 8:30 A.M. EST for
Personal Income and Outlays for October.

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Table 1. Personal Income and Its Disposition (Months)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2009
March

April

May

June

July r

11,937.1
7,798.4
6,301.0
5,129.4
1,105.5
680.4
4,023.9
1,002.8
3,021.1
1,171.5
1,497.4
1,037.8
459.6

11,882.7
7,756.0
6,260.3
5,085.5
1,090.7
672.1
3,994.8
992.7
3,002.1
1,174.8
1,495.7
1,038.9
456.8

11,911.6
7,737.5
6,241.3
5,060.7
1,078.7
667.2
3,982.0
990.2
2,991.8
1,180.6
1,496.2
1,040.6
455.5

12,069.6
7,731.6
6,234.4
5,049.4
1,067.5
659.5
3,981.9
991.6
2,990.3
1,185.0
1,497.2
1,042.0
455.2

11,934.3
7,714.3
6,216.8
5,029.4
1,057.7
653.9
3,971.7
987.5
2,984.2
1,187.4
1,497.5
1,043.4
454.1

11,944.7
7,720.9
6,221.7
5,034.8
1,058.3
658.8
3,976.5
985.1
2,991.4
1,186.9
1,499.2
1,045.0
454.2

11,962.1
7,735.4
6,234.2
5,044.9
1,052.0
654.7
3,992.9
990.6
3,002.3
1,189.3
1,501.2
1,046.2
455.0

11,962.0
7,724.5
6,223.1
5,033.7
1,044.2
653.2
3,989.5
987.9
3,001.6
1,189.5
1,501.3
1,047.1
454.2

1,036.2
26.1
1,010.1
245.9
1,845.5
1,243.4
602.1
1,979.7
1,947.2
1,129.1
92.4
725.7
32.5
968.6
1,189.5
10,747.7
10,386.0
10,011.3
3,219.7
1,030.2
2,189.5
6,791.6
220.4
154.2
90.4
63.8
361.7
3.4

1,027.1
25.0
1,002.1
249.7
1,797.1
1,225.8
571.2
2,016.2
1,983.6
1,136.0
108.3
739.3
32.6
963.3
1,156.4
10,726.3
10,353.1
9,978.9
3,190.3
1,014.3
2,176.0
6,788.6
219.7
154.6
90.7
63.8
373.2
3.5

1,026.0
27.1
998.9
255.4
1,785.2
1,233.5
551.8
2,068.3
2,035.7
1,148.4
113.9
773.4
32.6
960.9
1,083.4
10,828.1
10,340.3
9,968.1
3,166.8
1,000.6
2,166.2
6,801.3
218.2
154.1
91.0
63.1
487.8
4.5

1,026.8
29.1
997.7
261.9
1,773.4
1,241.1
532.3
2,236.1
2,203.4
1,145.7
121.6
936.1
32.7
960.2
1,068.5
11,001.1
10,350.4
9,979.3
3,179.4
1,011.5
2,167.9
6,799.9
216.7
154.5
91.4
63.1
650.7
5.9

1,031.2
30.6
1,000.6
268.7
1,761.5
1,248.7
512.8
2,116.6
2,083.9
1,159.1
132.0
792.8
32.7
958.0
1,052.7
10,881.5
10,420.6
10,050.6
3,235.1
1,022.5
2,212.6
6,815.6
215.2
154.8
91.7
63.1
460.9
4.2

1,035.8
29.8
1,006.0
273.9
1,753.7
1,241.3
512.3
2,119.1
2,086.4
1,158.4
131.1
796.9
32.8
958.6
1,070.8
10,873.9
10,442.8
10,074.1
3,245.3
1,038.7
2,206.6
6,828.8
213.2
155.5
92.1
63.4
431.2
4.0

1,039.2
28.6
1,010.6
279.1
1,739.9
1,233.9
506.0
2,128.7
2,096.0
1,162.8
136.9
796.3
32.8
960.3
1,074.1
10,888.0
10,581.0
10,213.9
3,357.4
1,102.4
2,255.0
6,856.6
211.2
155.9
92.5
63.4
307.0
2.8

1,039.9
27.0
1,012.9
284.5
1,726.1
1,226.5
499.6
2,146.0
2,113.2
1,176.4
133.2
803.6
32.8
958.9
1,074.2
10,887.8
10,532.2
10,166.7
3,296.3
1,025.6
2,270.8
6,870.3
209.3
156.3
92.9
63.4
355.6
3.3

9,169.3

9,094.5

9,065.8

9,050.9

8,988.0

8,991.8

8,968.1

8,941.7

9,897.0

9,887.0

9,973.0

10,125.6

9,961.9

9,951.1

9,929.9

9,918.0

35,095
32,317
306,243

35,003
32,264
306,443

35,311
32,522
306,648

35,850
32,997
306,865

35,433
32,438
307,103

35,380
32,377
307,351

35,395
32,281
307,613

35,364
32,214
307,883

February
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........................................................

August r

September p

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
2007

2008

2008
II

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

III

2009
IV

I

II

III

11,894.1
7,862.7
6,408.9
5,319.8
1,212.9
753.5
4,106.9
1,044.7
3,062.2
1,089.1
1,453.8
993.0
460.8

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

12,292.9
8,032.8
6,539.2
5,402.8
1,210.6
745.3
4,192.2
1,050.7
3,141.5
1,136.4
1,493.5
1,021.7
471.8

12,286.6
8,069.1
6,567.7
5,419.2
1,206.2
740.3
4,213.0
1,047.8
3,165.2
1,148.5
1,501.4
1,026.7
474.7

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

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

11,971.8
7,727.8
6,230.9
5,046.5
1,068.0
660.2
3,978.5
989.8
2,988.8
1,184.4
1,496.9
1,042.0
454.9

11,956.3
7,726.9
6,226.4
5,037.8
1,051.5
655.6
3,986.3
987.9
2,998.4
1,188.6
1,500.5
1,046.1
454.5

1,096.4
39.4
1,056.9
144.9
2,031.5
1,266.4
765.1
1,718.0
1,687.8
1,003.7
32.3
651.7
30.2
959.3
1,490.9
10,403.1
10,224.3
9,826.4
3,365.0
1,160.5
2,204.5
6,461.4
256.8
141.0
82.3
58.7
178.9
1.7

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

1,111.9
49.4
1,062.5
202.8
1,997.3
1,306.6
690.7
1,937.0
1,904.4
1,064.5
38.7
801.3
32.6
988.9
1,326.2
10,966.7
10,592.2
10,194.7
3,474.9
1,126.5
2,348.4
6,719.8
243.9
153.6
87.4
66.2
374.4
3.4

1,114.4
49.3
1,065.1
222.2
2,001.4
1,327.8
673.7
1,874.3
1,841.7
1,080.5
57.7
703.5
32.6
994.9
1,437.3
10,849.3
10,613.6
10,220.1
3,463.0
1,088.5
2,374.5
6,757.1
238.3
155.2
88.5
66.7
235.7
2.2

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

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

1,028.0
28.9
999.1
262.0
1,773.4
1,241.1
532.3
2,140.3
2,107.7
1,151.1
122.5
834.1
32.7
959.7
1,068.2
10,903.6
10,370.5
9,999.3
3,193.8
1,011.5
2,182.2
6,805.6
216.7
154.5
91.4
63.1
533.1
4.9

1,038.3
28.5
1,009.8
279.2
1,739.9
1,233.9
506.0
2,131.3
2,098.5
1,165.9
133.7
798.9
32.8
959.3
1,073.0
10,883.2
10,518.7
10,151.6
3,299.7
1,055.5
2,244.1
6,851.9
211.2
155.9
92.5
63.4
364.6
3.3

9,645.4

9,504.6

9,498.8

9,442.0

9,494.4

9,188.7

9,034.8

8,967.1

9,860.6

9,911.3

10,059.0

9,838.3

9,920.4

9,926.4

10,020.0

9,933.0

34,478
32,679
301,737

35,486
32,546
304,529

36,059
33,075
304,128

35,586
32,270
304,872

35,335
32,460
305,620

35,153
32,413
306,245

35,531
32,652
306,872

35,379
32,290
307,616

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

Table 3. Personal Income and Its Disposition, Change from Preceding Period (Months)
[Billions of dollars]
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2009
February
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............

March

April

May

June

July r

August r

September p

–101.2
–64.6
–61.2
–63.8
–20.1
–10.0
–43.7
–8.7
–35.0
2.5
–3.5
1.1
–4.6

–54.4
–42.4
–40.7
–43.9
–14.8
–8.3
–29.1
–10.1
–19.0
3.3
–1.7
1.1
–2.8

28.9
–18.5
–19.0
–24.8
–12.0
–4.9
–12.8
–2.5
–10.3
5.8
0.5
1.7
–1.3

158.0
–5.9
–6.9
–11.3
–11.2
–7.7
–0.1
1.4
–1.5
4.4
1.0
1.4
–0.3

–135.3
–17.3
–17.6
–20.0
–9.8
–5.6
–10.2
–4.1
–6.1
2.4
0.3
1.4
–1.1

10.4
6.6
4.9
5.4
0.6
4.9
4.8
–2.4
7.2
–0.5
1.7
1.6
0.1

17.4
14.5
12.5
10.1
–6.3
–4.1
16.4
5.5
10.9
2.4
2.0
1.2
0.8

–0.1
–10.9
–11.1
–11.2
–7.8
–1.5
–3.4
–2.7
–0.7
0.2
0.1
0.9
–0.8

–14.0
–4.9
–9.1
3.7
–48.5
–17.6
–30.9
13.7
13.7
8.7
4.6
0.4
0.0
–8.5
–26.4
–74.7
38.2
38.6
36.7
–1.0
37.7
1.9
–0.8
0.3
0.3
0.0
–112.8

–9.1
–1.1
–8.0
3.8
–48.4
–17.6
–30.9
36.5
36.4
6.9
15.9
13.6
0.1
–5.3
–33.1
–21.4
–32.9
–32.4
–29.4
–15.9
–13.5
–3.0
–0.7
0.4
0.3
0.0
11.5

–1.1
2.1
–3.2
5.7
–11.9
7.7
–19.4
52.1
52.1
12.4
5.6
34.1
0.0
–2.4
–73.0
101.8
–12.8
–10.8
–23.5
–13.7
–9.8
12.7
–1.5
–0.5
0.3
–0.7
114.6

0.8
2.0
–1.2
6.5
–11.8
7.6
–19.5
167.8
167.7
–2.7
7.7
162.7
0.1
–0.7
–14.9
173.0
10.1
11.2
12.6
10.9
1.7
–1.4
–1.5
0.4
0.4
0.0
162.9

4.4
1.5
2.9
6.8
–11.9
7.6
–19.5
–119.5
–119.5
13.4
10.4
–143.3
0.0
–2.2
–15.8
–119.6
70.2
71.3
55.7
11.0
44.7
15.7
–1.5
0.3
0.3
0.0
–189.8

4.6
–0.8
5.4
5.2
–7.8
–7.4
–0.5
2.5
2.5
–0.7
–0.9
4.1
0.1
0.6
18.1
–7.6
22.2
23.5
10.2
16.2
–6.0
13.2
–2.0
0.7
0.4
0.3
–29.7

3.4
–1.2
4.6
5.2
–13.8
–7.4
–6.3
9.6
9.6
4.4
5.8
–0.6
0.0
1.7
3.3
14.1
138.2
139.8
112.1
63.7
48.4
27.8
–2.0
0.4
0.4
0.0
–124.2

0.7
–1.6
2.3
5.4
–13.8
–7.4
–6.4
17.3
17.2
13.6
–3.7
7.3
0.0
–1.4
0.1
–0.2
–48.8
–47.2
–61.1
–76.8
15.8
13.7
–1.9
0.4
0.4
0.0
48.6

–133.2
–98.3

–74.8
–10.0

–28.7
86.0

–14.9
152.6

–62.9
–163.7

3.8
–10.8

–23.7
–21.2

–26.4
–11.9

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
2007

2008

2008
II

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

III

2009
IV

I

II

III

626.0
387.0
340.0
286.1
36.9
14.8
249.1
48.7
200.4
53.9
46.9
32.9
14.1

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

150.7
15.3
6.2
–4.9
–6.5
–4.8
1.6
–4.6
6.2
11.1
9.0
7.7
1.3

–6.3
36.3
28.5
16.4
–4.4
–5.0
20.8
–2.9
23.7
12.1
7.9
5.0
2.9

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

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

19.1
–78.0
–76.9
–89.5
–39.3
–20.8
–50.3
–12.5
–37.7
12.6
–1.1
4.2
–5.3

–15.5
–0.9
–4.5
–8.7
–16.5
–4.6
7.8
–1.9
9.6
4.2
3.6
4.1
–0.4

–36.6
10.1
–46.7
–1.6
201.8
138.9
62.9
113.0
104.2
60.4
2.4
41.3
8.8
37.5
138.5
487.4
543.6
503.7
143.3
27.5
115.8
360.5
26.7
13.0
5.9
7.1
–56.1

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

–3.3
–7.8
4.6
22.9
–23.5
2.0
–25.5
142.9
142.9
15.4
3.0
124.6
0.0
3.6
–205.6
356.3
108.1
99.6
27.7
–19.3
47.0
71.9
4.1
4.4
1.3
3.1
248.1

2.5
–0.1
2.6
19.4
4.1
21.2
–17.0
–62.7
–62.7
16.0
19.0
–97.8
0.0
6.0
111.1
–117.4
21.4
25.4
–11.9
–38.0
26.1
37.3
–5.6
1.6
1.1
0.5
–138.7

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

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

–9.8
1.6
–11.4
16.1
–72.1
–2.3
–69.8
153.0
153.0
22.6
26.3
104.0
0.2
–10.0
–119.1
138.2
8.2
11.6
–3.9
–13.7
9.8
15.6
–3.7
0.3
1.0
–0.7
130.0

10.3
–0.4
10.7
17.2
–33.5
–7.2
–26.3
–9.0
–9.2
14.8
11.2
–35.2
0.1
–0.4
4.8
–20.4
148.2
152.3
105.9
44.0
61.9
46.3
–5.5
1.4
1.1
0.3
–168.5

240.6
209.9

–140.8
50.7

–85.1
232.2

–56.8
–220.7

52.4
82.1

–305.7
6.0

–153.9
93.6

–67.7
–87.0

1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. The current-dollar measure is deflated by the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures.

Table 5. Personal Income and Its Disposition, Percent Change from Preceding Period (Months)
Seasonally adjusted at monthly rates
2009
February

March

April

May

July r

June

August r

September 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................................................................................................

–0.8
–0.8
–1.0
–0.2

–0.5
–0.5
–0.6
–0.1

0.2
–0.2
–0.3
0.0

1.3
–0.1
–0.1
0.1

–1.1
–0.2
–0.3
0.0

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1

0.0
–0.1
–0.2
0.0

–1.3
1.5
–2.6
–1.4
–4.9
0.7
–0.9
–2.2
–0.7

–0.9
1.5
–2.6
–1.4
–5.1
1.8
–0.6
–2.8
–0.2

–0.1
2.3
–0.7
0.6
–3.4
2.6
–0.2
–6.3
0.9

0.1
2.6
–0.7
0.6
–3.5
8.1
–0.1
–1.4
1.6

0.4
2.6
–0.7
0.6
–3.7
–5.3
–0.2
–1.5
–1.1

0.4
2.0
–0.4
–0.6
–0.1
0.1
0.1
1.7
–0.1

0.3
1.9
–0.8
–0.6
–1.2
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.1

0.1
1.9
–0.8
–0.6
–1.3
0.8
–0.1
0.0
0.0

0.4
1.2
–0.1
1.7
0.0

–0.3
–0.9
–1.5
–0.6
0.0

–0.1
–0.7
–1.4
–0.4
0.2

0.1
0.4
1.1
0.1
0.0

0.7
1.8
1.1
2.1
0.2

0.2
0.3
1.6
–0.3
0.2

1.4
3.5
6.1
2.2
0.4

–0.5
–1.8
–7.0
0.7
0.2

0.0
–0.1

–0.3
–0.2

–0.3
–0.1

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

–1.4
–1.0

–0.8
–0.1

–0.3
0.9

–0.2
1.5

–0.7
–1.6

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

2008
II

III

2009
IV

I

II

III

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

5.6
5.2
5.6
3.3

2.9
2.3
2.1
2.9

5.1
0.8
0.4
2.4

–0.2
1.8
1.8
2.1

–1.7
–0.9
–1.5
1.4

–8.9
–11.6
–13.6
–2.3

0.6
–3.9
–4.8
–0.3

–0.5
0.0
–0.3
1.0

–3.2
–1.1
11.0
12.3
9.0
7.0
4.1
10.2
4.9

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

–1.2
61.7
–4.6
0.6
–13.5
35.9
1.4
–43.8
14.1

0.9
44.0
0.8
6.6
–9.5
–12.3
2.4
38.0
–4.2

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

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

–3.7
28.9
–14.7
–0.7
–38.9
34.6
–4.0
–34.5
5.2

4.1
28.9
–7.3
–2.3
–18.4
–1.7
–0.2
1.8
–0.7

5.4
4.4
2.4
5.5
5.9

3.1
1.1
–5.6
4.7
4.1

4.0
3.3
–6.6
8.4
4.4

1.0
–1.4
–12.8
4.5
2.2

–8.0
–24.5
–22.9
–25.3
1.5

–0.9
–3.7
2.1
–6.2
0.5

0.5
–0.5
–5.2
1.8
0.9

6.2
13.9
18.6
11.8
2.8

–3.2
0.2

–1.7
3.8

–0.7
–3.4

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

2.6
2.2

–1.5
0.5

–0.9
9.8

–0.6
–8.5

0.6
3.4

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

March

April

May

June

July r

August r

September p

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

9,218.9
3,141.3
1,091.8
2,042.5
6,074.9

9,198.1
3,119.2
1,075.2
2,035.9
6,074.9

9,180.8
3,095.0
1,059.2
2,026.9
6,080.3

9,185.1
3,106.1
1,072.5
2,025.8
6,074.3

9,201.3
3,114.9
1,083.5
2,024.5
6,081.9

9,219.2
3,130.5
1,106.3
2,019.8
6,085.0

9,315.2
3,216.6
1,180.0
2,038.5
6,098.8

9,261.1
3,152.0
1,095.2
2,049.3
6,106.1

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

8.3
12.5
–2.9
14.5
–3.4

–20.8
–22.1
–16.6
–6.6
0.0

–17.3
–24.2
–16.0
–9.0
5.4

4.3
11.1
13.3
–1.1
–6.0

16.2
8.8
11.0
–1.3
7.6

17.9
15.6
22.8
–4.7
3.1

96.0
86.1
73.7
18.7
13.8

–54.1
–64.6
–84.8
10.8
7.3

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

0.1
0.4
–0.3
0.7
–0.1

–0.2
–0.7
–1.5
–0.3
0.0

–0.2
–0.8
–1.5
–0.4
0.1

0.0
0.4
1.2
–0.1
–0.1

0.2
0.3
1.0
–0.1
0.1

0.2
0.5
2.1
–0.2
0.0

1.0
2.8
6.7
0.9
0.2

–0.6
–2.0
–7.2
0.5
0.1

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

2008
II

III

2009
IV

I

II

III

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

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

9,265.1
3,166.3
1,127.2
2,035.9
6,096.6

–20.2
–24.4
–15.5
–9.8
2.8

76.1
60.9
55.5
10.2
17.8

–0.9
–3.1
–5.6
–1.9
0.2

3.4
8.1
22.3
2.0
1.2

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

9,313.9
3,273.7
1,199.9
2,074.8
6,040.8

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

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

240.4
99.8
49.5
51.2
141.1

–23.0
–67.7
–53.6
–17.5
42.3

9,351.0
3,257.8
1,175.7
2,081.4
6,092.5

9,267.7
3,193.6
1,139.6
2,051.5
6,072.4

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

Change from preceding period in billions of chained (2005) dollars
1.4
–4.3
–17.5
11.3
5.4

–83.3
–64.2
–36.1
–29.9
–20.1

–72.4
–83.2
–62.8
–25.4
8.0

13.9
19.4
10.4
9.4
–4.4

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

2.6
3.1
4.3
2.5
2.4

–0.2
–2.1
–4.5
–0.8
0.7

0.1
–0.5
–5.7
2.2
0.4

–3.5
–7.7
–11.7
–5.6
–1.3

–3.1
–10.0
–20.3
–4.9
0.5

0.6
2.5
3.9
1.9
–0.3

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

March

April

May

July r

June

August r

September p

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

108.592
102.511
94.386
107.207
111.797

108.485
102.292
94.365
106.883
111.747

108.571
102.335
94.488
106.882
111.857

108.644
102.379
94.344
107.024
111.944

109.228
103.877
94.389
109.302
112.061

109.270
103.686
93.910
109.262
112.223

109.645
104.395
93.439
110.632
112.424

109.775
104.600
93.662
110.826
112.514

105.708
108.202
108.605
108.155

102.315
108.307
108.541
108.346

99.934
108.586
108.602
108.628

100.171
108.694
108.648
108.712

108.596
108.855
109.293
108.871

108.157
108.970
109.285
108.941

113.637
109.073
109.703
109.048

114.496
109.209
109.826
109.177

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

0.3
0.7
0.2
1.0
0.1

–0.1
–0.2
0.0
–0.3
0.0

0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1

0.1
0.0
–0.2
0.1
0.1

0.5
1.5
0.0
2.1
0.1

0.0
–0.2
–0.5
0.0
0.1

0.3
0.7
–0.5
1.3
0.2

0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1

3.4
0.2
0.4
0.2

–3.2
0.1
–0.1
0.2

–2.3
0.3
0.1
0.3

0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1

8.4
0.1
0.6
0.1

–0.4
0.1
0.0
0.1

5.1
0.1
0.4
0.1

0.8
0.1
0.1
0.1

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

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

0.7
–1.3
–3.2
–8.5
–0.5
–0.3

March
0.8
–1.7
–4.6
–9.1
–2.4
–0.2

April
1.7
–1.9
–5.2
–10.2
–2.7
–0.3

May

June

–1.8
–1.8
–4.8
–9.1
–2.7
–0.2

–0.9
–1.5
–4.1
–7.2
–2.7
–0.1

July r
0.5
–0.7
–2.2
–2.8
–1.9
0.1

August r
1.3
0.4
–0.1
2.0
–1.1
0.6

September p
1.1
0.3
–0.3
–2.5
0.8
0.5

p Preliminary
r Revised

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

March

April

May

June

July r

August r

September p

0.6
–2.9
–1.7
–3.5
2.4

0.2
–3.5
–1.8
–4.2
2.0

0.1
–3.5
–1.6
–4.3
1.8

–0.3
–3.7
–1.5
–4.7
1.5

–0.4
–3.5
–1.4
–4.5
1.2

–0.8
–4.5
–1.9
–5.6
1.0

–0.5
–3.6
–2.2
–4.3
1.0

–0.5
–3.6
–1.7
–4.4
1.0

–20.6
1.8
0.7
2.1

–24.8
1.7
0.4
2.1

–26.1
1.7
0.2
2.2

–27.7
1.6
–0.1
2.1

–26.2
1.5
–0.2
2.0

–28.9
1.4
–0.8
1.8

–23.8
1.3
–0.5
1.7

–22.6
1.3
–0.5
1.6

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