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TUESDAY September 26, 2006 STATE PERSONAL INCOME: SECOND QUARTER 2006 U.S. personal income growth slowed to 1.7 percent in the second quarter following two quarters of 2.2 percent growth, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. At the same time, inflation as measured by the national price index for personal consumption expenditure, accelerated to 1.0 percent from an average 0.6 percent in the previous two quarters. Personal income growth slowed in all regions of the country, except the Great Lakes region which maintained its 1.8 percent growth rate. Personal Income: Percent Change, 2006:I - 2006:II Second Quarter 2006 State Personal Income Growth and Ranks State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D.C. Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Growth 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.5 2.0 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.4 Rank 30 33 5 22 43 45 36 13 -4 37 6 24 18 32 40 41 State Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Growth 1.8 0.8 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.8 1.4 1.1 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.4 Rank 12 50 29 31 16 20 26 47 9 42 48 1 19 28 7 15 39 State North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Growth 1.0 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.8 2.1 1.8 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.1 Rank 49 14 38 27 25 21 35 46 10 2 11 44 34 17 23 8 3 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. Contact: Ralph Stewart 202–606–2649 Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce