29 June 2012

∙ U.S. Personal Income Up, Expenditures Down in May


Personal income increased $25.4 billion, or 0.2 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $18.5 billion, or 0.2 percent, in May.

Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $4.7 billion, or less than 0.1 percent.

Last Month: In April, personal income increased $29.4 billion, or 0.2 percent, DPI increased $19.5 billion, or 0.2 percent, and PCE increased $16.2 billion, or 0.1 percent, based on revised estimates.

Real disposable income increased 0.3 percent in May, compared with an increase of 0.1 percent in April. Real PCE increased 0.1 percent in May, the same increase as in April.

Source: USDOC


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