<H3>• U.S. Personal Income and Outlays — December 2014</H3>

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Personal income increased $41.3 billion, or 0.3 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $35.8 billion, or 0.3 percent, in December. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $40.0 billion, or 0.3 percent. In November, personal income increased $47.2 billion, or 0.3 percent, DPI increased $34.2 billion, or 0.3 percent, and PCE increased $58.8 billion, or 0.5 percent, based on revised estimates. Real DPI increased 0.5 percent in December, compared with an increase of 0.4 percent in November. Real PCE decreased 0.1 percent, in contrast to an increase of 0.7 percent. The price index for PCE decreased 0.2 percent in December, the same decrease as in November. NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions. © 2015 Connecticut Human Resource Reports, LLC URL: http://connecticuthumanresources.blogspot.com/

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