Personal Income

Personal Income and Outlays: May 2020

May 2020:	-4.2 percent (personal income)
April 2020:	10.8 percent (personal income)

Personal income decreased 4.2 percent while consumer spending increased 8.2 percent in May, according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Current release: June 26, 2020
Next release: July 31, 2020

Personal Income and Outlays: May 2020 Chart

Real Disposable Personal Income and Real Consumer Spending

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Personal Income and Outlays: May 2020

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Effects of Selected Federal Pandemic Response Programs on Personal Income - PDF

Effects of Selected Federal Pandemic Response Programs on Personal Income - XLSX

Supplemental Information & Additional Data

Comparison of the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index with the Consumer Price Index (CPI)

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What is Personal Income?

Income that people get from wages and salaries, Social Security and other government benefits, dividends and interest, business ownership, and other sources. These statistics can offer clues to Americans' financial health and future consumer spending.

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