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EMBARGOED UNTIL RELEASE AT 8:30 A.M. EDT, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2005
BEA 05-22

Personal Income and Outlays, April 2005



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               PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS:  APRIL 2005

 Personal income increased $69.1 billion, or 0.7 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $45.7 billion, or 0.5 percent, in April, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.  Personal
consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $53.6 billion, or 0.6 percent.  In March, personal income
increased $47.3 billion, or 0.5 percent, DPI increased $39.6 billion, or 0.4 percent, and PCE increased
$73.5 billion, or 0.9 percent, based on revised estimates.

                                         2004                2005
                                         Dec.     Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.
                                          (Percent change from preceding month)
Personal income, current dollars         4.0     -2.5      0.5      0.5       0.7
 Disposable personal income:
Current dollars                          4.3     -3.3      0.4      0.4       0.5
Chained (2000) dollars                   4.4     -3.4      0.2      0.0       0.1
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars                          0.9     -0.1      0.7      0.9       0.6
Chained (2000) dollars                   0.9     -0.2      0.4      0.4       0.2



              This news release also presents revised estimates of wages and salaries, personal taxes, and
contributions for government social insurance for October through December 2004 (fourth quarter).
These estimates reflect newly available fourth-quarter wage and salary tabulations from the census of
employment and wages from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

                         Wages and salaries

 Private wage and salary disbursements increased $39.3 billion in April, compared with an
increase of $16.5 billion in March.  Goods-producing industries' payrolls increased $6.9 billion,
compared with an increase of $1.8 billion; manufacturing payrolls increased $3.6 billion, in contrast
to a decrease of $1.1 billion.  Services-producing industries' payrolls increased $32.4 billion,
compared with an increase of $14.7 billion.  Government wage and salary disbursements increased
$2.2 billion, compared with an increase of $1.7 billion.


                        Other personal income

 Supplements to wages and salaries increased $6.4 billion in April, compared with an increase
of $4.8 billion in March.

 Proprietors' income increased $8.6 billion in April, compared with an increase of $13.0 billion
in March.  Farm proprietors' income increased $0.8 billion, compared with an increase of $1.2
billion.  Nonfarm proprietors' income increased $7.9 billion, compared with an increase of $11.8
billion.

 Rental income of persons decreased $3.4 billion in April, compared with a decrease of $2.7
billion in March.  Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal
dividend income) increased $6.3 billion, compared with an increase of $7.5 billion.  Personal current
transfer receipts increased $15.3 billion, compared with an increase of $8.9 billion.

 Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income --
increased $5.6 billion in April, compared with an increase of $2.5 billion in March.

                Personal current taxes and disposable personal income

 Personal current taxes increased $23.5 billion in April, compared with an increase of $7.6
billion in March.  Disposable personal income (DPI) -- personal income less personal current taxes
-- increased $45.7 billion, or 0.5 percent, in April, compared with an increase of $39.6 billion, or 0.4
percent, in March.

                Personal outlays and personal saving

 Personal outlays -- PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments
increased $56.2 billion in April, compared with an increase of $76.5 billion in March.  PCE
increased $53.6 billion, compared with an increase of $73.5 billion.

 Personal saving -- DPI less personal outlays -- was $37.5 billion in April, compared with $48.1
billion in March.  Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income was 0.4 percent in
             April, compared with 0.5 percent in March.

                Real DPI and real PCE

 Real DPI -- DPI adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.1 percent in April, in contrast
to a decrease of less than 0.1 percent in March.

 Real PCE -- PCE adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.2 percent in April, compared
with an increase of 0.4 percent in March.  Purchases of durable goods increased 0.8 percent,
compared with an increase of 3.5 percent.  Purchases of motor vehicles and parts accounted for most
of the April increase and accounted for the March increase.  Purchases of nondurable goods
increased 0.2 percent in April, in contrast to a decrease of 0.8 percent in March.  Purchases of
services increased 0.1 percent, compared with an increase of 0.4 percent.

                Revisions

 Estimates for personal income and DPI have been revised for October through March;
estimates for PCE have been revised for January through March.  Changes in personal income,
current-dollar and chained (2000) dollar DPI, and current-dollar and chained (2000) dollar PCE for
February and March -- revised and as published in last month's release -- are shown below.

 For October through March, the revisions to wages and salaries reflected the incorporation of
the most recently available BLS tabulations of fourth-quarter private wages and salaries from the
census of employment and wages.  Wages and salaries were revised up for all six months.  Revisions
to personal current taxes and to contributions for government social insurance reflected the revisions
to wages and salaries.



                                                    Change from preceding month
                                        February                                    March
                         Previous  Revised    Previous  Revised    Previous  Revised    Previous  Revised
                       (Billions of dollars)      (Percent)      (Billions of dollars)       (Percent)
Personal Income:
Current dollars............ 41.4     46.8         0.4      0.5         48.0     47.3        0.5       0.5
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars............ 35.5     37.8         0.4      0.4         41.9     39.6        0.5       0.4
Chained (2000) dollars..... 10.4     12.6         0.1      0.2          0.7     -1.7        0.0       0.0
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars............ 57.3     57.4         0.7      0.7         51.1     73.5        0.6       0.9
Chained (2000) dollars..... 31.3     31.7         0.4      0.4         10.7     30.9        0.1       0.4


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                                   Annual Revision of the National Income and Product Accounts

         As part of the annual revision of the national income and product accounts, revised estimates of
personal income and outlays covering January 2002 through May 2005 will be released along with
preliminary estimates for June 2005 on August 2.  An article describing the revision will appear in the
August 2005 issue of the Survey of Current Business.



Next release -- Personal Income and Outlays for May will be released on
                   June 30, 2005, at 8:30 A.M. EDT.

                                      Table 1.--Personal Income and Its Disposition (Months)
                                 [Billions of dollars; months seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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                                                Sep 04    Oct 04\r\  Nov 04\r\  Dec 04\r\  Jan 05\r\  Feb 05\r\  Mar 05\r\  Apr 05\p\
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Personal income............................    9,726.4    9,828.6    9,917.0   10,314.8   10,053.2   10,100.0   10,147.3   10,216.4

  Compensation of employees, received......    6,713.8    6,780.9    6,849.2    6,915.6    6,940.3    6,968.9    6,991.9    7,039.7

    Wage and salary disbursements..........    5,424.0    5,481.7    5,539.3    5,595.4    5,609.7    5,633.4    5,651.6    5,693.0
      Private industries...................    4,493.8    4,550.1    4,605.8    4,660.7    4,666.5    4,686.7    4,703.2    4,742.5
        Goods-producing industries.........    1,063.9    1,071.1    1,074.2    1,082.6    1,084.9    1,089.8    1,091.6    1,098.5
          Manufacturing....................      700.9      704.4      705.8      711.4      713.7      716.1      715.0      718.6
        Services-producing industries......    3,429.9    3,479.0    3,531.7    3,578.1    3,581.6    3,596.9    3,611.6    3,644.0
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................      903.3      915.3      923.3      931.6      939.1      941.6      944.0      950.9
          Other services-producing
           industries......................    2,526.6    2,563.7    2,608.3    2,646.4    2,642.5    2,655.3    2,667.6    2,693.1
      Government...........................      930.2      931.6      933.5      934.7      943.2      946.7      948.4      950.6

    Supplements to wages and salaries......    1,289.8    1,299.3    1,309.9    1,320.2    1,330.6    1,335.5    1,340.3    1,346.7
      Employer contributions for employee
       pension and insurance funds.........      885.7      891.3      897.9      904.5      909.3      912.7      916.4      920.0
      Employer contributions for government
       social insurance....................      404.1      408.0      412.0      415.8      421.3      422.8      423.9      426.6

  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................      898.1      921.2      933.8      949.8      952.4      960.3      973.3      981.9
    Farm...................................       12.3       18.6       22.8       25.7       25.8       25.3       26.5       27.3
    Nonfarm................................      885.8      902.5      911.0      924.0      926.7      935.0      946.8      954.7

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      134.2      163.2      160.8      159.9      156.3      153.8      151.1      147.7

  Personal income receipts on assets.......    1,372.1    1,382.4    1,392.5    1,700.8    1,409.5    1,416.0    1,423.5    1,429.8
    Personal interest income...............      947.2      953.9      960.5      967.2      971.7      976.2      980.7      983.2
    Personal dividend income...............      424.9      428.5      431.9      733.6      437.8      439.8      442.8      446.6

  Personal current transfer receipts.......    1,438.1    1,418.7    1,426.3    1,441.7    1,459.6    1,469.3    1,478.2    1,493.5
    Government social benefits to persons..    1,381.3    1,389.5    1,397.1    1,412.5    1,430.8    1,440.4    1,449.3    1,464.7
      Old-age, survivors, disability, and
       health insurance benefits...........      786.9      791.2      795.6      807.5      813.6      821.3      828.8      834.5
      Government unemployment insurance
       benefits............................       32.5       31.3       31.0       31.0       29.9       29.7       29.5       28.5
      Other................................      561.9      567.0      570.5      574.0      587.3      589.4      591.1      601.6
    Other current transfer receipts, from
     business (net)........................       56.8       29.2       29.2       29.2       28.9       28.9       28.9       28.9

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................      829.9      837.7      845.6      853.0      865.0      868.2      870.7      876.3

Less: Personal current taxes...............    1,053.3    1,070.4    1,084.3    1,098.4    1,137.3    1,146.4    1,154.0    1,177.5

Equals: Disposable personal income.........    8,673.1    8,758.2    8,832.7    9,216.5    8,915.9    8,953.7    8,993.3    9,039.0

Less: Personal outlays.....................    8,629.2    8,687.7    8,725.9    8,804.2    8,808.4    8,868.8    8,945.3    9,001.5

  Personal consumption expenditures........    8,320.2    8,375.3    8,409.9    8,484.6    8,480.0    8,537.4    8,610.9    8,664.5
    Durable goods..........................    1,008.4    1,004.4    1,001.4    1,045.1    1,004.8    1,015.4    1,050.6    1,058.4
    Nondurable goods.......................    2,402.1    2,442.4    2,451.8    2,454.8    2,475.9    2,495.1    2,499.0    2,527.4
    Services...............................    4,909.7    4,928.5    4,956.6    4,984.7    4,999.3    5,026.9    5,061.4    5,078.7
  Personal interest payments\1\............      193.5      196.5      199.5      202.5      205.0      207.5      210.1      212.0
  Personal current transfer payments.......      115.6      115.9      116.5      117.1      123.4      123.9      124.4      125.0
    To government..........................       72.4       72.9       73.5       74.1       74.6       75.0       75.5       76.1
    To the rest of the world (net).........       43.2       43.0       43.0       43.0       48.8       48.8       48.8       48.8

Equals: Personal saving....................       43.9       70.5      106.8      412.3      107.5       84.9       48.1       37.5

  Personal saving as a percentage of
   disposable personal income..............         .5         .8        1.2        4.5        1.2         .9         .5         .4

Addenda:
  Disposable personal income:
    Total, billions of chained (2000)
     dollars\2\............................    8,022.4    8,065.3    8,116.6    8,473.1    8,185.3    8,197.9    8,196.2    8,203.2
    Per capita:
      Current dollars......................     29,442     29,704     29,933     31,210     30,171     30,277     30,391     30,534
      Chained (2000) dollars...............     27,233     27,354     27,506     28,693     27,698     27,722     27,697     27,711
  Population (midperiod, thousands)\3\.....    294,587    294,846    295,083    295,303    295,517    295,720    295,924    296,029
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p Preliminary.
r Revised.  Revisions include changes to series affected by the introduction
   of revised wage and salary estimates for the fourth quarter of 2004.
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. Equals disposable personal income 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; quarters seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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                                                  2003     2004\r\     IV 03       I 04      II 04     III 04    IV 04\r\    I 05\r\
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Personal income............................    9,161.8    9,689.6    9,330.0    9,445.0    9,592.7    9,700.4   10,020.1   10,100.2

  Compensation of employees, received......    6,289.0    6,651.0    6,406.7    6,487.9    6,580.0    6,687.4    6,848.6    6,967.0

    Wage and salary disbursements..........    5,103.6    5,373.5    5,188.9    5,239.2    5,312.8    5,403.0    5,538.8    5,631.5
      Private industries...................    4,205.6    4,447.9    4,283.9    4,321.8    4,389.3    4,474.7    4,605.5    4,685.5
        Goods-producing industries.........    1,007.7    1,047.1    1,025.6    1,019.0    1,034.9    1,058.4    1,076.0    1,088.7
          Manufacturing....................      668.8      688.6      680.1      669.9      680.5      697.0      707.2      714.9
        Services-producing industries......    3,198.0    3,400.8    3,258.3    3,302.9    3,354.4    3,416.3    3,529.6    3,596.7
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................      858.6      895.4      872.0      872.4      886.2      899.6      923.4      941.6
          Other services-producing
           industries......................    2,339.4    2,505.4    2,386.4    2,430.5    2,468.3    2,516.7    2,606.1    2,655.1
      Government...........................      897.9      925.6      905.0      917.3      923.5      928.2      933.3      946.1

    Supplements to wages and salaries......    1,185.5    1,277.5    1,217.8    1,248.8    1,267.2    1,284.4    1,309.8    1,335.5
      Employer contributions for employee
       pension and insurance funds.........      808.9      876.6      835.9      856.5      870.4      881.6      897.9      912.8
      Employer contributions for government
       social insurance....................      376.6      400.9      381.9      392.3      396.8      402.8      411.9      422.7

  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................      834.1      902.8      864.7      872.1      901.4      902.9      934.9      962.0
    Farm...................................       21.8       18.2       24.7       17.9       18.9       13.6       22.4       25.8
    Nonfarm................................      812.3      884.6      840.0      854.2      882.5      889.3      912.5      936.2

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      153.8      165.1      167.1      172.8      172.6      153.8      161.3      153.7

  Personal income receipts on assets.......    1,322.7    1,387.3    1,325.8    1,337.1    1,352.3    1,367.8    1,491.9    1,416.3
    Personal interest income...............      929.9      946.2      932.0      936.2      941.7      946.5      960.5      976.2
    Personal dividend income...............      392.8      441.1      393.8      400.9      410.6      421.3      531.4      440.1

  Personal current transfer receipts.......    1,335.4    1,405.9    1,350.7    1,379.0    1,400.4    1,415.4    1,428.9    1,469.0
    Government social benefits to persons..    1,306.4    1,373.2    1,322.0    1,349.6    1,371.1    1,372.5    1,399.7    1,440.2
      Old-age, survivors, disability, and
       health insurance benefits...........      733.8      779.2      744.9      762.1      774.0      782.4      798.1      821.2
      Government unemployment insurance
       benefits............................       52.8       34.6       51.6       41.4       33.5       32.4       31.1       29.7
      Other................................      519.8      559.5      525.5      546.1      563.6      557.7      570.5      589.3
    Other current transfer receipts, from
     business (net)........................       28.9       32.7       28.8       29.3       29.3       42.9       29.2       28.9

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................      773.2      822.6      785.0      803.9      814.0      826.9      845.4      868.0

Less: Personal current taxes...............    1,001.9    1,042.6    1,009.4    1,006.6    1,030.6    1,048.9    1,084.4    1,145.9

Equals: Disposable personal income.........    8,159.9    8,646.9    8,320.5    8,438.4    8,562.1    8,651.5    8,935.8    8,954.3

Less: Personal outlays.....................    8,049.3    8,531.9    8,209.4    8,351.6    8,448.7    8,588.1    8,739.3    8,874.2

  Personal consumption expenditures........    7,760.9    8,229.9    7,914.9    8,060.2    8,153.8    8,282.5    8,423.3    8,542.8
    Durable goods..........................      950.7      993.9      971.1      976.3      975.5    1,007.0    1,017.0    1,023.6
    Nondurable goods.......................    2,200.1    2,377.0    2,250.1    2,316.6    2,354.6    2,387.2    2,449.7    2,490.0
    Services...............................    4,610.1    4,859.0    4,693.6    4,767.3    4,823.8    4,888.2    4,956.6    5,029.2
  Personal interest payments\1\............      185.3      188.5      185.9      181.1      182.6      190.6      199.5      207.5
  Personal current transfer payments.......      103.1      113.5      108.6      110.3      112.2      115.0      116.5      123.9
    To government..........................       64.9       71.0       67.0       68.6       70.2       71.8       73.5       75.0
    To the rest of the world (net).........       38.2       42.5       41.6       41.7       42.1       43.2       43.0       48.8

Equals: Personal saving....................      110.6      115.0      111.1       86.8      113.4       63.4      196.5       80.1

  Personal saving as a percentage of
   disposable personal income..............        1.4        1.3        1.3        1.0        1.3         .7        2.2         .9

Addenda:
  Disposable personal income:
    Total, billions of chained (2000)
     dollars\2\............................    7,733.8    8,019.3    7,849.6    7,897.0    7,951.5    8,009.5    8,218.3    8,193.1
    Per capita:
      Current dollars......................     28,034     29,416     28,474     28,813     29,168     29,395     30,283     30,280
      Chained (2000) dollars...............     26,570     27,281     26,862     26,964     27,088     27,214     27,851     27,706
  Population (midperiod, thousands)\3\.....    291,073    293,951    292,217    292,872    293,540    294,315    295,077    295,720
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r Revised.  Revisions include changes to series affected by the introduction
   of revised wage and salary estimates for the fourth quarter of 2004.
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. Equals disposable personal income 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; months seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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                                                Sep 04    Oct 04\r\  Nov 04\r\  Dec 04\r\  Jan 05\r\  Feb 05\r\  Mar 05\r\  Apr 05\p\
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Personal income............................       20.1      102.2       88.4      397.8     -261.6       46.8       47.3       69.1

  Compensation of employees, received......       25.7       67.1       68.3       66.4       24.7       28.6       23.0       47.8

    Wage and salary disbursements..........       20.4       57.7       57.6       56.1       14.3       23.7       18.2       41.4
      Private industries...................       18.9       56.3       55.7       54.9        5.8       20.2       16.5       39.3
        Goods-producing industries.........        3.7        7.2        3.1        8.4        2.3        4.9        1.8        6.9
          Manufacturing....................        2.4        3.5        1.4        5.6        2.3        2.4       -1.1        3.6
        Services-producing industries......       15.2       49.1       52.7       46.4        3.5       15.3       14.7       32.4
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................        5.0       12.0        8.0        8.3        7.5        2.5        2.4        6.9
          Other services-producing
           industries......................       10.2       37.1       44.6       38.1       -3.9       12.8       12.3       25.5
      Government...........................        1.5        1.4        1.9        1.2        8.5        3.5        1.7        2.2

    Supplements to wages and salaries......        5.3        9.5       10.6       10.3       10.4        4.9        4.8        6.4
      Employer contributions for employee
       pension and insurance funds.........        4.1        5.6        6.6        6.6        4.8        3.4        3.7        3.6
      Employer contributions for government
       social insurance....................        1.2        3.9        4.0        3.8        5.5        1.5        1.1        2.7

  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................       -6.8       23.1       12.6       16.0        2.6        7.9       13.0        8.6
    Farm...................................       -1.3        6.3        4.2        2.9         .1        -.5        1.2         .8
    Nonfarm................................       -5.5       16.7        8.5       13.0        2.7        8.3       11.8        7.9

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      -22.6       29.0       -2.4        -.9       -3.6       -2.5       -2.7       -3.4

  Personal income receipts on assets.......        4.3       10.3       10.1      308.3     -291.3        6.5        7.5        6.3
    Personal interest income...............         .7        6.7        6.6        6.7        4.5        4.5        4.5        2.5
    Personal dividend income...............        3.6        3.6        3.4      301.7     -295.8        2.0        3.0        3.8

  Personal current transfer receipts.......       22.4      -19.4        7.6       15.4       17.9        9.7        8.9       15.3
    Government social benefits to persons..        8.4        8.2        7.6       15.4       18.3        9.6        8.9       15.4
      Old-age, survivors, disability, and
       health insurance benefits...........        4.6        4.3        4.4       11.9        6.1        7.7        7.5        5.7
      Government unemployment insurance
       benefits............................        -.1       -1.2        -.3         .0       -1.1        -.2        -.2       -1.0
      Other................................        3.9        5.1        3.5        3.5       13.3        2.1        1.7       10.5
    Other current transfer receipts, from
     business (net)........................       14.0      -27.6         .0         .0        -.3         .0         .0         .0

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................        2.9        7.8        7.9        7.4       12.0        3.2        2.5        5.6

Less: Personal current taxes...............        4.3       17.1       13.9       14.1       38.9        9.1        7.6       23.5

Equals: Disposable personal income.........       15.8       85.1       74.5      383.8     -300.6       37.8       39.6       45.7

Less: Personal outlays.....................       56.0       58.5       38.2       78.3        4.2       60.4       76.5       56.2

  Personal consumption expenditures........       52.6       55.1       34.6       74.7       -4.6       57.4       73.5       53.6
    Durable goods..........................       11.9       -4.0       -3.0       43.7      -40.3       10.6       35.2        7.8
    Nondurable goods.......................       18.1       40.3        9.4        3.0       21.1       19.2        3.9       28.4
    Services...............................       22.7       18.8       28.1       28.1       14.6       27.6       34.5       17.3
  Personal interest payments\1\............        2.9        3.0        3.0        3.0        2.5        2.5        2.6        1.9
  Personal current transfer payments.......         .6         .3         .6         .6        6.3         .5         .5         .6
    To government..........................         .6         .5         .6         .6         .5         .4         .5         .6
    To the rest of the world (net).........         .0        -.2         .0         .0        5.8         .0         .0         .0

Equals: Personal saving....................      -40.2       26.6       36.3      305.5     -304.8      -22.6      -36.8      -10.6

Addendum:
  Real disposable personal income, billions
   of chained (2000) dollars\2\............        6.3       42.9       51.3      356.5     -287.8       12.6       -1.7        7.0
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p Preliminary.
r Revised.  Revisions include changes to series affected by the introduction
   of revised wage and salary estimates for the fourth quarter of 2004.
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. Equals disposable personal income 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; quarters seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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                                                  2003     2004\r\     IV 03       I 04      II 04     III 04    IV 04\r\    I 05\r\
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Personal income............................      282.9      527.8      120.7      115.0      147.7      107.7      319.7       80.1

  Compensation of employees, received......      219.5      362.0       82.0       81.2       92.1      107.4      161.2      118.4

    Wage and salary disbursements..........      127.3      269.9       60.3       50.3       73.6       90.2      135.8       92.7
      Private industries...................       91.9      242.3       56.4       37.9       67.5       85.4      130.8       80.0
        Goods-producing industries.........       -2.5       39.4       19.8       -6.6       15.9       23.5       17.6       12.7
          Manufacturing....................       -6.4       19.8       14.2      -10.2       10.6       16.5       10.2        7.7
        Services-producing industries......       94.5      202.8       36.7       44.6       51.5       61.9      113.3       67.1
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................       15.0       36.8       11.3         .4       13.8       13.4       23.8       18.2
          Other services-producing
           industries......................       79.5      166.0       25.5       44.1       37.8       48.4       89.4       49.0
      Government...........................       35.3       27.7        3.9       12.3        6.2        4.7        5.1       12.8

    Supplements to wages and salaries......       92.3       92.0       21.7       31.0       18.4       17.2       25.4       25.7
      Employer contributions for employee
       pension and insurance funds.........       79.3       67.7       18.0       20.6       13.9       11.2       16.3       14.9
      Employer contributions for government
       social insurance....................       13.0       24.3        3.7       10.4        4.5        6.0        9.1       10.8

  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................       64.5       68.7       12.7        7.4       29.3        1.5       32.0       27.1
    Farm...................................       12.1       -3.6        -.1       -6.8        1.0       -5.3        8.8        3.4
    Nonfarm................................       52.4       72.3       12.8       14.2       28.3        6.8       23.2       23.7

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      -17.1       11.3       18.3        5.7        -.2      -18.8        7.5       -7.6

  Personal income receipts on assets.......      -11.9       64.6       11.4       11.3       15.2       15.5      124.1      -75.6
    Personal interest income...............      -16.8       16.3        9.2        4.2        5.5        4.8       14.0       15.7
    Personal dividend income...............        4.9       48.3        2.2        7.1        9.7       10.7      110.1      -91.3

  Personal current transfer receipts.......       52.7       70.5        4.5       28.3       21.4       15.0       13.5       40.1
    Government social benefits to persons..       57.5       66.8        4.6       27.6       21.5        1.4       27.2       40.5
      Old-age, survivors, disability, and
       health insurance benefits...........       25.5       45.4        8.3       17.2       11.9        8.4       15.7       23.1
      Government unemployment insurance
       benefits............................        -.4      -18.2       -2.7      -10.2       -7.9       -1.1       -1.3       -1.4
      Other................................       32.3       39.7       -1.0       20.6       17.5       -5.9       12.8       18.8
    Other current transfer receipts, from
     business (net)........................       -4.8        3.8        -.1         .5         .0       13.6      -13.7        -.3

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................       24.9       49.4        8.3       18.9       10.1       12.9       18.5       22.6

Less: Personal current taxes...............      -49.3       40.7       67.7       -2.8       24.0       18.3       35.5       61.5

Equals: Disposable personal income.........      332.2      487.0       52.9      117.9      123.7       89.4      284.3       18.5

Less: Personal outlays.....................      380.8      482.6      101.6      142.2       97.1      139.4      151.2      134.9

  Personal consumption expenditures........      384.8      469.0       92.4      145.3       93.6      128.7      140.8      119.5
    Durable goods..........................       34.5       43.2       -1.6        5.2        -.8       31.5       10.0        6.6
    Nondurable goods.......................      120.0      176.9       30.9       66.5       38.0       32.6       62.5       40.3
    Services...............................      230.3      248.9       63.0       73.7       56.5       64.4       68.4       72.6
  Personal interest payments\1\............      -11.9        3.2        2.6       -4.8        1.5        8.0        8.9        8.0
  Personal current transfer payments.......        7.8       10.4        6.5        1.7        1.9        2.8        1.5        7.4
    To government..........................        5.4        6.1        1.4        1.6        1.6        1.6        1.7        1.5
    To the rest of the world (net).........        2.5        4.3        5.1         .1         .4        1.1        -.2        5.8

Equals: Personal saving....................      -48.6        4.4      -48.7      -24.3       26.6      -50.0      133.1     -116.4

Addendum:
  Real disposable personal income, billions
   of chained (2000) dollars\2\............      174.3      285.5       26.7       47.4       54.5       58.0      208.8      -25.2
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r Revised.  Revisions include changes to series affected by the introduction
   of revised wage and salary estimates for the fourth quarter of 2004.
1. Consists of nonmortgage interest paid by households.
2. Equals disposable personal income deflated by the implicit price deflator
   for personal consumption expenditures.

                   Table 5.--Personal Income and Its Disposition, Percent Change from Preceding Period (Months)
                                           [Months seasonally adjusted at monthly rates]
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                                                Sep 04    Oct 04\r\  Nov 04\r\  Dec 04\r\  Jan 05\r\  Feb 05\r\  Mar 05\r\  Apr 05\p\
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Personal income............................         .2        1.1         .9        4.0       -2.5         .5         .5         .7
  Compensation of employees, received......         .4        1.0        1.0        1.0         .4         .4         .3         .7
    Wage and salary disbursements..........         .4        1.1        1.1        1.0         .3         .4         .3         .7
    Supplements to wages and salaries......         .4         .7         .8         .8         .8         .4         .4         .5
  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................        -.8        2.6        1.4        1.7         .3         .8        1.3         .9
  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      -14.4       21.6       -1.4        -.6       -2.2       -1.6       -1.7       -2.3
  Personal income receipts on assets.......         .3         .7         .7       22.1      -17.1         .5         .5         .4
    Personal interest income...............         .1         .7         .7         .7         .5         .5         .5         .3
    Personal dividend income...............         .9         .9         .8       69.8      -40.3         .4         .7         .9
  Personal current transfer receipts.......        1.6       -1.3         .5        1.1        1.2         .7         .6        1.0

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................         .3         .9         .9         .9        1.4         .4         .3         .6

Less: Personal current taxes...............         .4        1.6        1.3        1.3        3.5         .8         .7        2.0

Equals: Disposable personal income.........         .2        1.0         .8        4.3       -3.3         .4         .4         .5

Addenda:
  Personal consumption expenditures........         .6         .7         .4         .9        -.1         .7         .9         .6
    Durable goods..........................        1.2        -.4        -.3        4.4       -3.9        1.1        3.5         .7
    Nondurable goods.......................         .8        1.7         .4         .1         .9         .8         .2        1.1
    Services...............................         .5         .4         .6         .6         .3         .6         .7         .3

  Real disposable personal income..........         .1         .5         .6        4.4       -3.4         .2         .0         .1
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p Preliminary.
r Revised.  Revisions include changes to series affected by the introduction
   of revised wage and salary estimates for the fourth quarter of 2004.

             Table 6.--Personal Income and Its Disposition, Percent Change from Preceding Period (Years and Quarters)
                                          [Quarters seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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                                                  2003     2004\r\     IV 03       I 04      II 04     III 04    IV 04\r\    I 05\r\
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Personal income............................        3.2        5.8        5.3        5.0        6.4        4.6       13.9        3.2
  Compensation of employees, received......        3.6        5.8        5.3        5.2        5.8        6.7       10.0        7.1
    Wage and salary disbursements..........        2.6        5.3        4.8        3.9        5.7        7.0       10.4        6.9
    Supplements to wages and salaries......        8.4        7.8        7.5       10.6        6.0        5.5        8.1        8.1
  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................        8.4        8.2        6.1        3.5       14.1         .7       15.0       12.1
  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      -10.0        7.3       59.0       14.6        -.6      -36.8       20.8      -17.5
  Personal income receipts on assets.......        -.9        4.9        3.5        3.5        4.6        4.7       41.5      -18.8
    Personal interest income...............       -1.8        1.8        4.1        1.8        2.4        2.1        6.1        6.7
    Personal dividend income...............        1.3       12.3        2.2        7.4       10.1       10.8      153.0      -52.9
  Personal current transfer receipts.......        4.1        5.3        1.3        8.6        6.4        4.3        3.9       11.7

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................        3.3        6.4        4.3       10.0        5.1        6.5        9.3       11.1

Less: Personal current taxes...............       -4.7        4.1       32.0       -1.1        9.9        7.3       14.2       24.7

Equals: Disposable personal income.........        4.2        6.0        2.6        5.8        6.0        4.2       13.8         .8

Addenda:
  Personal consumption expenditures........        5.2        6.0        4.8        7.5        4.7        6.5        7.0        5.8
    Durable goods..........................        3.8        4.5        -.6        2.2        -.4       13.6        4.0        2.6
    Nondurable goods.......................        5.8        8.0        5.7       12.3        6.7        5.7       10.9        6.7
    Services...............................        5.3        5.4        5.6        6.4        4.8        5.5        5.7        6.0

  Real disposable personal income..........        2.3        3.7        1.4        2.4        2.8        2.9       10.8       -1.2
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r Revised.  Revisions include changes to series affected by the introduction
   of revised wage and salary estimates for the fourth quarter of 2004.

                        Table 7.--Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Months)
                                   [Months seasonally adjusted at annual rates except as noted]
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                                                Sep 04    Oct 04\r\  Nov 04\r\  Dec 04\r\  Jan 05\r\  Feb 05\r\  Mar 05\r\  Apr 05\p\
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                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Billions of chained (2000) dollars
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........    7,696.0    7,712.7    7,728.0    7,800.3    7,785.1    7,816.8    7,847.7    7,863.4
  Durable goods............................    1,121.1    1,114.9    1,111.5    1,160.5    1,112.2    1,125.2    1,164.1    1,173.4
  Nondurable goods.........................    2,225.5    2,237.3    2,243.7    2,255.1    2,275.5    2,284.4    2,265.6    2,270.4
  Services.................................    4,365.5    4,375.1    4,386.4    4,406.0    4,410.0    4,421.6    4,438.6    4,441.7
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       Change from preceding period in
                                                                      billions of chained (2000) dollars
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........       40.8       16.7       15.3       72.3      -15.2       31.7       30.9       15.7
  Durable goods............................       12.2       -6.2       -3.4       49.0      -48.3       13.0       38.9        9.3
  Nondurable goods.........................       14.2       11.8        6.4       11.4       20.4        8.9      -18.8        4.8
  Services.................................       15.8        9.6       11.3       19.6        4.0       11.6       17.0        3.1
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   Percent change from preceding period in
                                                                   chained (2000) dollars at monthly rates
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........         .5         .2         .2         .9        -.2         .4         .4         .2
  Durable goods............................        1.1        -.6        -.3        4.4       -4.2        1.2        3.5         .8
  Nondurable goods.........................         .6         .5         .3         .5         .9         .4        -.8         .2
  Services.................................         .4         .2         .3         .4         .1         .3         .4         .1
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p Preliminary.
r Revised.

                  Table 8.--Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Years and Quarters)
                                          [Quarters seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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                                                  2003     2004\r\     IV 03       I 04      II 04     III 04    IV 04\r\   I 05\r\
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                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Billions of chained (2000) dollars
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........    7,355.6    7,632.5    7,466.8    7,543.0    7,572.4    7,667.8    7,747.0    7,816.5
  Durable goods............................    1,030.6    1,099.3    1,069.7    1,075.5    1,074.7    1,118.3    1,129.0    1,133.8
  Nondurable goods.........................    2,112.4    2,208.5    2,152.0    2,187.3    2,188.0    2,213.2    2,245.3    2,275.2
  Services.................................    4,220.3    4,338.3    4,256.7    4,291.7    4,320.0    4,352.4    4,389.2    4,423.4
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       Change from preceding period in
                                                                      billions of chained (2000) dollars
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........      232.2      276.9       65.1       76.2       29.4       95.4       79.2       69.5
  Durable goods............................       71.0       68.7       10.1        5.8        -.8       43.6       10.7        4.8
  Nondurable goods.........................       75.0       96.1       26.7       35.3         .7       25.2       32.1       29.9
  Services.................................       91.7      118.0       28.8       35.0       28.3       32.4       36.8       34.2
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   Percent change from preceding period in
                                                                    chained (2000) dollars at annual rates
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........        3.3        3.8        3.6        4.1        1.6        5.1        4.2        3.6
  Durable goods............................        7.4        6.7        3.9        2.2        -.3       17.2        3.9        1.7
  Nondurable goods.........................        3.7        4.5        5.1        6.7         .1        4.7        5.9        5.4
  Services.................................        2.2        2.8        2.8        3.3        2.7        3.0        3.4        3.2
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r Revised.

      Table 9.--Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Level and Percent Change From Preceding Period (Months)
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                                                Sep 04    Oct 04\r\  Nov 04\r\  Dec 04\r\  Jan 05\r\  Feb 05\r\  Mar 05\r\  Apr 05\p\
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                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Chain-type price indexes (2000=100),
                                                                             seasonally adjusted
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Personal consumption expenditures
 (PCE).....................................    108.116    108.596    108.827    108.777    108.931    109.224    109.731    110.193
  Durable goods............................     89.904     90.049     90.050     90.018     90.305     90.202     90.206     90.154
  Nondurable goods.........................    107.944    109.176    109.281    108.862    108.808    109.229    110.303    111.323
  Services.................................    112.470    112.652    113.004    113.139    113.366    113.692    114.036    114.347
Addenda:
  PCE excluding food and energy............    106.872    107.086    107.269    107.296    107.564    107.772    108.055    108.160
  Market-based PCE\1\......................    107.732    108.263    108.502    108.455    108.589    108.878    109.397    109.889
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\1\...........................    106.139    106.361    106.546    106.592    106.859    107.045    107.297    107.365
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Percent change from preceding period
                                                                      in price indexes at monthly rates
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PCE........................................         .1         .4         .2         .0         .1         .3         .5         .4
  Durable goods............................         .1         .2         .0         .0         .3        -.1         .0        -.1
  Nondurable goods.........................         .1        1.1         .1        -.4         .0         .4        1.0         .9
  Services.................................         .1         .2         .3         .1         .2         .3         .3         .3
Addenda:
  PCE excluding food and energy............         .1         .2         .2         .0         .2         .2         .3         .1
  Market-based PCE\1\......................         .1         .5         .2         .0         .1         .3         .5         .4
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\1\...........................         .1         .2         .2         .0         .3         .2         .2         .1
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p Preliminary.
r Revised.
1. 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, the services furnished
   without payment by financial intermediaries) and the expenses of
   nonprofit institutions.

   Table 10.--Real Disposable Personal Income and Real Personal Consumption Expenditures: Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
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                                                Sep 04    Oct 04\r\  Nov 04\r\  Dec 04\r\  Jan 05\r\  Feb 05\r\  Mar 05\r\  Apr 05\p\
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Disposable personal income.................        3.1        3.3        3.3        7.5        3.8        3.8        3.6        3.3

Personal consumption expenditures..........        4.0        4.0        3.3        3.9        3.5        3.5        3.9        4.1
  Durable goods............................        5.7        7.0        4.0        5.7        4.6        4.3        7.3       10.1
  Nondurable goods.........................        4.9        4.7        3.8        4.5        4.2        4.5        3.3        3.8
  Services.................................        3.2        3.1        3.0        3.2        2.9        2.9        3.4        3.0
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p Preliminary.
r Revised.  Revisions include changes to series affected by the introduction
   of revised wage and salary estimates for the fourth quarter of 2004.

              Table 11.--Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
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                                                Sep 04    Oct 04\r\  Nov 04\r\  Dec 04\r\  Jan 05\r\  Feb 05\r\  Mar 05\r\  Apr 05\p\
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Personal consumption expenditures
 (PCE).....................................        2.1        2.5        2.7        2.5        2.2        2.2        2.4        2.7
  Durable goods............................       -1.6       -1.0        -.8        -.5        -.5        -.6        -.6        -.7
  Nondurable goods.........................        2.7        4.2        4.7        4.1        3.3        3.2        3.5        4.3
  Services.................................        2.6        2.4        2.5        2.3        2.2        2.3        2.5        2.6
Addenda:
  PCE excluding food and energy............        1.6        1.6        1.7        1.5        1.6        1.6        1.7        1.6
  Market-based PCE\1\......................        2.0        2.6        3.0        2.7        2.4        2.4        2.6        2.8
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\1\...........................        1.4        1.5        1.7        1.7        1.7        1.7        1.7        1.6
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p Preliminary.
r Revised.
1. 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, the services furnished
   without payment by financial intermediaries) and the expenses of
   nonprofit institutions.