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BEA 05-19

Personal Income and Outlays, March 2005



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                PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: MARCH 2005

 Personal income increased $48.0 billion, or 0.5 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $41.9 billion, or 0.5 percent, in March, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $51.1 billion, or 0.6 percent.  In February, personal
income increased $41.4 billion, or 0.4 percent, DPI increased $35.5 billion, or 0.4 percent, and PCE
increased $57.3 billion, or 0.7 percent, based on revised estimates.


                                              2004                2005
                                         Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.     Mar.
                                          (Percent change from preceding month)
Personal income, current dollars         0.4      3.7     -2.4      0.4      0.5
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars                          0.4      4.1     -2.7      0.4      0.5
Chained (2000) dollars                   0.2      4.2     -2.9      0.1      0.0
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars                          0.4      0.9      0.0      0.7      0.6
Chained (2000) dollars                   0.2      0.9     -0.1      0.4      0.1


                         Wages and salaries

 Private wage and salary disbursements increased $16.9 billion in March, compared with an
increase of $15.6 billion in February.  Goods-producing industries' payrolls increased $2.1 billion,
compared with an increase of $4.3 billion; manufacturing payrolls decreased $1.5 billion, in contrast
to an increase of $2.3 billion.  Services-producing industries' payrolls increased $14.8 billion,
compared with an increase of $11.3 billion. Government wage and salary disbursements increased
$2.1 billion, compared with an increase of $3.6 billion.

                       Other personal income

 Proprietors' income increased $12.7 billion in March, compared with an increase of $7.4 billion
in February.  Farm proprietors' income increased $1.5 billion, in contrast to a decrease of $0.2
billion.  Nonfarm proprietors' income increased $11.2 billion, compared with an increase of $7.5
billion.

 Rental income of persons decreased $3.7 billion in March, the same decrease as in February.
Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal dividend income)
increased $7.5 billion in March, compared with an increase of $6.5 billion in February.  Personal
current transfer receipts increased $10.1 billion, compared with an increase of $10.0 billion.

 Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income --
increased $2.5 billion in March, compared with an increase of $2.6 billion in February.

        Personal current taxes and disposable personal income

 Personal current taxes increased $6.1 billion in March, compared with an increase of $5.9
billion in February.  Disposable personal income (DPI) -- personal income less personal current
taxes -- increased $41.9 billion, or 0.5 percent, in March, compared with an increase of $35.5 billion,
or 0.4 percent, in February.

                Personal outlays and personal saving

 Personal outlays -- PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments
increased $54.6 billion in March, compared with an increase of $60.7 billion in February.  PCE
increased $51.1 billion, compared with an increase of $57.3 billion.

 Personal saving -- DPI less personal outlays -- was $35.1 billion in March, compared with
$47.8 billion in February.  Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income was 0.4
percent in March, compared with 0.5 percent in February.

                        Real DPI and real PCE

 Real DPI -- DPI adjusted to remove price changes -- increased less than 0.1 percent in March,
compared with an increase of 0.1 percent in February.

 Real PCE -- PCE adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.1 percent in March,
compared with an increase of 0.4 percent in February.  Purchases of durable goods increased 2.2
percent, compared with an increase of 0.9 percent.  Purchases of motor vehicles and parts more than
accounted for the increase in March.  Purchases of nondurable goods decreased 1.0 percent in
March, in contrast to an increase of 0.3 percent in February.  Purchases of services increased 0.3
percent, compared with an increase of 0.4 percent.

                              Revisions

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



                                                    Change from preceding month
                                      January                                 February
                         Previous  Revised    Previous  Revised    Previous  Revised    Previous  Revised
                        (Billions of dollars)     (Percent)      (Billions of dollars)      (Percent)
Personal Income:
Current dollars........... -250.6   -244.6        -2.5     -2.4        33.2     41.4         0.3      0.4
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars........... -255.6   -250.4        -2.8     -2.7        29.6     35.5         0.3      0.4
Chained (2000) dollars.... -248.3   -242.7        -3.0     -2.9         5.5     10.4         0.1      0.1
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars...........    4.7      1.5         0.1      0.0        46.6     57.3         0.5      0.7
Chained (2000) dollars....   -8.4    -10.5        -0.1     -0.1        22.0     31.3         0.3      0.4


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Next release -- Personal Income and Outlays for April will be released on
                    May 27, 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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                                                Aug 04     Sep 04     Oct 04     Nov 04     Dec 04   Jan 05\r\   Feb 05\r\  Mar 05\p\
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Personal income............................    9,706.3    9,726.4    9,803.4    9,844.4   10,213.5    9,968.9   10,010.3   10,058.3

  Compensation of employees, received......    6,688.1    6,713.8    6,752.0    6,766.1    6,799.5    6,844.8    6,868.7    6,892.5

    Wage and salary disbursements..........    5,403.6    5,424.0    5,454.7    5,461.7    5,487.1    5,520.6    5,539.9    5,558.9
      Private industries...................    4,474.9    4,493.8    4,523.1    4,528.2    4,552.3    4,577.5    4,593.1    4,610.0
        Goods-producing industries.........    1,060.2    1,063.9    1,066.5    1,067.8    1,073.8    1,076.1    1,080.4    1,082.5
          Manufacturing....................      698.5      700.9      700.2      700.1      703.5      705.7      708.0      706.5
        Services-producing industries......    3,414.7    3,429.9    3,456.6    3,460.4    3,478.5    3,501.4    3,512.7    3,527.5
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................      898.3      903.3      905.2      905.9      909.6      918.4      920.4      922.4
          Other services-producing
           industries......................    2,516.4    2,526.6    2,551.4    2,554.5    2,568.9    2,583.0    2,592.3    2,605.1
      Government...........................      928.7      930.2      931.6      933.5      934.7      943.2      946.8      948.9

    Supplements to wages and salaries......    1,284.5    1,289.8    1,297.3    1,304.3    1,312.4    1,324.2    1,328.8    1,333.6
      Employer contributions for employee
       pension and insurance funds.........      881.6      885.7      891.3      897.9      904.5      909.3      912.7      916.4
      Employer contributions for government
       social insurance....................      402.9      404.1      406.0      406.4      408.0      414.9      416.1      417.2

  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................      904.9      898.1      921.2      933.8      949.8      952.6      960.0      972.7
    Farm...................................       13.6       12.3       18.6       22.8       25.7       26.1       25.9       27.4
    Nonfarm................................      891.3      885.8      902.5      911.0      924.0      926.5      934.0      945.2

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      156.8      134.2      163.2      160.8      159.9      155.2      151.5      147.8

  Personal income receipts on assets.......    1,367.8    1,372.1    1,382.4    1,392.5    1,700.8    1,409.5    1,416.0    1,423.5
    Personal interest income...............      946.5      947.2      953.9      960.5      967.2      971.7      976.2      980.7
    Personal dividend income...............      421.3      424.9      428.5      431.9      733.6      437.8      439.8      442.8

  Personal current transfer receipts.......    1,415.7    1,438.1    1,418.7    1,426.3    1,441.7    1,459.6    1,469.6    1,479.7
    Government social benefits to persons..    1,372.9    1,381.3    1,389.5    1,397.1    1,412.5    1,430.8    1,440.7    1,450.9
      Old-age, survivors, disability, and
       health insurance benefits...........      782.3      786.9      791.2      795.6      807.5      813.6      821.5      830.1
      Government unemployment insurance
       benefits............................       32.6       32.5       31.3       31.0       31.0       29.9       29.7       29.4
      Other................................      558.0      561.9      567.0      570.5      574.0      587.3      589.5      591.3
    Other current transfer receipts, from
     business (net)........................       42.8       56.8       29.2       29.2       29.2       28.9       28.9       28.9

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................      827.0      829.9      834.1      835.0      838.2      852.8      855.4      857.9

Less: Personal current taxes...............    1,049.0    1,053.3    1,064.9    1,068.5    1,075.3    1,081.1    1,087.0    1,093.1

Equals: Disposable personal income.........    8,657.3    8,673.1    8,738.5    8,775.9    9,138.2    8,887.8    8,923.3    8,965.2

Less: Personal outlays.....................    8,573.2    8,629.2    8,687.7    8,725.9    8,804.2    8,814.8    8,875.5    8,930.1

  Personal consumption expenditures........    8,267.6    8,320.2    8,375.3    8,409.9    8,484.6    8,486.1    8,543.4    8,594.5
    Durable goods..........................      996.5    1,008.4    1,004.4    1,001.4    1,045.1    1,006.6    1,014.3    1,036.8
    Nondurable goods.......................    2,384.0    2,402.1    2,442.4    2,451.8    2,454.8    2,475.6    2,492.5    2,491.6
    Services...............................    4,887.0    4,909.7    4,928.5    4,956.6    4,984.7    5,003.9    5,036.6    5,066.1
  Personal interest payments\1\............      190.6      193.5      196.5      199.5      202.5      205.4      208.4      211.3
  Personal current transfer payments.......      115.0      115.6      115.9      116.5      117.1      123.3      123.7      124.2
    To government..........................       71.8       72.4       72.9       73.5       74.1       74.6       75.0       75.5
    To the rest of the world (net).........       43.2       43.2       43.0       43.0       43.0       48.7       48.7       48.7

Equals: Personal saving....................       84.1       43.9       50.8       50.0      334.1       73.0       47.8       35.1

  Personal saving as a percentage of
   disposable personal income..............        1.0         .5         .6         .6        3.7         .8         .5         .4

Addenda:
  Disposable personal income:
    Total, billions of chained (2000)
     dollars\2\............................    8,016.1    8,022.4    8,047.2    8,064.4    8,401.2    8,158.5    8,168.9    8,169.6
    Per capita:
      Current dollars......................     29,415     29,442     29,638     29,740     30,945     30,076     30,175     30,295
      Chained (2000) dollars...............     27,236     27,233     27,293     27,329     28,449     27,608     27,624     27,607
  Population (midperiod, thousands)\3\.....    294,315    294,587    294,846    295,083    295,303    295,517    295,720    295,926
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p Preliminary.
r Revised.
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      IV 03       I 04      II 04     III 04      IV 04       I 05
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Personal income............................    9,161.8    9,673.0    9,330.0    9,445.0    9,592.7    9,700.4    9,953.8   10,012.5

  Compensation of employees, received......    6,289.0    6,632.0    6,406.7    6,487.9    6,580.0    6,687.4    6,772.5    6,868.7

    Wage and salary disbursements..........    5,103.6    5,355.7    5,188.9    5,239.2    5,312.8    5,403.0    5,467.8    5,539.8
      Private industries...................    4,205.6    4,430.1    4,283.9    4,321.8    4,389.3    4,474.7    4,534.6    4,593.5
        Goods-producing industries.........    1,007.7    1,045.4    1,025.6    1,019.0    1,034.9    1,058.4    1,069.4    1,079.6
          Manufacturing....................      668.8      687.2      680.1      669.9      680.5      697.0      701.2      706.8
        Services-producing industries......    3,198.0    3,384.7    3,258.3    3,302.9    3,354.4    3,416.3    3,465.2    3,513.9
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................      858.6      891.3      872.0      872.4      886.2      899.6      906.9      920.4
          Other services-producing
           industries......................    2,339.4    2,493.4    2,386.4    2,430.5    2,468.3    2,516.7    2,558.3    2,593.5
      Government...........................      897.9      925.6      905.0      917.3      923.5      928.2      933.3      946.3

    Supplements to wages and salaries......    1,185.5    1,276.3    1,217.8    1,248.8    1,267.2    1,284.4    1,304.7    1,328.9
      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      399.7      381.9      392.3      396.8      402.8      406.8      416.1

  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................      834.1      902.8      864.7      872.1      901.4      902.9      934.9      961.8
    Farm...................................       21.8       18.2       24.7       17.9       18.9       13.6       22.4       26.5
    Nonfarm................................      812.3      884.6      840.0      854.2      882.5      889.3      912.5      935.3

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      153.8      165.1      167.1      172.8      172.6      153.8      161.3      151.5

  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    1,469.6
    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    1,440.8
      Old-age, survivors, disability, and
       health insurance benefits...........      733.8      779.2      744.9      762.1      774.0      782.4      798.1      821.7
      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      589.4
    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      820.2      785.0      803.9      814.0      826.9      835.7      855.4

Less: Personal current taxes...............    1,001.9    1,038.9    1,009.4    1,006.6    1,030.6    1,048.9    1,069.5    1,087.1

Equals: Disposable personal income.........    8,159.9    8,634.0    8,320.5    8,438.4    8,562.1    8,651.5    8,884.2    8,925.4

Less: Personal outlays.....................    8,049.3    8,531.9    8,209.4    8,351.6    8,448.7    8,588.1    8,739.3    8,873.5

  Personal consumption expenditures........    7,760.9    8,229.9    7,914.9    8,060.2    8,153.8    8,282.5    8,423.3    8,541.3
    Durable goods..........................      950.7      993.9      971.1      976.3      975.5    1,007.0    1,017.0    1,019.2
    Nondurable goods.......................    2,200.1    2,377.0    2,250.1    2,316.6    2,354.6    2,387.2    2,449.7    2,486.5
    Services...............................    4,610.1    4,859.0    4,693.6    4,767.3    4,823.8    4,888.2    4,956.6    5,035.6
  Personal interest payments\1\............      185.3      188.5      185.9      181.1      182.6      190.6      199.5      208.4
  Personal current transfer payments.......      103.1      113.5      108.6      110.3      112.2      115.0      116.5      123.8
    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       48.7

Equals: Personal saving....................      110.6      102.1      111.1       86.8      113.4       63.4      145.0       52.0

  Personal saving as a percentage of
   disposable personal income..............        1.4        1.2        1.3        1.0        1.3         .7        1.6         .6

Addenda:
  Disposable personal income:
    Total, billions of chained (2000)
     dollars\2\............................    7,733.8    8,007.3    7,849.6    7,897.0    7,951.5    8,009.5    8,170.9    8,165.6
    Per capita:
      Current dollars......................     28,034     29,372     28,474     28,813     29,168     29,395     30,108     30,182
      Chained (2000) dollars...............     26,570     27,240     26,862     26,964     27,088     27,214     27,691     27,613
  Population (midperiod, thousands)\3\.....    291,073    293,951    292,217    292,872    293,540    294,315    295,077    295,721
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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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                                                Aug 04     Sep 04     Oct 04     Nov 04     Dec 04   Jan 05\r\   Feb 05\r\  Mar 05\p\
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Personal income............................       37.8       20.1       77.0       41.0      369.1     -244.6       41.4       48.0

  Compensation of employees, received......       27.9       25.7       38.2       14.1       33.4       45.3       23.9       23.8

    Wage and salary disbursements..........       22.3       20.4       30.7        7.0       25.4       33.5       19.3       19.0
      Private industries...................       19.4       18.9       29.3        5.1       24.1       25.2       15.6       16.9
        Goods-producing industries.........        9.1        3.7        2.6        1.3        6.0        2.3        4.3        2.1
          Manufacturing....................        6.9        2.4        -.7        -.1        3.4        2.2        2.3       -1.5
        Services-producing industries......       10.3       15.2       26.7        3.8       18.1       22.9       11.3       14.8
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................        1.0        5.0        1.9         .7        3.7        8.8        2.0        2.0
          Other services-producing
           industries......................        9.3       10.2       24.8        3.1       14.4       14.1        9.3       12.8
      Government...........................        2.9        1.5        1.4        1.9        1.2        8.5        3.6        2.1

    Supplements to wages and salaries......        5.6        5.3        7.5        7.0        8.1       11.8        4.6        4.8
      Employer contributions for employee
       pension and insurance funds.........        4.1        4.1        5.6        6.6        6.6        4.8        3.4        3.7
      Employer contributions for government
       social insurance....................        1.5        1.2        1.9         .4        1.6        6.9        1.2        1.1

  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................        -.7       -6.8       23.1       12.6       16.0        2.8        7.4       12.7
    Farm...................................       -1.4       -1.3        6.3        4.2        2.9         .4        -.2        1.5
    Nonfarm................................         .7       -5.5       16.7        8.5       13.0        2.5        7.5       11.2

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      -13.7      -22.6       29.0       -2.4        -.9       -4.7       -3.7       -3.7

  Personal income receipts on assets.......        4.2        4.3       10.3       10.1      308.3     -291.3        6.5        7.5
    Personal interest income...............         .7         .7        6.7        6.6        6.7        4.5        4.5        4.5
    Personal dividend income...............        3.5        3.6        3.6        3.4      301.7     -295.8        2.0        3.0

  Personal current transfer receipts.......       23.3       22.4      -19.4        7.6       15.4       17.9       10.0       10.1
    Government social benefits to persons..        9.8        8.4        8.2        7.6       15.4       18.3        9.9       10.2
      Old-age, survivors, disability, and
       health insurance benefits...........        4.3        4.6        4.3        4.4       11.9        6.1        7.9        8.6
      Government unemployment insurance
       benefits............................         .6        -.1       -1.2        -.3         .0       -1.1        -.2        -.3
      Other................................        4.8        3.9        5.1        3.5        3.5       13.3        2.2        1.8
    Other current transfer receipts, from
     business (net)........................       13.6       14.0      -27.6         .0         .0        -.3         .0         .0

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................        3.2        2.9        4.2         .9        3.2       14.6        2.6        2.5

Less: Personal current taxes...............        4.6        4.3       11.6        3.6        6.8        5.8        5.9        6.1

Equals: Disposable personal income.........       33.2       15.8       65.4       37.4      362.3     -250.4       35.5       41.9

Less: Personal outlays.....................       11.3       56.0       58.5       38.2       78.3       10.6       60.7       54.6

  Personal consumption expenditures........        7.9       52.6       55.1       34.6       74.7        1.5       57.3       51.1
    Durable goods..........................      -19.5       11.9       -4.0       -3.0       43.7      -38.5        7.7       22.5
    Nondurable goods.......................        8.4       18.1       40.3        9.4        3.0       20.8       16.9        -.9
    Services...............................       18.9       22.7       18.8       28.1       28.1       19.2       32.7       29.5
  Personal interest payments\1\............        2.8        2.9        3.0        3.0        3.0        2.9        3.0        2.9
  Personal current transfer payments.......         .5         .6         .3         .6         .6        6.2         .4         .5
    To government..........................         .6         .6         .5         .6         .6         .5         .4         .5
    To the rest of the world (net).........         .0         .0        -.2         .0         .0        5.7         .0         .0

Equals: Personal saving....................       21.9      -40.2        6.9        -.8      284.1     -261.1      -25.2      -12.7

Addendum:
  Real disposable personal income, billions
   of chained (2000) dollars\2\............       26.3        6.3       24.8       17.2      336.8     -242.7       10.4         .7
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p Preliminary.
r Revised.
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      IV 03       I 04      II 04     III 04      IV 04       I 05
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Personal income............................      282.9      511.2      120.7      115.0      147.7      107.7      253.4       58.7

  Compensation of employees, received......      219.5      343.0       82.0       81.2       92.1      107.4       85.1       96.2

    Wage and salary disbursements..........      127.3      252.1       60.3       50.3       73.6       90.2       64.8       72.0
      Private industries...................       91.9      224.5       56.4       37.9       67.5       85.4       59.9       58.9
        Goods-producing industries.........       -2.5       37.7       19.8       -6.6       15.9       23.5       11.0       10.2
          Manufacturing....................       -6.4       18.4       14.2      -10.2       10.6       16.5        4.2        5.6
        Services-producing industries......       94.5      186.7       36.7       44.6       51.5       61.9       48.9       48.7
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................       15.0       32.7       11.3         .4       13.8       13.4        7.3       13.5
          Other services-producing
           industries......................       79.5      154.0       25.5       44.1       37.8       48.4       41.6       35.2
      Government...........................       35.3       27.7        3.9       12.3        6.2        4.7        5.1       13.0

    Supplements to wages and salaries......       92.3       90.8       21.7       31.0       18.4       17.2       20.3       24.2
      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       23.1        3.7       10.4        4.5        6.0        4.0        9.3

  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................       64.5       68.7       12.7        7.4       29.3        1.5       32.0       26.9
    Farm...................................       12.1       -3.6        -.1       -6.8        1.0       -5.3        8.8        4.1
    Nonfarm................................       52.4       72.3       12.8       14.2       28.3        6.8       23.2       22.8

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      -17.1       11.3       18.3        5.7        -.2      -18.8        7.5       -9.8

  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       40.7
    Government social benefits to persons..       57.5       66.8        4.6       27.6       21.5        1.4       27.2       41.1
      Old-age, survivors, disability, and
       health insurance benefits...........       25.5       45.4        8.3       17.2       11.9        8.4       15.7       23.6
      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       18.9
    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       47.0        8.3       18.9       10.1       12.9        8.8       19.7

Less: Personal current taxes...............      -49.3       37.0       67.7       -2.8       24.0       18.3       20.6       17.6

Equals: Disposable personal income.........      332.2      474.1       52.9      117.9      123.7       89.4      232.7       41.2

Less: Personal outlays.....................      380.8      482.6      101.6      142.2       97.1      139.4      151.2      134.2

  Personal consumption expenditures........      384.8      469.0       92.4      145.3       93.6      128.7      140.8      118.0
    Durable goods..........................       34.5       43.2       -1.6        5.2        -.8       31.5       10.0        2.2
    Nondurable goods.......................      120.0      176.9       30.9       66.5       38.0       32.6       62.5       36.8
    Services...............................      230.3      248.9       63.0       73.7       56.5       64.4       68.4       79.0
  Personal interest payments\1\............      -11.9        3.2        2.6       -4.8        1.5        8.0        8.9        8.9
  Personal current transfer payments.......        7.8       10.4        6.5        1.7        1.9        2.8        1.5        7.3
    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        5.7

Equals: Personal saving....................      -48.6       -8.5      -48.7      -24.3       26.6      -50.0       81.6      -93.0

Addendum:
  Real disposable personal income, billions
   of chained (2000) dollars\2\............      174.3      273.5       26.7       47.4       54.5       58.0      161.4       -5.3
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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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                                                Aug 04     Sep 04     Oct 04     Nov 04     Dec 04   Jan 05\r\   Feb 05\r\  Mar 05\p\
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Personal income............................         .4         .2         .8         .4        3.7       -2.4         .4         .5
  Compensation of employees, received......         .4         .4         .6         .2         .5         .7         .3         .3
    Wage and salary disbursements..........         .4         .4         .6         .1         .5         .6         .3         .3
    Supplements to wages and salaries......         .4         .4         .6         .5         .6         .9         .3         .4
  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................        -.1        -.8        2.6        1.4        1.7         .3         .8        1.3
  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................       -8.0      -14.4       21.6       -1.4        -.6       -3.0       -2.4       -2.5
  Personal income receipts on assets.......         .3         .3         .7         .7       22.1      -17.1         .5         .5
    Personal interest income...............         .1         .1         .7         .7         .7         .5         .5         .5
    Personal dividend income...............         .8         .9         .9         .8       69.8      -40.3         .4         .7
  Personal current transfer receipts.......        1.7        1.6       -1.3         .5        1.1        1.2         .7         .7

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................         .4         .3         .5         .1         .4        1.7         .3         .3

Less: Personal current taxes...............         .4         .4        1.1         .3         .6         .5         .5         .6

Equals: Disposable personal income.........         .4         .2         .8         .4        4.1       -2.7         .4         .5

Addenda:
  Personal consumption expenditures........         .1         .6         .7         .4         .9         .0         .7         .6
    Durable goods..........................       -1.9        1.2        -.4        -.3        4.4       -3.7         .8        2.2
    Nondurable goods.......................         .4         .8        1.7         .4         .1         .8         .7         .0
    Services...............................         .4         .5         .4         .6         .6         .4         .7         .6

  Real disposable personal income..........         .3         .1         .3         .2        4.2       -2.9         .1         .0
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p Preliminary.
r Revised.

             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      IV 03       I 04      II 04     III 04      IV 04       I 05
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Personal income............................        3.2        5.6        5.3        5.0        6.4        4.6       10.9        2.4
  Compensation of employees, received......        3.6        5.5        5.3        5.2        5.8        6.7        5.2        5.8
    Wage and salary disbursements..........        2.6        4.9        4.8        3.9        5.7        7.0        4.9        5.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries......        8.4        7.7        7.5       10.6        6.0        5.5        6.5        7.6
  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................        8.4        8.2        6.1        3.5       14.1         .7       15.0       12.0
  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      -10.0        7.3       59.0       14.6        -.6      -36.8       20.8      -22.2
  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       11.9

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................        3.3        6.1        4.3       10.0        5.1        6.5        4.4        9.7

Less: Personal current taxes...............       -4.7        3.7       32.0       -1.1        9.9        7.3        8.1        6.7

Equals: Disposable personal income.........        4.2        5.8        2.6        5.8        6.0        4.2       11.2        1.9

Addenda:
  Personal consumption expenditures........        5.2        6.0        4.8        7.5        4.7        6.5        7.0        5.7
    Durable goods..........................        3.8        4.5        -.6        2.2        -.4       13.6        4.0         .9
    Nondurable goods.......................        5.8        8.0        5.7       12.3        6.7        5.7       10.9        6.2
    Services...............................        5.3        5.4        5.6        6.4        4.8        5.5        5.7        6.5

  Real disposable personal income..........        2.3        3.5        1.4        2.4        2.8        2.9        8.3        -.3
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                        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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                                                Aug 04     Sep 04     Oct 04     Nov 04     Dec 04   Jan 05\r\   Feb 05\r\  Mar 05\p\
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                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Billions of chained (2000) dollars
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........    7,655.2    7,696.0    7,712.7    7,728.0    7,800.3    7,789.8    7,821.1    7,831.8
  Durable goods............................    1,108.9    1,121.1    1,114.9    1,111.5    1,160.5    1,114.2    1,123.9    1,149.0
  Nondurable goods.........................    2,211.3    2,225.5    2,237.3    2,243.7    2,255.1    2,275.4    2,282.1    2,259.2
  Services.................................    4,349.7    4,365.5    4,375.1    4,386.4    4,406.0    4,413.0    4,429.0    4,441.5
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       Change from preceding period in
                                                                      billions of chained (2000) dollars
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........        3.0       40.8       16.7       15.3       72.3      -10.5       31.3       10.7
  Durable goods............................      -15.9       12.2       -6.2       -3.4       49.0      -46.3        9.7       25.1
  Nondurable goods.........................        8.5       14.2       11.8        6.4       11.4       20.3        6.7      -22.9
  Services.................................        7.5       15.8        9.6       11.3       19.6        7.0       16.0       12.5
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   Percent change from preceding period in
                                                                   chained (2000) dollars at monthly rates
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........         .0         .5         .2         .2         .9        -.1         .4         .1
  Durable goods............................       -1.4        1.1        -.6        -.3        4.4       -4.0         .9        2.2
  Nondurable goods.........................         .4         .6         .5         .3         .5         .9         .3       -1.0
  Services.................................         .2         .4         .2         .3         .4         .2         .4         .3
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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      IV 03       I 04      II 04     III 04      IV 04       I 05
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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    7,814.2
  Durable goods............................    1,030.6    1,099.3    1,069.7    1,075.5    1,074.7    1,118.3    1,129.0    1,129.0
  Nondurable goods.........................    2,112.4    2,208.5    2,152.0    2,187.3    2,188.0    2,213.2    2,245.3    2,272.2
  Services.................................    4,220.3    4,338.3    4,256.7    4,291.7    4,320.0    4,352.4    4,389.2    4,427.8
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       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       67.2
  Durable goods............................       71.0       68.7       10.1        5.8        -.8       43.6       10.7         .0
  Nondurable goods.........................       75.0       96.1       26.7       35.3         .7       25.2       32.1       26.9
  Services.................................       91.7      118.0       28.8       35.0       28.3       32.4       36.8       38.6
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   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        3.5
  Durable goods............................        7.4        6.7        3.9        2.2        -.3       17.2        3.9         .0
  Nondurable goods.........................        3.7        4.5        5.1        6.7         .1        4.7        5.9        4.9
  Services.................................        2.2        2.8        2.8        3.3        2.7        3.0        3.4        3.6
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      Table 9.--Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Level and Percent Change From Preceding Period (Months)
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                                                Aug 04     Sep 04     Oct 04     Nov 04     Dec 04   Jan 05\r\   Feb 05\r\  Mar 05\p\
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                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Chain-type price indexes (2000=100),
                                                                             seasonally adjusted
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Personal consumption expenditures
 (PCE).....................................    108.004    108.116    108.596    108.827    108.777    108.945    109.239    109.744
  Durable goods............................     89.827     89.904     90.049     90.050     90.018     90.303     90.208     90.195
  Nondurable goods.........................    107.815    107.944    109.176    109.281    108.862    108.801    109.218    110.289
  Services.................................    112.358    112.470    112.652    113.004    113.139    113.394    113.723    114.069
Addenda:
  PCE excluding food and energy............    106.726    106.872    107.086    107.269    107.296    107.581    107.791    108.070
  Market-based PCE\1\......................    107.666    107.732    108.263    108.502    108.455    108.600    108.890    109.410
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\1\...........................    106.043    106.139    106.361    106.546    106.592    106.873    107.059    107.312
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Percent change from preceding period
                                                                      in price indexes at monthly rates
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PCE........................................         .1         .1         .4         .2         .0         .2         .3         .5
  Durable goods............................        -.5         .1         .2         .0         .0         .3        -.1         .0
  Nondurable goods.........................         .0         .1        1.1         .1        -.4        -.1         .4        1.0
  Services.................................         .2         .1         .2         .3         .1         .2         .3         .3
Addenda:
  PCE excluding food and energy............         .1         .1         .2         .2         .0         .3         .2         .3
  Market-based PCE\1\......................         .0         .1         .5         .2         .0         .1         .3         .5
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\1\...........................         .0         .1         .2         .2         .0         .3         .2         .2
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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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                                                Aug 04     Sep 04     Oct 04     Nov 04     Dec 04   Jan 05\r\   Feb 05\r\  Mar 05\p\
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Disposable personal income.................        1.8        3.1        3.1        2.6        6.6        3.5        3.4        3.3

Personal consumption expenditures..........        3.0        4.0        4.0        3.3        3.9        3.6        3.6        3.6
  Durable goods............................        3.1        5.7        7.0        4.0        5.7        4.8        4.2        5.9
  Nondurable goods.........................        3.4        4.9        4.7        3.8        4.5        4.2        4.4        3.0
  Services.................................        2.9        3.2        3.1        3.0        3.2        3.0        3.0        3.5
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p Preliminary.
r Revised.

              Table 11.--Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
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                                                Aug 04     Sep 04     Oct 04     Nov 04     Dec 04   Jan 05\r\   Feb 05\r\  Mar 05\p\
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Personal consumption expenditures
 (PCE).....................................        2.2        2.1        2.5        2.7        2.5        2.2        2.2        2.4
  Durable goods............................       -2.2       -1.6       -1.0        -.8        -.5        -.5        -.6        -.7
  Nondurable goods.........................        3.2        2.7        4.2        4.7        4.1        3.3        3.2        3.4
  Services.................................        2.6        2.6        2.4        2.5        2.3        2.3        2.3        2.5
Addenda:
  PCE excluding food and energy............        1.5        1.6        1.6        1.7        1.5        1.6        1.6        1.7
  Market-based PCE\1\......................        2.2        2.0        2.6        3.0        2.7        2.4        2.4        2.6
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\1\...........................        1.4        1.4        1.5        1.7        1.7        1.7        1.7        1.7
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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.