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BEA 05-32

Personal Income and Outlays, May 2005



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               PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS:  MAY 2005

 Personal income increased $23.5 billion, or 0.2 percent, and disposable personal income
(DPI) increased $16.0 billion, or 0.2 percent, in May, according to the Bureau of Economic
Analysis.  Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $0.5 billion, or less than 0.1
percent.  In April, personal income increased $65.4 billion, or 0.6 percent, DPI increased $41.9
billion, or 0.5 percent, and PCE increased $55.4 billion, or 0.6 percent, based on revised
estimates.





                                                          2005
                                         Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.     May
                                          (Percent change from preceding month)
Personal income, current dollars         -2.5     0.5      0.5      0.6       0.2
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars                          -3.4     0.4      0.5      0.5       0.2
Chained (2000) dollars                   -3.5     0.3      0.0      0.1       0.1
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars                           0.0     0.6      0.8      0.6       0.0
Chained (2000) dollars                   -0.2     0.4      0.4      0.2       0.0









       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, 2005.  An article describing the revision will appear in the
August 2005 issue of the Survey of Current Business.


                         Wages and salaries

 Private wage and salary disbursements increased $6.2 billion in May, compared with an
increase of $39.7 billion in April.  Goods-producing industries' payrolls increased $3.6 billion,
compared with an increase of $7.1 billion; manufacturing payrolls increased $2.2 billion,
compared with an increase of $2.9 billion.  Services-producing industries' payrolls increased $2.6
billion, compared with an increase of $32.6 billion.  Government wage and salary disbursements
increased $1.8 billion, compared with an increase of $1.9 billion.


                        Other personal income

 Supplements to wages and salaries increased $3.3 billion in May, compared with an increase
of $5.4 billion in April.

 Proprietors' income increased $3.9 billion in May, compared with an increase of $6.8 billion
in April.  Farm proprietors' income decreased $1.1 billion, in contrast to an increase of $0.5
billion.  Nonfarm proprietors' income increased $5.0 billion, compared with an increase of $6.4
billion.

 Rental income of persons decreased $5.4 billion in May, compared with a decrease of $5.3
billion in April.  Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal
dividend income) increased $7.1 billion, compared with an increase of $7.5 billion.  Personal
current transfer receipts increased $7.2 billion, compared with an increase of $15.1 billion.

 Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income
-- increased $0.8 billion in May, compared with an increase of $5.6 billion in April.

        Personal current taxes and disposable personal income

 Personal current taxes increased $7.4 billion in May, compared with an increase of $23.6
billion in April.  Disposable personal income (DPI) -- personal income less personal current taxes
-- increased $16.0 billion, or 0.2 percent, in May, compared with an increase of $41.9 billion, or
0.5 percent, in April.

                Personal outlays and personal saving

 Personal outlays -- PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments
increased $2.1 billion in May, compared with an increase of $57.1 billion in April.  PCE increased
$0.5 billion, compared with an increase of $55.4 billion.

 Personal saving -- DPI less personal outlays -- was $55.4 billion in May, compared with
$41.5 billion in April.  Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income was 0.6
percent in May, compared with 0.5 percent in April.


                        Real DPI and real PCE

 Real DPI -- DPI adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 0.1 percent in May, the same
increase as in April.

 Real PCE -- PCE adjusted to remove price changes -- decreased less than 0.1 percent in May,
in contrast to an increase of 0.2 percent in April.  Purchases of durable goods decreased 2.0
percent, in contrast to an increase of 0.6 percent.  Purchases of motor vehicles and parts
accounted for most of the May decrease.  Purchases of nondurable goods decreased less than 0.1
percent in May, in contrast to an increase of 0.6 percent in April.  Purchases of services increased
0.4 percent, in contrast to a decrease of less than 0.1 percent.

                              Revisions

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



                                                    Change from preceding month
                                         March                                   April
                           Previous  Revised   Previous  Revised     Previous  Revised   Previous  Revised
                         (Billions of dollars)     (Percent)       (Billions of dollars)      (Percent)
Personal Income:
Current dollars...........    47.3     47.8         0.5      0.5         69.1     65.4        0.7       0.6
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars...........    39.6     40.6         0.4      0.5         45.7     41.9        0.5       0.5
Chained (2000) dollars....    -1.7      1.1         0.0      0.0          7.0      4.4        0.1       0.1
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars...........    73.5     68.9         0.9      0.8         53.6     55.4        0.6       0.6
Chained (2000) dollars....    30.9     28.6         0.4      0.4         15.7     18.1        0.2       0.2


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Next release -- Personal Income and Outlays for June will be released on
August 2, 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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                                                Oct 04     Nov 04     Dec 04    Jan 05/r/  Feb 05/r/  Mar 05/r/  Apr 05/r/  May 05/p/
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Personal income............................    9,828.6    9,917.0   10,314.8   10,058.0   10,106.8   10,154.6   10,220.0   10,243.5

  Compensation of employees, received......    6,780.9    6,849.2    6,915.6    6,946.1    6,980.1    7,006.1    7,053.1    7,064.4

    Wage and salary disbursements..........    5,481.7    5,539.3    5,595.4    5,609.9    5,633.7    5,649.4    5,691.0    5,699.0
      Private industries...................    4,550.1    4,605.8    4,660.7    4,666.7    4,687.0    4,701.0    4,740.7    4,746.9
        Goods-producing industries.........    1,071.1    1,074.2    1,082.6    1,084.9    1,089.8    1,091.6    1,098.7    1,102.3
          Manufacturing....................      704.4      705.8      711.4      713.7      716.1      715.4      718.3      720.5
        Services-producing industries......    3,479.0    3,531.7    3,578.1    3,581.8    3,597.2    3,609.4    3,642.0    3,644.6
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................      915.3      923.3      931.6      939.1      941.6      943.7      951.6      949.4
          Other services-producing
           industries......................    2,563.7    2,608.3    2,646.4    2,642.7    2,655.6    2,665.7    2,690.4    2,695.2
      Government...........................      931.6      933.5      934.7      943.2      946.7      948.4      950.3      952.1

    Supplements to wages and salaries......    1,299.3    1,309.9    1,320.2    1,336.1    1,346.4    1,356.7    1,362.1    1,365.4
      Employer contributions for employee
       pension and insurance funds.........      891.3      897.9      904.5      914.8      923.6      932.9      935.6      938.7
      Employer contributions for government
       social insurance....................      408.0      412.0      415.8      421.3      422.8      423.8      426.5      426.7

  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................      921.2      933.8      949.8      953.3      959.4      971.3      978.1      982.0
    Farm...................................       18.6       22.8       25.7       25.8       25.4       26.5       27.0       25.9
    Nonfarm................................      902.5      911.0      924.0      927.5      934.0      944.7      951.1      956.1

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      163.2      160.8      159.9      156.9      155.0      153.2      147.9      142.5

  Personal income receipts on assets.......    1,382.4    1,392.5    1,700.8    1,407.1    1,411.2    1,416.3    1,423.8    1,430.9
    Personal interest income...............      953.9      960.5      967.2      969.3      971.4      973.5      977.1      980.7
    Personal dividend income...............      428.5      431.9      733.6      437.8      439.8      442.8      446.6      450.2

  Personal current transfer receipts.......    1,418.7    1,426.3    1,441.7    1,459.6    1,469.3    1,478.1    1,493.2    1,500.4
    Government social benefits to persons..    1,389.5    1,397.1    1,412.5    1,430.8    1,440.5    1,449.3    1,464.3    1,471.5
      Old-age, survivors, disability, and
       health insurance benefits...........      791.2      795.6      807.5      813.6      821.3      828.8      834.4      839.8
      Government unemployment insurance
       benefits............................       31.3       31.0       31.0       29.9       29.7       29.5       28.3       28.0
      Other................................      567.0      570.5      574.0      587.3      589.4      591.1      601.6      603.7
    Other current transfer receipts, from
     business (net)........................       29.2       29.2       29.2       28.9       28.9       28.9       28.9       28.9

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................      837.7      845.6      853.0      865.1      868.2      870.4      876.0      876.8

Less: Personal current taxes...............    1,070.4    1,084.3    1,098.4    1,152.4    1,161.5    1,168.7    1,192.3    1,199.7

Equals: Disposable personal income.........    8,758.2    8,832.7    9,216.5    8,905.6    8,945.3    8,985.9    9,027.8    9,043.8

Less: Personal outlays.....................    8,687.7    8,725.9    8,804.2    8,808.5    8,859.7    8,929.2    8,986.3    8,988.4

  Personal consumption expenditures........    8,375.3    8,409.9    8,484.6    8,481.7    8,532.4    8,601.3    8,656.7    8,657.2
    Durable goods..........................    1,004.4    1,001.4    1,045.1    1,004.9    1,015.6    1,050.8    1,056.1    1,036.9
    Nondurable goods.......................    2,442.4    2,451.8    2,454.8    2,476.1    2,495.4    2,499.0    2,537.8    2,526.8
    Services...............................    4,928.5    4,956.6    4,984.7    5,000.8    5,021.4    5,051.5    5,062.8    5,093.5
  Personal interest payments\1\............      196.5      199.5      202.5      202.6      202.7      202.7      203.8      205.0
  Personal current transfer payments.......      115.9      116.5      117.1      124.2      124.6      125.1      125.7      126.2
    To government..........................       72.9       73.5       74.1       74.6       75.0       75.5       76.1       76.6
    To the rest of the world (net).........       43.0       43.0       43.0       49.6       49.6       49.6       49.6       49.6

Equals: Personal saving....................       70.5      106.8      412.3       97.1       85.5       56.7       41.5       55.4

  Personal saving as a percentage of
   disposable personal income..............         .8        1.2        4.5        1.1        1.0         .6         .5         .6

Addenda:
  Disposable personal income:
    Total, billions of chained (2000)
     dollars\2\............................    8,065.3    8,116.6    8,473.1    8,173.9    8,195.2    8,196.3    8,200.7    8,211.6
    Per capita:
      Current dollars......................     29,704     29,933     31,210     30,136     30,249     30,366     30,484     30,515
      Chained (2000) dollars...............     27,354     27,506     28,693     27,660     27,712     27,697     27,691     27,707
  Population (midperiod, thousands)\3\.....    294,846    295,083    295,303    295,517    295,720    295,924    296,144    296,375
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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/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   10,106.4

  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    6,977.4

    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    5,631.0
      Private industries...................    4,205.6    4,447.9    4,283.9    4,321.8    4,389.3    4,474.7    4,605.5    4,684.9
        Goods-producing industries.........    1,007.7    1,047.1    1,025.6    1,019.0    1,034.9    1,058.4    1,076.0    1,088.8
          Manufacturing....................      668.8      688.6      680.1      669.9      680.5      697.0      707.2      715.1
        Services-producing industries......    3,198.0    3,400.8    3,258.3    3,302.9    3,354.4    3,416.3    3,529.6    3,596.1
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................      858.6      895.4      872.0      872.4      886.2      899.6      923.4      941.5
          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    2,654.7
      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    1,346.4
      Employer contributions for employee
       pension and insurance funds.........      808.9      876.6      835.9      856.5      870.4      881.6      897.9      923.7
      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      961.3
    Farm...................................       21.8       18.2       24.7       17.9       18.9       13.6       22.4       25.9
    Nonfarm................................      812.3      884.6      840.0      854.2      882.5      889.3      912.5      935.4

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      153.8      165.1      167.1      172.8      172.6      153.8      161.3      155.0

  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    1,411.6
    Personal interest income...............      929.9      946.2      932.0      936.2      941.7      946.5      960.5      971.4
    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      867.9

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    1,160.9

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    8,945.6

Less: Personal outlays.....................    8,049.3    8,531.9    8,209.4    8,351.6    8,448.7    8,588.1    8,739.3    8,865.8

  Personal consumption expenditures........    7,760.9    8,229.9    7,914.9    8,060.2    8,153.8    8,282.5    8,423.3    8,538.5
    Durable goods..........................      950.7      993.9      971.1      976.3      975.5    1,007.0    1,017.0    1,023.8
    Nondurable goods.......................    2,200.1    2,377.0    2,250.1    2,316.6    2,354.6    2,387.2    2,449.7    2,490.2
    Services...............................    4,610.1    4,859.0    4,693.6    4,767.3    4,823.8    4,888.2    4,956.6    5,024.6
  Personal interest payments\1\............      185.3      188.5      185.9      181.1      182.6      190.6      199.5      202.7
  Personal current transfer payments.......      103.1      113.5      108.6      110.3      112.2      115.0      116.5      124.6
    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       49.6

Equals: Personal saving....................      110.6      115.0      111.1       86.8      113.4       63.4      196.5       79.8

  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    8,188.4
    Per capita:
      Current dollars......................     28,034     29,416     28,474     28,813     29,168     29,395     30,283     30,250
      Chained (2000) dollars...............     26,570     27,281     26,862     26,964     27,088     27,214     27,851     27,690
  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.
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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                                                Oct 04     Nov 04     Dec 04    Jan 05/r/  Feb 05/r/  Mar 05/r/  Apr 05/r/  May 05/p/
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Personal income............................      102.2       88.4      397.8     -256.8       48.8       47.8       65.4       23.5

  Compensation of employees, received......       67.1       68.3       66.4       30.5       34.0       26.0       47.0       11.3

    Wage and salary disbursements..........       57.7       57.6       56.1       14.5       23.8       15.7       41.6        8.0
      Private industries...................       56.3       55.7       54.9        6.0       20.3       14.0       39.7        6.2
        Goods-producing industries.........        7.2        3.1        8.4        2.3        4.9        1.8        7.1        3.6
          Manufacturing....................        3.5        1.4        5.6        2.3        2.4        -.7        2.9        2.2
        Services-producing industries......       49.1       52.7       46.4        3.7       15.4       12.2       32.6        2.6
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................       12.0        8.0        8.3        7.5        2.5        2.1        7.9       -2.2
          Other services-producing
           industries......................       37.1       44.6       38.1       -3.7       12.9       10.1       24.7        4.8
      Government...........................        1.4        1.9        1.2        8.5        3.5        1.7        1.9        1.8

    Supplements to wages and salaries......        9.5       10.6       10.3       15.9       10.3       10.3        5.4        3.3
      Employer contributions for employee
       pension and insurance funds.........        5.6        6.6        6.6       10.3        8.8        9.3        2.7        3.1
      Employer contributions for government
       social insurance....................        3.9        4.0        3.8        5.5        1.5        1.0        2.7         .2

  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................       23.1       12.6       16.0        3.5        6.1       11.9        6.8        3.9
    Farm...................................        6.3        4.2        2.9         .1        -.4        1.1         .5       -1.1
    Nonfarm................................       16.7        8.5       13.0        3.5        6.5       10.7        6.4        5.0

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................       29.0       -2.4        -.9       -3.0       -1.9       -1.8       -5.3       -5.4

  Personal income receipts on assets.......       10.3       10.1      308.3     -293.7        4.1        5.1        7.5        7.1
    Personal interest income...............        6.7        6.6        6.7        2.1        2.1        2.1        3.6        3.6
    Personal dividend income...............        3.6        3.4      301.7     -295.8        2.0        3.0        3.8        3.6

  Personal current transfer receipts.......      -19.4        7.6       15.4       17.9        9.7        8.8       15.1        7.2
    Government social benefits to persons..        8.2        7.6       15.4       18.3        9.7        8.8       15.0        7.2
      Old-age, survivors, disability, and
       health insurance benefits...........        4.3        4.4       11.9        6.1        7.7        7.5        5.6        5.4
      Government unemployment insurance
       benefits............................       -1.2        -.3         .0       -1.1        -.2        -.2       -1.2        -.3
      Other................................        5.1        3.5        3.5       13.3        2.1        1.7       10.5        2.1
    Other current transfer receipts, from
     business (net)........................      -27.6         .0         .0        -.3         .0         .0         .0         .0

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................        7.8        7.9        7.4       12.1        3.1        2.2        5.6         .8

Less: Personal current taxes...............       17.1       13.9       14.1       54.0        9.1        7.2       23.6        7.4

Equals: Disposable personal income.........       85.1       74.5      383.8     -310.9       39.7       40.6       41.9       16.0

Less: Personal outlays.....................       58.5       38.2       78.3        4.3       51.2       69.5       57.1        2.1

  Personal consumption expenditures........       55.1       34.6       74.7       -2.9       50.7       68.9       55.4         .5
    Durable goods..........................       -4.0       -3.0       43.7      -40.2       10.7       35.2        5.3      -19.2
    Nondurable goods.......................       40.3        9.4        3.0       21.3       19.3        3.6       38.8      -11.0
    Services...............................       18.8       28.1       28.1       16.1       20.6       30.1       11.3       30.7
  Personal interest payments\1\............        3.0        3.0        3.0         .1         .1         .0        1.1        1.2
  Personal current transfer payments.......         .3         .6         .6        7.1         .4         .5         .6         .5
    To government..........................         .5         .6         .6         .5         .4         .5         .6         .5
    To the rest of the world (net).........        -.2         .0         .0        6.6         .0         .0         .0         .0

Equals: Personal saving....................       26.6       36.3      305.5     -315.2      -11.6      -28.8      -15.2       13.9

Addendum:
  Real disposable personal income, billions
   of chained (2000) dollars\2\............       42.9       51.3      356.5     -299.2       21.3        1.1        4.4       10.9
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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/r/
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Personal income............................      282.9      527.8      120.7      115.0      147.7      107.7      319.7       86.3

  Compensation of employees, received......      219.5      362.0       82.0       81.2       92.1      107.4      161.2      128.8

    Wage and salary disbursements..........      127.3      269.9       60.3       50.3       73.6       90.2      135.8       92.2
      Private industries...................       91.9      242.3       56.4       37.9       67.5       85.4      130.8       79.4
        Goods-producing industries.........       -2.5       39.4       19.8       -6.6       15.9       23.5       17.6       12.8
          Manufacturing....................       -6.4       19.8       14.2      -10.2       10.6       16.5       10.2        7.9
        Services-producing industries......       94.5      202.8       36.7       44.6       51.5       61.9      113.3       66.5
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................       15.0       36.8       11.3         .4       13.8       13.4       23.8       18.1
          Other services-producing
           industries......................       79.5      166.0       25.5       44.1       37.8       48.4       89.4       48.6
      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       36.6
      Employer contributions for employee
       pension and insurance funds.........       79.3       67.7       18.0       20.6       13.9       11.2       16.3       25.8
      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       26.4
    Farm...................................       12.1       -3.6        -.1       -6.8        1.0       -5.3        8.8        3.5
    Nonfarm................................       52.4       72.3       12.8       14.2       28.3        6.8       23.2       22.9

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      -17.1       11.3       18.3        5.7        -.2      -18.8        7.5       -6.3

  Personal income receipts on assets.......      -11.9       64.6       11.4       11.3       15.2       15.5      124.1      -80.3
    Personal interest income...............      -16.8       16.3        9.2        4.2        5.5        4.8       14.0       10.9
    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       22.5

Less: Personal current taxes...............      -49.3       40.7       67.7       -2.8       24.0       18.3       35.5       76.5

Equals: Disposable personal income.........      332.2      487.0       52.9      117.9      123.7       89.4      284.3        9.8

Less: Personal outlays.....................      380.8      482.6      101.6      142.2       97.1      139.4      151.2      126.5

  Personal consumption expenditures........      384.8      469.0       92.4      145.3       93.6      128.7      140.8      115.2
    Durable goods..........................       34.5       43.2       -1.6        5.2        -.8       31.5       10.0        6.8
    Nondurable goods.......................      120.0      176.9       30.9       66.5       38.0       32.6       62.5       40.5
    Services...............................      230.3      248.9       63.0       73.7       56.5       64.4       68.4       68.0
  Personal interest payments\1\............      -11.9        3.2        2.6       -4.8        1.5        8.0        8.9        3.2
  Personal current transfer payments.......        7.8       10.4        6.5        1.7        1.9        2.8        1.5        8.1
    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        6.6

Equals: Personal saving....................      -48.6        4.4      -48.7      -24.3       26.6      -50.0      133.1     -116.7

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      -29.9
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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 5.--Personal Income and Its Disposition, Percent Change from Preceding Period (Months)
                                           [Months seasonally adjusted at monthly rates]
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                                                Oct 04     Nov 04     Dec 04    Jan 05/r/  Feb 05/r/  Mar 05/r/  Apr 05/r/  May 05/p/
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Personal income............................        1.1         .9        4.0       -2.5         .5         .5         .6         .2
  Compensation of employees, received......        1.0        1.0        1.0         .4         .5         .4         .7         .2
    Wage and salary disbursements..........        1.1        1.1        1.0         .3         .4         .3         .7         .1
    Supplements to wages and salaries......         .7         .8         .8        1.2         .8         .8         .4         .2
  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................        2.6        1.4        1.7         .4         .6        1.2         .7         .4
  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................       21.6       -1.4        -.6       -1.9       -1.2       -1.2       -3.5       -3.6
  Personal income receipts on assets.......         .7         .7       22.1      -17.3         .3         .4         .5         .5
    Personal interest income...............         .7         .7         .7         .2         .2         .2         .4         .4
    Personal dividend income...............         .9         .8       69.8      -40.3         .4         .7         .9         .8
  Personal current transfer receipts.......       -1.3         .5        1.1        1.2         .7         .6        1.0         .5

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................         .9         .9         .9        1.4         .4         .3         .6         .1

Less: Personal current taxes...............        1.6        1.3        1.3        4.9         .8         .6        2.0         .6

Equals: Disposable personal income.........        1.0         .8        4.3       -3.4         .4         .5         .5         .2

Addenda:
  Personal consumption expenditures........         .7         .4         .9         .0         .6         .8         .6         .0
    Durable goods..........................        -.4        -.3        4.4       -3.8        1.1        3.5         .5       -1.8
    Nondurable goods.......................        1.7         .4         .1         .9         .8         .1        1.6        -.4
    Services...............................         .4         .6         .6         .3         .4         .6         .2         .6

  Real disposable personal income..........         .5         .6        4.4       -3.5         .3         .0         .1         .1
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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/r/
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Personal income............................        3.2        5.8        5.3        5.0        6.4        4.6       13.9        3.5
  Compensation of employees, received......        3.6        5.8        5.3        5.2        5.8        6.7       10.0        7.7
    Wage and salary disbursements..........        2.6        5.3        4.8        3.9        5.7        7.0       10.4        6.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries......        8.4        7.8        7.5       10.6        6.0        5.5        8.1       11.7
  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................        8.4        8.2        6.1        3.5       14.1         .7       15.0       11.8
  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      -10.0        7.3       59.0       14.6        -.6      -36.8       20.8      -14.7
  Personal income receipts on assets.......        -.9        4.9        3.5        3.5        4.6        4.7       41.5      -19.9
    Personal interest income...............       -1.8        1.8        4.1        1.8        2.4        2.1        6.1        4.6
    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       31.3

Equals: Disposable personal income.........        4.2        6.0        2.6        5.8        6.0        4.2       13.8         .4

Addenda:
  Personal consumption expenditures........        5.2        6.0        4.8        7.5        4.7        6.5        7.0        5.6
    Durable goods..........................        3.8        4.5        -.6        2.2        -.4       13.6        4.0        2.7
    Nondurable goods.......................        5.8        8.0        5.7       12.3        6.7        5.7       10.9        6.8
    Services...............................        5.3        5.4        5.6        6.4        4.8        5.5        5.7        5.6

  Real disposable personal income..........        2.3        3.7        1.4        2.4        2.8        2.9       10.8       -1.4
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r Revised.

                        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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                                                Oct 04     Nov 04     Dec 04    Jan 05/r/  Feb 05/r/  Mar 05/r/  Apr 05/r/  May 05/p/
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                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Billions of chained (2000) dollars
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........    7,712.7    7,728.0    7,800.3    7,784.9    7,816.9    7,845.5    7,863.6    7,860.6
  Durable goods............................    1,114.9    1,111.5    1,160.5    1,112.2    1,125.3    1,164.4    1,170.9    1,146.9
  Nondurable goods.........................    2,237.3    2,243.7    2,255.1    2,275.7    2,284.7    2,265.7    2,279.8    2,279.2
  Services.................................    4,375.1    4,386.4    4,406.0    4,409.6    4,421.4    4,436.2    4,434.7    4,451.3
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       Change from preceding period in
                                                                      billions of chained (2000) dollars
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........       16.7       15.3       72.3      -15.4       32.0       28.6       18.1       -3.0
  Durable goods............................       -6.2       -3.4       49.0      -48.3       13.1       39.1        6.5      -24.0
  Nondurable goods.........................       11.8        6.4       11.4       20.6        9.0      -19.0       14.1        -.6
  Services.................................        9.6       11.3       19.6        3.6       11.8       14.8       -1.5       16.6
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   Percent change from preceding period in
                                                                   chained (2000) dollars at monthly rates
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........         .2         .2         .9        -.2         .4         .4         .2         .0
  Durable goods............................        -.6        -.3        4.4       -4.2        1.2        3.5         .6       -2.0
  Nondurable goods.........................         .5         .3         .5         .9         .4        -.8         .6         .0
  Services.................................         .2         .3         .4         .1         .3         .3         .0         .4
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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/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    7,815.8
  Durable goods............................    1,030.6    1,099.3    1,069.7    1,075.5    1,074.7    1,118.3    1,129.0    1,134.0
  Nondurable goods.........................    2,112.4    2,208.5    2,152.0    2,187.3    2,188.0    2,213.2    2,245.3    2,275.3
  Services.................................    4,220.3    4,338.3    4,256.7    4,291.7    4,320.0    4,352.4    4,389.2    4,422.4
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       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       68.8
  Durable goods............................       71.0       68.7       10.1        5.8        -.8       43.6       10.7        5.0
  Nondurable goods.........................       75.0       96.1       26.7       35.3         .7       25.2       32.1       30.0
  Services.................................       91.7      118.0       28.8       35.0       28.3       32.4       36.8       33.2
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   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        1.8
  Nondurable goods.........................        3.7        4.5        5.1        6.7         .1        4.7        5.9        5.5
  Services.................................        2.2        2.8        2.8        3.3        2.7        3.0        3.4        3.1
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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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                                                Oct 04     Nov 04     Dec 04    Jan 05/r/  Feb 05/r/  Mar 05/r/  Apr 05/r/  May 05/p/
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                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Chain-type price indexes (2000=100),
                                                                             seasonally adjusted
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Personal consumption expenditures
 (PCE).....................................    108.596    108.827    108.777    108.956    109.158    109.639    110.091    110.140
  Durable goods............................     90.049     90.050     90.018     90.305     90.202     90.206     90.149     90.365
  Nondurable goods.........................    109.176    109.281    108.862    108.807    109.229    110.302    111.321    110.866
  Services.................................    112.652    113.004    113.139    113.410    113.577    113.874    114.168    114.431
Addenda:
  PCE excluding food and energy............    107.086    107.269    107.296    107.594    107.692    107.942    108.035    108.265
  Market-based PCE\1\......................    108.263    108.502    108.455    108.639    108.858    109.373    109.855    109.897
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\1\...........................    106.361    106.546    106.592    106.923    107.020    107.267    107.324    107.581
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Percent change from preceding period
                                                                      in price indexes at monthly rates
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PCE........................................         .4         .2         .0         .2         .2         .4         .4         .0
  Durable goods............................         .2         .0         .0         .3        -.1         .0        -.1         .2
  Nondurable goods.........................        1.1         .1        -.4        -.1         .4        1.0         .9        -.4
  Services.................................         .2         .3         .1         .2         .1         .3         .3         .2
Addenda:
  PCE excluding food and energy............         .2         .2         .0         .3         .1         .2         .1         .2
  Market-based PCE\1\......................         .5         .2         .0         .2         .2         .5         .4         .0
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\1\...........................         .2         .2         .0         .3         .1         .2         .1         .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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Oct 04     Nov 04     Dec 04    Jan 05/r/  Feb 05/r/  Mar 05/r/  Apr 05/r/  May 05/p/
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Disposable personal income.................        3.3        3.3        7.5        3.7        3.7        3.6        3.2        3.2

Personal consumption expenditures..........        4.0        3.3        3.9        3.5        3.5        3.8        4.1        3.4
  Durable goods............................        7.0        4.0        5.7        4.6        4.3        7.3        9.9        4.2
  Nondurable goods.........................        4.7        3.8        4.5        4.2        4.5        3.3        4.2        4.0
  Services.................................        3.1        3.0        3.2        2.9        2.9        3.4        2.9        3.0
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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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                                                Oct 04     Nov 04     Dec 04    Jan 05/r/  Feb 05/r/  Mar 05/r/  Apr 05/r/  May 05/p/
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Personal consumption expenditures
 (PCE).....................................        2.5        2.7        2.5        2.2        2.2        2.3        2.6        2.2
  Durable goods............................       -1.0        -.8        -.5        -.5        -.6        -.6        -.7        -.4
  Nondurable goods.........................        4.2        4.7        4.1        3.3        3.2        3.5        4.3        2.8
  Services.................................        2.4        2.5        2.3        2.3        2.2        2.3        2.4        2.5
Addenda:
  PCE excluding food and energy............        1.6        1.7        1.5        1.6        1.5        1.6        1.5        1.6
  Market-based PCE\1\......................        2.6        3.0        2.7        2.5        2.4        2.5        2.8        2.4
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\1\...........................        1.5        1.7        1.7        1.8        1.7        1.7        1.6        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.