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BEA 05-48

Personal Income and Outlays, September 2005



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                                       James E. Rankin:       (202) 606-5301  (Personal Income)BEA 05-48
Michael Armah:      (202)    606-5302  (Personal Outlays)


             PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS:  SEPTEMBER 2005

 Personal income increased $173.5 billion, or 1.7 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $171.2 billion, or 1.9 percent, in September, according to the Bureau of Economic
Analysis.  Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $44.1 billion, or 0.5 percent.  In
August, personal income decreased $94.9 billion, or 0.9 percent, DPI decreased $95.4 billion, or 1.1
percent, and PCE decreased $48.4 billion, or 0.5 percent, based on revised estimates.


                                                  2005

                                        May      June     July     Aug.     Sept.
                                          (Percent change from preceding month)
Personal income, current dollars        0.2       0.4      0.4     -0.9       1.7
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars                         0.2       0.4      0.4     -1.1       1.9
Chained (2000) dollars                  0.1       0.4      0.1     -1.5       1.0
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars                         0.0       1.0      1.4     -0.5       0.5
Chained (2000) dollars                  0.0       1.0      1.1     -1.0      -0.4


         The September and August estimates of personal income reflect the effects of Hurricanes
Rita and Katrina, which hit the Gulf Coast of the United States.  Rental income of persons and
proprietors' income together were reduced by about $5 billion (at an annual rate) in September
and about $240 billion (at an annual rate) in August to reflect the uninsured losses of
residential and business property.  "Other current transfer receipts from business (net)" was
boosted by about $7 billion (at an annual rate) in September and about $120 billion (at an
annual rate) in August to reflect insurance benefits paid to persons.  Excluding these effects,
which are discussed more fully below, personal income increased $50.8 billion, or 0.5 percent
in September, after increasing $26.0 billion, or 0.3 percent in August. Because other effects of
the hurricanes were embedded in BEA's source data and could not be separately identified,
           BEA did not attempt to quantify their impact.

         For more information on how disasters are treated in the national accounts, see FAQs on
"Disasters" on BEA's Web site.


                         Wages and salaries

 Private wage and salary disbursements increased $11.6 billion in September, compared with an
increase of $2.8 billion in August.  Goods-producing industries' payrolls decreased $0.8 billion, in
contrast to an increase of $2.9 billion; manufacturing payrolls decreased $3.9 billion, in contrast to
an increase of $1.1 billion.  Services-producing industries' payrolls increased $12.5 billion, in
contrast to a decrease of $0.2 billion.  Government wage and salary disbursements increased $5.1
billion, compared with an increase of $2.8 billion.

                        Other personal income

 Supplements to wages and salaries increased $8.3 billion in September, compared with an
increase of $7.0 billion in August.

 Proprietors' income increased $44.8 billion in September, following a decrease of $34.1 billion
in August.  Farm proprietors' income increased $0.9 billion, in contrast to a decrease of $1.7 billion.
Nonfarm proprietors' income increased $43.9 billion, following a decrease of $32.4 billion. Nonfarm
proprietors' income was reduced $0.5 billion (at an annual rate) in September and $41.6 billion (at
an annual rate) in August to reflect uninsured losses of business property from the impact of the
hurricanes. (Proprietors' income is reported net of such losses.)

 Rental income of persons increased $192.9 billion in September, following a decrease of
$202.2 billion in August.  Rental income was reduced $4.8 billion in September (at an annual rate)
and $199.6 billion in August (at an annual rate) to reflect uninsured losses of residential property
from the impacts of the hurricanes.

   Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal dividend income)
increased $6.3 billion in September, compared with an increase of $6.2 billion in August.

    Personal current transfer receipts decreased $94.0 billion in September, in contrast to an
increase of $122.7 billion in August.  Personal current transfer receipts was boosted $7.1 billion (at
an annual rate) in September and $120.3 billion (at an annual rate) in August to reflect increases in
insurance benefits paid to persons for damage to insured property from the impact of the hurricanes.

 Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income --
increased $1.4 billion in September, compared with an increase of $0.2 billion in August.


        Personal current taxes and disposable personal income

 Personal current taxes increased $2.4 billion in September, compared an increase of $0.4 billion
in August.  Disposable personal income (DPI) -- personal income less personal current taxes --
increased $171.2 billion, or 1.9 percent, in September, in contrast to a decrease of $95.4 billion, or
1.1 percent, in August.

                Personal outlays and personal saving

 Personal outlays -- PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments
increased $45.2 billion in September, in contrast to a decrease of $47.3 billion in August.  PCE
increased $44.1 billion, in contrast to a decrease of $48.4 billion.

 Personal saving -- DPI less personal outlays -- was a negative $32.0 billion in September,
compared with a negative $158.0 billion in August.  Personal saving as a percentage of disposable
personal income was a negative 0.4 percent in September, compared with a negative 1.8 percent in
August.  Negative personal saving reflects personal outlays that exceed disposable personal income.
Saving from current income may be near zero or negative when outlays are financed by borrowing
(including borrowing financed through credit cards or home equity loans), by selling investments or
other assets, or by using savings from previous periods.  For more information, see the FAQs on
"Personal Saving" on BEA's Web site.

                        Real DPI and real PCE

 Real DPI -- DPI adjusted to remove price changes -- increased 1.0 percent in September, in
contrast to a decrease of 1.5 percent in August.

 Real PCE - PCE adjusted to remove price changes -- decreased 0.4 percent in September,
compared with a decrease of 1.0 percent in August. The decrease in real PCE in September, in
contrast to the increase in current-dollar PCE, reflects an increase in the PCE implicit price deflator.
Purchases of durable goods decreased 2.4 percent, compared with a decrease of 8.6 percent.
Purchases of motor vehicles and parts accounted for most of the decreases in September and August.
Purchases of nondurable goods decreased 1.0 percent in September, in contrast to an increase of 0.1
percent in August.  Purchases of services increased 0.3 percent, compared with an increase of 0.2
percent.


                              Revisions

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




                                     Change from preceding month
                                         July                                    August
                        Previous  Revised   Previous  Revised   Previous  Revised   Previous  Revised
                      (Billions of dollars)     (Percent)    (Billions of dollars)      (Percent)
Personal Income:
Current dollars...........  34.9     39.6        0.3      0.4       -5.3    -94.9       -0.1     -0.9
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars...........  34.1     39.0        0.4      0.4       -7.4    -95.4       -0.1     -1.1
Chained (2000) dollars....   6.3     10.4        0.1      0.1      -43.6   -118.7       -0.5     -1.5
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars........... 106.5    120.3        1.2      1.4      -47.2    -48.4       -0.5     -0.5
Chained (2000) dollars....  72.3     84.4        0.9      1.1      -78.4    -76.0       -1.0     -1.0






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Next release -- Personal Income and Outlays for October will be released on
December 1, 2005, at 8:30 A.M. EST.

                                      Table 1.--Personal Income and Its Disposition (Months)
                                 [Billions of dollars; months seasonally adjusted at annual rates]
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                                                Feb 05     Mar 05     Apr 05     May 05     Jun 05     Jul 05     Aug 05     Sep 05
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Personal income............................   10,072.9   10,122.0   10,190.6   10,214.1   10,258.8   10,298.4   10,203.5   10,377.0

  Compensation of employees, received......    7,001.6    7,040.3    7,087.8    7,097.3    7,117.5    7,170.3    7,182.9    7,207.9

    Wage and salary disbursements..........    5,629.8    5,655.3    5,698.8    5,706.9    5,725.0    5,767.2    5,772.8    5,789.5
      Private industries...................    4,667.5    4,691.1    4,732.8    4,739.4    4,756.6    4,795.6    4,798.4    4,810.0
        Goods-producing industries.........    1,099.1    1,105.9    1,113.5    1,117.3    1,119.4    1,125.1    1,128.0    1,127.2
          Manufacturing....................      715.2      719.2      722.4      725.4      725.2      728.3      729.4      725.5
        Services-producing industries......    3,568.4    3,585.2    3,619.3    3,622.1    3,637.3    3,670.5    3,670.3    3,682.8
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................      937.6      942.0      949.8      947.9      949.6      957.8      957.3      955.1
          Other services-producing
           industries......................    2,630.8    2,643.2    2,669.6    2,674.3    2,687.7    2,712.7    2,713.1    2,727.6
      Government...........................      962.4      964.1      965.9      967.5      968.4      971.6      974.4      979.5

    Supplements to wages and salaries......    1,371.7    1,385.0    1,389.0    1,390.4    1,392.5    1,403.1    1,410.1    1,418.4
      Employer contributions for employee
       pension and insurance funds.........      949.9      961.8      963.2      964.4      965.6      973.8      980.9      988.5
      Employer contributions for government
       social insurance....................      421.8      423.2      425.8      426.0      426.9      429.3      429.3      429.9

  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................      916.8      924.1      930.8      933.5      945.7      945.3      911.2      956.0
    Farm...................................       24.6       25.9       23.2       19.7       15.8       18.9       17.2       18.1
    Nonfarm................................      892.2      898.2      907.5      913.8      929.9      926.4      894.0      937.9

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      118.5      114.4      109.4      104.1       99.7       98.0     -104.2       88.7

  Personal income receipts on assets.......    1,407.4    1,413.1    1,426.8    1,439.7    1,452.8    1,459.1    1,465.3    1,471.6
    Personal interest income...............      915.4      918.1      927.0      936.0      944.9      946.3      947.7      949.1
    Personal dividend income...............      492.0      495.0      499.8      503.8      507.9      512.8      517.6      522.5

  Personal current transfer receipts.......    1,489.6    1,494.0    1,504.9    1,509.1    1,514.8    1,502.4    1,625.1    1,531.1
    Government social benefits to persons..    1,460.4    1,464.8    1,475.7    1,479.8    1,485.5    1,473.0    1,475.4    1,494.6
      Old-age, survivors, disability, and
       health insurance benefits...........      828.6      832.1      838.8      842.2      845.6      847.3      851.2      851.9
      Government unemployment insurance
       benefits............................       29.4       29.2       28.1       27.7       28.1       27.9       27.6       30.0
      Other................................      602.4      603.6      608.8      609.9      611.8      597.8      596.6      612.7
    Other current transfer receipts, from
     business (net)........................       29.1       29.1       29.2       29.2       29.3       29.3      149.7       36.5

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................      860.9      863.8      869.1      869.6      871.6      876.7      876.9      878.3

Less: Personal current taxes...............    1,171.5    1,179.8    1,204.5    1,212.2    1,221.1    1,221.7    1,222.1    1,224.5

Equals: Disposable personal income.........    8,901.4    8,942.2    8,986.1    9,002.0    9,037.7    9,076.7    8,981.3    9,152.5

Less: Personal outlays.....................    8,860.5    8,902.2    8,966.7    8,971.4    9,065.4    9,186.7    9,139.4    9,184.6

  Personal consumption expenditures........    8,541.6    8,582.6    8,646.6    8,647.2    8,737.3    8,857.6    8,809.2    8,853.3
    Durable goods..........................    1,017.5    1,030.7    1,046.4    1,008.9    1,051.2    1,128.5    1,029.0    1,004.9
    Nondurable goods.......................    2,483.3    2,485.4    2,529.2    2,525.1    2,546.8    2,567.2    2,597.7    2,632.3
    Services...............................    5,040.8    5,066.5    5,071.0    5,113.2    5,139.2    5,161.9    5,182.5    5,216.1
  Personal interest payments\1\............      198.1      198.4      201.8      205.3      208.8      209.4      210.0      210.6
  Personal current transfer payments.......      120.8      121.3      118.3      118.8      119.3      119.7      120.2      120.7
    To government..........................       72.5       72.9       73.4       74.0       74.4       75.0       75.4       76.0
    To the rest of the world (net).........       48.3       48.3       44.9       44.9       44.9       44.8       44.8       44.8

Equals: Personal saving....................       40.9       40.0       19.4       30.6      -27.7     -110.1     -158.0      -32.0

  Personal saving as a percentage of
   disposable personal income..............         .5         .4         .2         .3        -.3       -1.2       -1.8        -.4

Addenda:
  Disposable personal income:
    Total, billions of chained (2000)
     dollars\2\............................    8,101.8    8,105.6    8,111.4    8,121.7    8,153.1    8,163.5    8,044.8    8,122.7
    Per capita:
      Current dollars......................     30,101     30,218     30,344     30,373     30,468     30,573     30,224     30,772
      Chained (2000) dollars...............     27,397     27,391     27,390     27,403     27,486     27,497     27,072     27,310
  Population (midperiod, thousands)\3\.....    295,720    295,924    296,144    296,381    296,626    296,884    297,156    297,432
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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      II 04     III 04      IV 04       I 05      II 05     III 05
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Personal income............................    9,169.1    9,713.3    9,614.3    9,729.2   10,024.8   10,073.4   10,221.2   10,293.0

  Compensation of employees, received......    6,321.1    6,687.6    6,603.6    6,724.2    6,895.8    7,001.7    7,100.9    7,187.0

    Wage and salary disbursements..........    5,111.1    5,389.4    5,318.1    5,422.0    5,562.9    5,629.9    5,710.2    5,776.5
      Private industries...................    4,207.8    4,450.0    4,380.3    4,479.2    4,612.9    4,668.1    4,743.0    4,801.3
        Goods-producing industries.........    1,007.2    1,049.9    1,035.6    1,062.3    1,083.0    1,099.2    1,116.7    1,126.8
          Manufacturing....................      668.7      687.7      677.6      696.1      707.8      715.3      724.4      727.8
        Services-producing industries......    3,200.6    3,400.1    3,344.8    3,416.8    3,529.9    3,568.8    3,626.3    3,674.5
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................      858.6      899.7      889.5      906.3      931.1      937.8      949.1      956.7
          Other services-producing
           industries......................    2,342.0    2,500.4    2,455.3    2,510.5    2,598.8    2,631.0    2,677.2    2,717.8
      Government...........................      903.3      939.5      937.7      942.8      950.0      961.8      967.3      975.2

    Supplements to wages and salaries......    1,210.0    1,298.1    1,285.5    1,302.3    1,332.9    1,371.8    1,390.6    1,410.5
      Employer contributions for employee
       pension and insurance funds.........      830.0      895.5      887.5      897.9      919.6      950.0      964.4      981.0
      Employer contributions for government
       social insurance....................      380.0      402.7      398.0      404.4      413.4      421.9      426.2      429.5

  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................      810.2      889.6      898.4      889.1      900.9      917.9      936.6      937.5
    Farm...................................       27.7       35.8       44.1       29.7       24.6       24.7       19.6       18.1
    Nonfarm................................      782.4      853.8      854.2      859.4      876.3      893.2      917.1      919.4

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      131.7      134.2      141.8      122.1      128.7      118.0      104.4       27.5

  Personal income receipts on assets.......    1,338.7    1,396.5    1,363.9    1,378.2    1,493.6    1,407.9    1,439.8    1,465.4
    Personal interest income...............      917.6      905.9      905.1      904.7      907.4      915.4      936.0      947.7
    Personal dividend income...............      421.1      490.6      458.8      473.5      586.2      492.5      503.8      517.6

  Personal current transfer receipts.......    1,344.0    1,427.5    1,419.8    1,441.5    1,449.2    1,488.8    1,509.6    1,552.8
    Government social benefits to persons..    1,313.5    1,394.5    1,390.8    1,397.1    1,419.5    1,459.7    1,480.4    1,481.0
      Old-age, survivors, disability, and
       health insurance benefits...........      739.3      789.3      784.9      793.7      805.5      828.0      842.2      850.1
      Government unemployment insurance
       benefits............................       52.8       36.0       35.3       33.3       32.4       29.4       28.0       28.5
      Other................................      521.4      569.2      570.7      570.1      581.5      602.2      610.2      602.4
    Other current transfer receipts, from
     business (net)........................       30.5       33.0       28.9       44.4       29.8       29.1       29.2       71.8

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................      776.6      822.2      813.0      825.9      843.5      861.0      870.1      877.3

Less: Personal current taxes...............      999.9    1,049.1    1,034.0    1,058.4    1,094.3    1,171.4    1,212.6    1,222.8

Equals: Disposable personal income.........    8,169.2    8,664.2    8,580.3    8,670.9    8,930.4    8,902.0    9,008.6    9,070.2

Less: Personal outlays.....................    7,996.3    8,512.5    8,439.1    8,566.3    8,725.0    8,854.6    9,001.2    9,170.2

  Personal consumption expenditures........    7,709.9    8,214.3    8,145.6    8,263.2    8,416.1    8,535.8    8,677.0    8,840.0
    Durable goods..........................      950.1      987.8      974.6      993.8    1,008.6    1,017.3    1,035.5    1,054.1
    Nondurable goods.......................    2,189.0    2,368.3    2,355.2    2,378.4    2,437.1    2,476.6    2,533.7    2,599.1
    Services...............................    4,570.8    4,858.2    4,815.9    4,891.0    4,970.4    5,041.8    5,107.8    5,186.8
  Personal interest payments\1\............      183.2      186.7      182.2      190.3      196.2      198.1      205.3      210.0
  Personal current transfer payments.......      103.3      111.5      111.3      112.8      112.7      120.8      118.8      120.2
    To government..........................       62.1       68.6       67.8       69.4       71.0       72.5       73.9       75.4
    To the rest of the world (net).........       41.2       42.9       43.5       43.4       41.7       48.3       44.9       44.8

Equals: Personal saving....................      172.8      151.8      141.2      104.6      205.4       47.4        7.4     -100.1

  Personal saving as a percentage of
   disposable personal income..............        2.1        1.8        1.6        1.2        2.3         .5         .1       -1.1

Addenda:
  Disposable personal income:
    Total, billions of chained (2000)
     dollars\2\............................    7,741.8    8,004.3    7,938.8    7,993.3    8,169.2    8,098.1    8,128.7    8,110.5
    Per capita:
      Current dollars......................     28,065     29,475     29,231     29,461     30,265     30,103     30,395     30,523
      Chained (2000) dollars...............     26,596     27,230     27,045     27,159     27,685     27,384     27,426     27,294
  Population (midperiod, thousands)\3\.....    291,085    293,951    293,540    294,315    295,077    295,720    296,383    297,157
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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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                                                Feb 05     Mar 05     Apr 05     May 05     Jun 05     Jul 05     Aug 05     Sep 05
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Personal income............................       47.7       49.1       68.6       23.5       44.7       39.6      -94.9      173.5

  Compensation of employees, received......       38.3       38.7       47.5        9.5       20.2       52.8       12.6       25.0

    Wage and salary disbursements..........       25.2       25.5       43.5        8.1       18.1       42.2        5.6       16.7
      Private industries...................       21.9       23.6       41.7        6.6       17.2       39.0        2.8       11.6
        Goods-producing industries.........        6.4        6.8        7.6        3.8        2.1        5.7        2.9        -.8
          Manufacturing....................        3.6        4.0        3.2        3.0        -.2        3.1        1.1       -3.9
        Services-producing industries......       15.5       16.8       34.1        2.8       15.2       33.2        -.2       12.5
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................        3.8        4.4        7.8       -1.9        1.7        8.2        -.5       -2.2
          Other services-producing
           industries......................       11.7       12.4       26.4        4.7       13.4       25.0         .4       14.5
      Government...........................        3.4        1.7        1.8        1.6         .9        3.2        2.8        5.1

    Supplements to wages and salaries......       13.0       13.3        4.0        1.4        2.1       10.6        7.0        8.3
      Employer contributions for employee
       pension and insurance funds.........       11.7       11.9        1.4        1.2        1.2        8.2        7.1        7.6
      Employer contributions for government
       social insurance....................        1.3        1.4        2.6         .2         .9        2.4         .0         .6

  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................        3.9        7.3        6.7        2.7       12.2        -.4      -34.1       44.8
    Farm...................................         .9        1.3       -2.7       -3.5       -3.9        3.1       -1.7         .9
    Nonfarm................................        3.0        6.0        9.3        6.3       16.1       -3.5      -32.4       43.9

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................       -2.6       -4.1       -5.0       -5.3       -4.4       -1.7     -202.2      192.9

  Personal income receipts on assets.......        4.1        5.7       13.7       12.9       13.1        6.3        6.2        6.3
    Personal interest income...............        2.7        2.7        8.9        9.0        8.9        1.4        1.4        1.4
    Personal dividend income...............        1.4        3.0        4.8        4.0        4.1        4.9        4.8        4.9

  Personal current transfer receipts.......        6.8        4.4       10.9        4.2        5.7      -12.4      122.7      -94.0
    Government social benefits to persons..        6.7        4.4       10.9        4.1        5.7      -12.5        2.4       19.2
      Old-age, survivors, disability, and
       health insurance benefits...........        5.3        3.5        6.7        3.4        3.4        1.7        3.9         .7
      Government unemployment insurance
       benefits............................        -.2        -.2       -1.1        -.4         .4        -.2        -.3        2.4
      Other................................        1.6        1.2        5.2        1.1        1.9      -14.0       -1.2       16.1
    Other current transfer receipts, from
     business (net)........................         .0         .0         .1         .0         .1         .0      120.4     -113.2

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................        2.7        2.9        5.3         .5        2.0        5.1         .2        1.4

Less: Personal current taxes...............        8.6        8.3       24.7        7.7        8.9         .6         .4        2.4

Equals: Disposable personal income.........       39.1       40.8       43.9       15.9       35.7       39.0      -95.4      171.2

Less: Personal outlays.....................       59.3       41.7       64.5        4.7       94.0      121.3      -47.3       45.2

  Personal consumption expenditures........       58.5       41.0       64.0         .6       90.1      120.3      -48.4       44.1
    Durable goods..........................       13.7       13.2       15.7      -37.5       42.3       77.3      -99.5      -24.1
    Nondurable goods.......................       22.1        2.1       43.8       -4.1       21.7       20.4       30.5       34.6
    Services...............................       22.7       25.7        4.5       42.2       26.0       22.7       20.6       33.6
  Personal interest payments\1\............         .3         .3        3.4        3.5        3.5         .6         .6         .6
  Personal current transfer payments.......         .5         .5       -3.0         .5         .5         .4         .5         .5
    To government..........................         .5         .4         .5         .6         .4         .6         .4         .6
    To the rest of the world (net).........         .0         .0       -3.4         .0         .0        -.1         .0         .0

Equals: Personal saving....................      -20.2        -.9      -20.6       11.2      -58.3      -82.4      -47.9      126.0

Addendum:
  Real disposable personal income, billions
   of chained (2000) dollars\2\............       15.1        3.8        5.8       10.3       31.4       10.4     -118.7       77.9
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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      II 04     III 04      IV 04       I 05      II 05     III 05
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Personal income............................      287.2      544.2      129.5      114.9      295.6       48.6      147.8       71.8

  Compensation of employees, received......      229.9      366.5       76.9      120.6      171.6      105.9       99.2       86.1

    Wage and salary disbursements..........      130.2      278.3       63.3      103.9      140.9       67.0       80.3       66.3
      Private industries...................       92.8      242.2       52.8       98.9      133.7       55.2       74.9       58.3
        Goods-producing industries.........       -3.5       42.7       16.9       26.7       20.7       16.2       17.5       10.1
          Manufacturing....................       -6.8       19.0        8.3       18.5       11.7        7.5        9.1        3.4
        Services-producing industries......       96.4      199.5       36.1       72.0      113.1       38.9       57.5       48.2
          Trade, transportation, and
           utilities.......................       15.5       41.1       17.7       16.8       24.8        6.7       11.3        7.6
          Other services-producing
           industries......................       80.9      158.4       18.3       55.2       88.3       32.2       46.2       40.6
      Government...........................       37.4       36.2       10.4        5.1        7.2       11.8        5.5        7.9

    Supplements to wages and salaries......       99.7       88.1       13.6       16.8       30.6       38.9       18.8       19.9
      Employer contributions for employee
       pension and insurance funds.........       84.9       65.5       10.5       10.4       21.7       30.4       14.4       16.6
      Employer contributions for government
       social insurance....................       14.8       22.7        3.1        6.4        9.0        8.5        4.3        3.3

  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................       41.8       79.4       28.2       -9.3       11.8       17.0       18.7         .9
    Farm...................................       17.1        8.1        -.7      -14.4       -5.1         .1       -5.1       -1.5
    Nonfarm................................       24.6       71.4       28.8        5.2       16.9       16.9       23.9        2.3

  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      -21.2        2.5       -2.4      -19.7        6.6      -10.7      -13.6      -76.9

  Personal income receipts on assets.......        5.5       57.8       13.5       14.3      115.4      -85.7       31.9       25.6
    Personal interest income...............      -18.5      -11.7       -1.5        -.4        2.7        8.0       20.6       11.7
    Personal dividend income...............       23.9       69.5       14.9       14.7      112.7      -93.7       11.3       13.8

  Personal current transfer receipts.......       57.8       83.5       20.2       21.7        7.7       39.6       20.8       43.2
    Government social benefits to persons..       64.6       81.0       20.2        6.3       22.4       40.2       20.7         .6
      Old-age, survivors, disability, and
       health insurance benefits...........       31.8       50.0       12.0        8.8       11.8       22.5       14.2        7.9
      Government unemployment insurance
       benefits............................        -.4      -16.8       -7.8       -2.0        -.9       -3.0       -1.4         .5
      Other................................       33.2       47.8       16.1        -.6       11.4       20.7        8.0       -7.8
    Other current transfer receipts, from
     business (net)........................       -6.8        2.5        -.1       15.5      -14.6        -.7         .1       42.6

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................       26.6       45.6        6.7       12.9       17.6       17.5        9.1        7.2

Less: Personal current taxes...............      -51.9       49.2       24.4       24.4       35.9       77.1       41.2       10.2

Equals: Disposable personal income.........      339.1      495.0      105.0       90.6      259.5      -28.4      106.6       61.6

Less: Personal outlays.....................      351.0      516.2      119.7      127.2      158.7      129.6      146.6      169.0

  Personal consumption expenditures........      359.2      504.4      113.3      117.6      152.9      119.7      141.2      163.0
    Durable goods..........................       26.2       37.7         .4       19.2       14.8        8.7       18.2       18.6
    Nondurable goods.......................      109.4      179.3       52.5       23.2       58.7       39.5       57.1       65.4
    Services...............................      223.6      287.4       60.5       75.1       79.4       71.4       66.0       79.0
  Personal interest payments\1\............      -13.2        3.5        4.2        8.1        5.9        1.9        7.2        4.7
  Personal current transfer payments.......        5.1        8.2        2.1        1.5        -.1        8.1       -2.0        1.4
    To government..........................        3.9        6.5        1.7        1.6        1.6        1.5        1.4        1.5
    To the rest of the world (net).........        1.2        1.7         .5        -.1       -1.7        6.6       -3.4        -.1

Equals: Personal saving....................      -11.9      -21.0      -14.6      -36.6      100.8     -158.0      -40.0     -107.5

Addendum:
  Real disposable personal income, billions
   of chained (2000) dollars\2\............      179.6      262.5       23.7       54.5      175.9      -71.1       30.6      -18.2
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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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                                                Feb 05     Mar 05     Apr 05     May 05     Jun 05     Jul 05     Aug 05     Sep 05
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Personal income............................         .5         .5         .7         .2         .4         .4        -.9        1.7
  Compensation of employees, received......         .5         .6         .7         .1         .3         .7         .2         .3
    Wage and salary disbursements..........         .5         .5         .8         .1         .3         .7         .1         .3
    Supplements to wages and salaries......        1.0        1.0         .3         .1         .2         .8         .5         .6
  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................         .4         .8         .7         .3        1.3         .0       -3.6        4.9
  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................       -2.1       -3.5       -4.3       -4.8       -4.3       -1.7        ...        ...
  Personal income receipts on assets.......         .3         .4        1.0         .9         .9         .4         .4         .4
    Personal interest income...............         .3         .3        1.0        1.0        1.0         .1         .1         .1
    Personal dividend income...............         .3         .6        1.0         .8         .8        1.0         .9         .9
  Personal current transfer receipts.......         .5         .3         .7         .3         .4        -.8        8.2       -5.8

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................         .3         .3         .6         .1         .2         .6         .0         .2

Less: Personal current taxes...............         .7         .7        2.1         .6         .7         .0         .0         .2

Equals: Disposable personal income.........         .4         .5         .5         .2         .4         .4       -1.1        1.9

Addenda:
  Personal consumption expenditures........         .7         .5         .7         .0        1.0        1.4        -.5         .5
    Durable goods..........................        1.4        1.3        1.5       -3.6        4.2        7.4       -8.8       -2.3
    Nondurable goods.......................         .9         .1        1.8        -.2         .9         .8        1.2        1.3
    Services...............................         .5         .5         .1         .8         .5         .4         .4         .6

  Real disposable personal income..........         .2         .0         .1         .1         .4         .1       -1.5        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      II 04     III 04      IV 04       I 05      II 05     III 05
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Personal income............................        3.2        5.9        5.6        4.9       12.7        2.0        6.0        2.8
  Compensation of employees, received......        3.8        5.8        4.8        7.5       10.6        6.3        5.8        4.9
    Wage and salary disbursements..........        2.6        5.4        4.9        8.0       10.8        4.9        5.8        4.7
    Supplements to wages and salaries......        9.0        7.3        4.3        5.3        9.8       12.2        5.6        5.9
  Proprietors' income with inventory
   valuation and capital consumption
   adjustments.............................        5.4        9.8       13.6       -4.0        5.4        7.8        8.4         .4
  Rental income of persons with capital
   consumption adjustment..................      -13.9        1.9       -6.7      -44.9       23.6      -29.5      -38.6      -99.5
  Personal income receipts on assets.......         .4        4.3        4.0        4.3       37.9      -21.0        9.4        7.3
    Personal interest income...............       -2.0       -1.3        -.6        -.2        1.2        3.6        9.3        5.1
    Personal dividend income...............        6.0       16.5       14.1       13.5      134.9      -50.2        9.5       11.4
  Personal current transfer receipts.......        4.5        6.2        5.9        6.3        2.2       11.4        5.7       12.0

  Less: Contributions for government social
   insurance...............................        3.5        5.9        3.4        6.5        8.8        8.5        4.3        3.3

Less: Personal current taxes...............       -4.9        4.9       10.0        9.8       14.3       31.3       14.8        3.4

Equals: Disposable personal income.........        4.3        6.1        5.1        4.3       12.5       -1.3        4.9        2.8

Addenda:
  Personal consumption expenditures........        4.9        6.5        5.8        5.9        7.6        5.8        6.8        7.7
    Durable goods..........................        2.8        4.0         .2        8.1        6.1        3.5        7.3        7.4
    Nondurable goods.......................        5.3        8.2        9.4        4.0       10.3        6.6        9.5       10.7
    Services...............................        5.1        6.3        5.2        6.4        6.7        5.9        5.3        6.3

  Real disposable personal income..........        2.4        3.4        1.2        2.8        9.1       -3.4        1.5        -.9
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                        Table 7.--Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by Major Type of Product (Months)
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                                                Feb 05     Mar 05     Apr 05     May 05     Jun 05     Jul 05     Aug 05     Sep 05
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                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Billions of chained (2000) dollars,
                                                                     seasonally adjusted at annual rates
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........    7,774.3    7,779.7    7,804.9    7,801.7    7,882.1    7,966.5    7,890.5    7,857.1
  Durable goods............................    1,122.9    1,137.8    1,156.1    1,112.1    1,163.5    1,254.4    1,146.8    1,119.3
  Nondurable goods.........................    2,276.3    2,255.4    2,273.5    2,279.8    2,304.3    2,306.3    2,309.1    2,286.4
  Services.................................    4,390.4    4,403.7    4,396.2    4,421.5    4,435.0    4,443.7    4,451.3    4,462.5
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Change from preceding period in billions of chained (2000) dollars,
                                                                     seasonally adjusted at annual rates
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........       33.6        5.4       25.2       -3.2       80.4       84.4      -76.0      -33.4
  Durable goods............................       16.7       14.9       18.3      -44.0       51.4       90.9     -107.6      -27.5
  Nondurable goods.........................       11.2      -20.9       18.1        6.3       24.5        2.0        2.8      -22.7
  Services.................................        8.5       13.3       -7.5       25.3       13.5        8.7        7.6       11.2
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Percent change from preceding period in chained (2000) dollars,
                                                                     seasonally adjusted at monthly rates
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........         .4         .1         .3         .0        1.0        1.1       -1.0        -.4
  Durable goods............................        1.5        1.3        1.6       -3.8        4.6        7.8       -8.6       -2.4
  Nondurable goods.........................         .5        -.9         .8         .3        1.1         .1         .1       -1.0
  Services.................................         .2         .3        -.2         .6         .3         .2         .2         .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      II 04     III 04      IV 04       I 05      II 05     III 05
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                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Billions of chained (2000) dollars
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........    7,306.6    7,588.6    7,536.6    7,617.5    7,698.8    7,764.9    7,829.5    7,904.7
  Durable goods............................    1,028.5    1,089.9    1,072.5    1,100.4    1,115.1    1,122.3    1,143.9    1,173.5
  Nondurable goods.........................    2,101.8    2,200.4    2,186.1    2,206.9    2,236.5    2,265.6    2,285.9    2,300.6
  Services.................................    4,183.9    4,310.9    4,288.6    4,324.0    4,362.1    4,392.0    4,417.6    4,452.5
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       Change from preceding period in
                                                                      billions of chained (2000) dollars
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........      207.3      282.0       35.2       80.9       81.3       66.1       64.6       75.2
  Durable goods............................       63.7       61.4         .9       27.9       14.7        7.2       21.6       29.6
  Nondurable goods.........................       64.7       98.6       14.2       20.8       29.6       29.1       20.3       14.7
  Services.................................       83.5      127.0       19.6       35.4       38.1       29.9       25.6       34.9
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Percent change from preceding period
                                                                          in chained (2000) dollars
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures..........        2.9        3.9        1.9        4.4        4.3        3.5        3.4        3.9
  Durable goods............................        6.6        6.0         .4       10.8        5.5        2.6        7.9       10.8
  Nondurable goods.........................        3.2        4.7        2.6        3.9        5.5        5.3        3.6        2.6
  Services.................................        2.0        3.0        1.8        3.4        3.6        2.8        2.3        3.2
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      Table 9.--Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Level and Percent Change From Preceding Period (Months)
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                                                Feb 05     Mar 05     Apr 05     May 05     Jun 05     Jul 05     Aug 05     Sep 05
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                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Chain-type price indexes (2000=100),
                                                                             seasonally adjusted
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)....    109.878    110.329    110.792    110.847    110.858    111.191    111.647    112.684
  Durable goods............................     90.620     90.584     90.512     90.715     90.354     89.972     89.732     89.787
  Nondurable goods.........................    109.102    110.211    111.257    110.769    110.536    111.320    112.505    115.137
  Services.................................    114.824    115.060    115.358    115.653    115.888    116.172    116.434    116.895
Addenda:
  PCE excluding food and energy............    108.611    108.812    108.901    109.146    109.203    109.277    109.425    109.643
  Market-based PCE\1\......................    108.884    109.358    109.849    109.867    109.864    110.227    110.715    111.834
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\1\...........................    107.103    107.282    107.331    107.569    107.617    107.677    107.803    107.961
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Percent change from preceding period in price indexes,
                                                                     seasonally adjusted at monthly rates
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PCE........................................         .3         .4         .4         .0         .0         .3         .4         .9
  Durable goods............................        -.1         .0        -.1         .2        -.4        -.4        -.3         .1
  Nondurable goods.........................         .4        1.0         .9        -.4        -.2         .7        1.1        2.3
  Services.................................         .3         .2         .3         .3         .2         .2         .2         .4
Addenda:
  PCE excluding food and energy............         .2         .2         .1         .2         .1         .1         .1         .2
  Market-based PCE\1\......................         .3         .4         .4         .0         .0         .3         .4        1.0
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\1\...........................         .2         .2         .0         .2         .0         .1         .1         .1
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p Preliminary
r Revised
1. This index is a supplemental measure that is based on household
   expenditures for which there are observable price measures.  It
   excludes most implicit prices (for example, the services furnished
   without payment by financial intermediaries) and the expenses of
   nonprofit institutions.

   Table 10.--Real Disposable Personal Income and Real Personal Consumption Expenditures: Percent Change From Month One Year Ago
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                                                Feb 05     Mar 05     Apr 05     May 05     Jun 05     Jul 05     Aug 05     Sep 05
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Disposable personal income.................        2.3        2.3        2.2        2.2        2.7        2.4         .5        1.5

Personal consumption expenditures..........        3.8        3.4        4.0        3.1        4.6        4.7        3.7        2.9
  Durable goods............................        5.0        5.0        9.2        1.8        9.1       13.0        4.7        2.1
  Nondurable goods.........................        5.7        3.1        4.5        3.8        5.4        5.0        4.9        2.8
  Services.................................        2.7        3.3        2.8        3.0        3.3        3.0        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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                                                Feb 05     Mar 05     Apr 05     May 05     Jun 05     Jul 05     Aug 05     Sep 05
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Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)....        2.6        2.7        2.9        2.5        2.2        2.6        2.9        3.8
  Durable goods............................        -.3        -.3        -.4        -.2        -.5        -.6        -.5        -.5
  Nondurable goods.........................        3.0        3.2        4.1        2.5        2.0        3.3        4.4        6.8
  Services.................................        3.0        3.0        3.0        3.0        2.9        2.9        2.9        3.1
Addenda:
  PCE excluding food and energy............        2.2        2.1        2.0        2.0        1.9        1.9        2.0        2.0
  Market-based PCE\1\......................        2.4        2.5        2.7        2.3        2.1        2.5        2.9        3.8
  Market-based PCE excluding food
   and energy\1\...........................        1.8        1.7        1.6        1.7        1.6        1.6        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.