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Personal Income and Outlays, May 2024
Personal income increased $114.1 billion (0.5 percent at a monthly rate) in May. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $94.0 billion (0.5 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $56.4 billion (0.3 percent) and consumer spending increased $47.8 billion (0.2 percent). Personal…
New State Distribution of Personal Income Statistics for 2022 Available
BEA has released a set of prototype statistics that help assess how households share in each state’s economic growth. The statistics, now available for 2022, show how personal income is distributed across each state’s households and provide metrics that can be used to study income inequality.
Personal Income and Outlays, April 2024
Personal income increased $65.3 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in April. Disposable personal income —personal income less personal current taxes—increased $40.2 billion (0.2 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of personal consumption expenditures, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $42.8 billion (0.2 percent) and consumer spending increased $39.1 billion (0.2 percent). Personal saving was $744…
Personal Income and Outlays, March 2024
Personal income increased $122.0 billion (0.5 percent at a monthly rate) in March. Disposable personal income —personal income less personal current taxes—increased $104.0 billion (0.5 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of personal consumption expenditures, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $172.1 billion (0.9 percent) and consumer spending increased $160.9 billion (0.8 percent). Personal saving was…
Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, Preliminary 2023
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in 2023, with the percent change ranging from 5.9 percent in North Dakota to –1.2 percent in Delaware.
Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 4th Quarter 2023
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 6.7 percent in Nevada to 0.2 percent in Nebraska.
Personal Income and Outlays, February 2024
Personal income increased $66.5 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in February. Disposable personal income —personal income less personal current taxes—increased $50.3 billion (0.2 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of personal consumption expenditures, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $149.9 billion (0.8 percent) and consumer spending increased $145.5 billion (0.8 percent). Personal saving was…
Personal Income and Outlays, January 2024
Personal income increased $233.7 billion (1.0 percent at a monthly rate) in January. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $67.6 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $54.3 billion (0.3 percent) and consumer spending increased $43.9 billion (0.2 percent). Personal…
Personal Income and Outlays, December 2023
Personal income increased $60.0 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in December. Disposable personal income —personal income less personal current taxes—increased $51.8 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of personal consumption expenditures, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $134.7 billion (0.7 percent) and consumer spending increased $133.9 billion (0.7 percent). Personal saving was…
Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Year 2023
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the “advance” estimate. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 4.9 percent. The increase in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and exports. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.
Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 3rd Quarter 2023
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 9.7 percent in Kansas to 0.7 percent in Arkansas.
Personal Income and Outlays, November 2023
Personal income increased $81.6 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in November. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $71.9 billion (0.4 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $47.8 billion (0.2 percent) and consumer spending increased $46.7 billion (0.2 percent). Personal…