Consumer Spending | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

Personal Income and Outlays, January 2020

January 2020:	0.6 percent (personal income)
December 2019:	0.1 percent (personal income)

Personal income increased 0.6 percent in January after increasing 0.1 percent in December. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.5 percent in January after increasing 0.1 percent in December.

Current Release

Current release: February 28, 2020
Next release: March 27, 2020

Personal Income and Outlays, January 2020 Chart

Real Disposable Personal Income and Real Consumer Spending

Personal Income and Outlays, December 2019

December 2019	0.2 percent (personal income)
November 2019	0.4 percent (personal income)

Personal income increased 0.2 percent in December after increasing 0.4 percent in November. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.3 percent in December after increasing 0.4 percent in November.

Current Release

Current release: January 31, 2020
Next release: February 28, 2020

Real Disposable Personal Income and Real Consumer Spending, December 2019

Personal Income and Outlays, November 2019

November 2019:	0.5 percent (personal income)
October 2019:	0.1 percent (personal income)

Personal income increased 0.5 percent in November after increasing 0.1 percent in October. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.4 percent in November after increasing 0.5 percent in October.

Current Release

Current release: December 20, 2019
Next release: January 31, 2020

Personal Income and Outlays, November 2019 Chart

Personal Income and Outlays, October 2019

October 2019:	0.0 percent (personal income)
September 2019:	0.3 percent (personal income)

Personal income showed virtually no change in October after increasing 0.3 percent in September. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.4 percent in October after increasing 0.1 percent in September.

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Current Release: November 27, 2019
Next Release: December 20, 2019

Personal Income and Outlays, October 2019

Personal Income and Outlays, September 2019

September 2019	0.3 percent (personal income)
August 2019	0.5 percent (personal income)

Personal income increased 0.3 percent in September after increasing 0.5 percent in August. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, showed no change in September after increasing 0.6 percent in August.

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