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Personal Income increased 0.3%, Spending up 0.8%
Personal income increased $42.4 billion, or 0.3 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $32.5 billion, or 0.3 percent, in July, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $88.4 billion, or 0.8 percent. In June, personal income increased $27.7 billion, or 0.2 percent, DPI increased $22.6 billion, or 0.2 percent, and PCE decreased $14.3 billion, or 0.1 percent, based on revised estimates.
Real disposable income decreased 0.1 percent in July, in contrast to an increase of 0.3 percent in June. Real PCE increased 0.5 percent, compared with a decrease of less than 0.1 percent.
Posted: August 29, 2011 Monday 08:30 AM