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Personal Income increased 0.3%, Spending increased 0.3%
Personal income increased $44.4 billion, or 0.3 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $34.5 billion, or 0.3 percent, in November, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $40.1 billion, or 0.3 percent. In October, personal income increased $66.9 billion, or 0.4 percent, DPI increased $54.0 billion, or 0.4 percent, and PCE increased $3.8 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, based on revised estimates.
Real DPI increased 0.2 percent in November, compared with an increase of 0.3 percent in October. Real PCE increased 0.3 percent, in contrast to a decrease of less than 0.1 percent.
Posted: December 23, 2015 Wednesday 09:02 AM