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Personal Income increased 0.4%, Spending increased 0.5%
Personal income increased $68.1 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $60.6 billion, or 0.5 percent, in June, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $25.9 billion, or 0.2 percent. In May, personal income increased $66.3 billion, or 0.4 percent, DPI increased $53.8 billion, or 0.4 percent, and PCE increased $90.8 billion, or 0.7 percent, based on revised estimates.
Real DPI increased 0.2 percent in June, compared with an increase of 0.1 percent in May. Real PCE decreased less than 0.1 percent, in contrast to an increase of 0.4 percent.
Posted: August 3, 2015 Monday 08:30 AM