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Personal Income decreased 0.1%, Spending increased 0.3%
Personal income decreased $10.8 billion, or 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $23.6 billion, or 0.2 percent, in October, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $32.7 billion, or 0.3 percent. In September, personal income increased $64.3 billion, or 0.5 percent, DPI increased $62.1 billion, or 0.5 percent, and PCE increased $23.8 billion, or 0.2 percent, based on revised estimates.
Real disposable personal income decreased 0.2 percent in October, in contrast to an increase of 0.4 percent in September. Real PCE increased 0.3 percent, compared with an increase of 0.1 percent.
Posted: December 6, 2013 Friday 08:30 AM