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Personal Income increased 0.4%, Spending up 0.1%
Personal income increased $48.1 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $30.2 billion, or 0.3 percent, in October, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $8.2 billion, or 0.1 percent. In September, personal income increased $15.5 billion, or 0.1 percent, DPI increased $7.8 billion, or 0.1 percent, and PCE increased $74.5 billion, or 0.7 percent, based on revised estimates.
Real disposable income increased 0.3 percent in October, in contrast to a decrease of 0.1 percent in September. Real PCE increased 0.1 percent, compared with an increase of 0.5 percent.
Posted: November 23, 2011 Wednesday 08:30 AM