Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Bureau of Economic Analysis (US Dept of Commerce)

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: AUGUST 2015

Personal income increased $52.5 billion, or 0.3 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)increased $47.1 billion, or 0.4 percent, in August, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $54.9 billion, or 0.4 percent. In July, personal income increased $69.6 billion, or 0.5 percent, DPI increased $63.9 billion, or 0.5 percent, and PCE
increased $45.7 billion, or 0.4 percent, based on revised estimates.
Real DPI increased 0.3 percent in August, compared with an increase of 0.4 percent in July.

Real PCE increased 0.4 percent, compared with an increase of 0.3 percent.

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Compensation

Wages and salaries increased $35.6 billion in August, compared with an increase of $43.8 billion in July

Private wages and salaries increased $31.5 billion, compared with an increase of $40.0 billion.

Government wages and salaries increased $4.1 billion, compared with an increase of $3.8 billion.

Supplements to wages and salaries increased $6.4 billion in August, compared with an increase of $6.7 billion in July.

Other personal income

Proprietors' income decreased $1.6 billion in August, in contrast to an increase of $10.9 billion in July. Farm proprietors' income was unchanged in August and in July. Nonfarm proprietors' income decreased $1.6 billion in August, in contrast to an increase of $10.9 billion in July.

Rental income of persons increased $3.2 billion in August, compared with an increase of $2.3 billion in July. Personal income receipts on assets (personal interest income plus personal dividend income) increased $5.2 billion, compared with an increase of $0.8 billion. Personal current transfer receipts increased $8.3 billion, compared with an increase of $10.5 billion.

Contributions for government social insurance -- a subtraction in calculating personal income -- increased $4.5 billion in August, compared with an increase of $5.3 billion in July.

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