BEA News: Personal Income and Outlays, August 2012

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the following news release today:

Personal income increased $15.0 billion, or 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $12.5 billion, or 0.1 percent, in August, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.  Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $57.2 billion, or 0.5 percent.  In July, personal income increased $18.5 billion, or 0.1 percent, DPI increased $15.4 billion, or 0.1 percent, and PCE increased $45.4 billion, or 0.4 percent, based on revised estimates.

The full text of the release on BEA's Web site can be found at www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/pinewsrelease.htm

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