BEA News: Personal Income and Outlays, January 2013

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

Personal income decreased $505.5 billion, or 3.6 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $491.4 billion, or 4.0 percent, in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.  Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $18.2 billion, or 0.2 percent.  In December, personal income increased $353.4 billion, or 2.6 percent, DPI increased $325.7 billion, or 2.7 percent, and PCE increased $14.8 billion, or 0.1 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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