[Economic Indicators October, 1999]
[Page Number 4]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


REAL PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES

                                            [Billions of chained (1996) dollars, except as noted; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
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                                                                       Durable goods                               Nondurable goods                               Services               Retail
                                                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  sales of
                                                   Total                                                                                                                                  new
                                                 personal                                                                                                                              passenger
                     Period                         con-    Total     Motor   Furniture             Total              Clothing  Gasoline,                                              cars and
                                                 sumption  durable  vehicles     and      Other    nondura-    Food       and    fuel oil,    Other       Total     Housing   Medical    light
                                                  expendi-  goods      and    household              ble                 shoes    etc.\1\             services \2\             care      trucks
                                                    tures             parts   equipment             goods                                                                              (millions
                                                                                                                                                                                       of units)
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1991 r.........................................   4,460.6    454.9     211.8     152.7      92.6    1,364.0     721.4     197.8      122.4     325.1      2,645.5     709.8    734.4        12.3
1992 r.........................................   4,603.8    479.0     225.7     161.5      94.1    1,389.7     725.6     208.8      125.7     331.2      2,739.4     719.3    765.4        12.8
1993 r.........................................   4,741.9    518.3     242.2     177.4     100.7    1,430.3     745.1     218.5      129.4     338.5      2,795.4     728.1    775.4        13.9
1994 r.........................................   4,920.0    557.7     255.1     196.3     107.6    1,485.1     764.9     231.6      132.4     356.8      2,878.0     749.1    783.1        15.0
1995 r.........................................   5,070.1    583.5     253.4     215.4     115.0    1,529.0     777.0     244.3      135.9     372.0      2,957.8     763.7    797.7        14.7
1996 r.........................................   5,237.5    616.5     256.3     236.9     123.3    1,574.1     786.0     258.6      139.7     389.8      3,047.0     772.6    814.4        15.0
1997 r.........................................   5,433.7    657.4     263.8     262.1     131.6    1,619.9     799.1     271.1      141.3     408.5      3,156.7     786.5    831.0        15.0
1998 r.........................................   5,698.6    731.5     291.9     297.4     142.7    1,685.3     820.6     292.2      142.1     430.6      3,284.5     805.6    854.4        15.5
 
1996:I r.......................................   5,170.3    601.7     257.0     226.1     118.7    1,553.9     784.5     250.7      138.5     380.2      3,014.8     768.7    804.1        15.1
      II r.....................................   5,227.5    620.4     259.6     237.2     123.6    1,569.9     785.5     257.8      139.6     386.9      3,037.2     770.8    812.7        15.1
      III r....................................   5,255.4    618.1     255.2     238.7     124.1    1,578.6     785.3     261.6      140.0     391.7      3,058.8     773.6    816.3        15.0
      IV r.....................................   5,296.8    625.7     253.4     245.5     126.7    1,593.9     788.5     264.3      140.7     400.4      3,077.2     777.0    824.6        14.9
 
1997:I r.......................................   5,361.1    642.1     261.1     251.4     129.6    1,609.0     798.7     267.8      139.4     403.1      3,110.1     781.2    824.1        15.3
      II r.....................................   5,385.1    639.7     252.9     257.8     129.3    1,608.2     796.7     264.7      142.1     404.8      3,137.0     784.2    828.5        14.5
      III r....................................   5,471.8    669.7     270.9     266.2     132.8    1,630.7     802.2     274.7      142.2     411.7      3,172.0     788.1    833.3        15.3
      IV r.....................................   5,517.1    678.0     270.4     273.1     134.7    1,631.8     798.9     277.1      141.4     414.6      3,207.8     792.6    838.2        14.8
 
1998:I r.......................................   5,592.3    704.9     281.5     284.8     138.9    1,654.9     805.7     287.8      140.9     420.9      3,234.2     798.4    846.4        15.3
      II r.....................................   5,675.6    723.9     291.7     290.4     141.9    1,681.9     818.2     293.1      142.5     428.3      3,272.2     804.1    852.7        16.0
      III r....................................   5,730.7    731.2     286.7     301.7     143.7    1,692.0     823.0     292.2      143.1     433.9      3,309.6     808.0    856.4        14.7
      IV r.....................................   5,795.8    766.0     307.4     312.6     146.5    1,712.6     835.4     295.6      141.9     439.4      3,322.0     812.0    862.2        16.2
 
1999:I r.......................................   5,888.4    788.8     310.4     326.7     152.9    1,749.5     839.5     314.7      142.9     452.6      3,356.5     818.4    865.6        16.2
      II r.....................................   5,961.8    806.1     317.2     335.5     154.7    1,763.7     844.6     316.8      143.9     458.6      3,399.2     823.1    872.0        16.7
      III p....................................   6,025.1    819.9     318.4     345.3     158.2    1,779.3     849.0     322.0      145.8     463.0      3,433.7     828.4    878.8        17.2
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    \1\Includes other energy goods.
    \2\ Includes other items, not 
shown separately.

    Note.--Because of the formula 
used for calculating real GDP, the 
chained (1996) dollar estimates for 
the detailed components do not add 
to the chained-dollar value of GDP 
or to any intermediate aggregates.
    See Note, p. 1.
    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of Economic Analysis.