[Economic Indicators July, 2000]
[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   Gaso-     Fuel                                               cars and
                                          sumption  durable  vehicles     and      Other    nondura-    Food       and      line   oil and    Other       Total     Housing   Medical    light
                                           expendi-  goods      and    household              ble                 shoes   and oil    coal             services \1\             care      trucks
                                             tures             parts   equipment             goods                                                                                     (millions
                                                                                                                                                                                       of units)
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1991 ...................................   4,466.6    454.9     211.8     152.7      92.6    1,364.0     721.4     197.8    109.4     12.9     325.1      2,651.8     709.8    734.4        12.3
1992 ...................................   4,594.5    479.0     225.7     161.5      94.1    1,389.7     725.6     208.8    112.5     13.2     331.2      2,729.7     719.3    765.4        12.8
1993 ...................................   4,748.9    518.3     242.2     177.4     100.7    1,430.3     745.1     218.5    115.4     14.0     338.5      2,802.5     728.1    775.4        13.9
1994 ...................................   4,928.1    557.7     255.1     196.3     107.6    1,485.1     764.9     231.6    117.4     15.0     356.8      2,886.2     749.1    783.1        15.0
1995 ...................................   5,075.6    583.5     253.4     215.4     115.0    1,529.0     777.0     244.3    120.2     15.7     372.0      2,963.4     763.7    797.7        14.7
1996 ...................................   5,237.5    616.5     256.3     236.9     123.3    1,574.1     786.0     258.6    124.2     15.6     389.8      3,047.0     772.6    814.4        15.0
1997 r..................................   5,423.9    657.3     264.8     261.9     130.8    1,619.9     794.5     271.6    128.1     15.0     410.8      3,147.0     787.2    835.4        15.1
1998 r..................................   5,678.7    727.3     291.7     294.4     141.5    1,684.8     812.8     292.2    131.2     14.0     434.9      3,269.4     807.7    859.8        15.4
1999 r..................................   5,978.8    817.8     323.0     338.7     157.3    1,779.4     845.9     318.5    134.2     15.5     466.0      3,390.8     828.3    881.7        16.8
 
1997:I r................................   5,350.7    641.5     262.9     250.5     128.1    1,605.6     794.0     267.1    126.6     14.2     403.7      3,103.7     781.1    825.9        15.3
      II r..............................   5,375.7    636.5     250.8     257.6     128.5    1,608.2     792.8     265.2    128.3     15.2     406.7      3,130.6     784.7    832.5        14.6
      III r.............................   5,462.1    670.5     271.8     266.5     132.3    1,631.7     797.8     275.0    128.7     15.4     414.8      3,160.6     789.1    839.3        15.2
      IV r..............................   5,507.1    680.9     273.7     273.2     134.3    1,634.1     793.2     279.1    128.9     15.1     418.1      3,193.0     793.9    844.0        15.2
 
1998:I r................................   5,572.4    696.4     278.3     281.9     136.6    1,652.8     798.3     287.0    129.4     13.6     424.9      3,224.5     800.0    855.2        14.9
      II r..............................   5,651.6    719.4     292.6     286.9     140.0    1,676.3     809.2     291.3    130.7     14.1     431.3      3,258.2     806.1    857.7        16.0
      III r.............................   5,711.0    726.7     284.9     299.1     143.6    1,694.2     816.8     292.0    132.2     14.3     439.2      3,292.4     810.3    861.5        14.6
      IV r..............................   5,779.8    766.7     311.1     309.9     146.0    1,716.0     827.0     298.7    132.2     14.0     444.2      3,302.8     814.4    864.8        16.2
 
1999:I r................................   5,860.2    782.7     311.0     320.9     151.5    1,748.5     832.7     313.3    132.5     15.0     455.6      3,335.8     820.4    870.5        16.2
      II r..............................   5,940.2    810.5     325.3     331.7     154.1    1,765.0     838.0     316.5    134.3     15.7     461.3      3,373.4     825.7    878.1        16.8
      III r.............................   6,013.8    826.2     324.9     343.9     158.9    1,786.1     846.7     322.1    133.6     16.0     468.5      3,411.1     830.7    885.6        17.1
      IV r..............................   6,101.0    851.8     330.9     358.2     164.9    1,818.1     866.0     322.1    136.2     15.3     478.7      3,443.0     836.5    892.8        17.0
 
2000:I r................................   6,213.5    898.2     351.8     374.1     174.0    1,844.8     872.2     337.7    131.2     14.7     490.6      3,487.2     841.4    897.4        18.2
      II p..............................   6,259.6    889.4     337.5     381.1     174.4    1,860.9     876.2     342.2    132.5     15.3     496.4      3,523.6     847.3    904.2        17.2
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    \1\ 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.