[Economic Indicators January, 2005]
[Page Number 5]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
SOURCES OF PERSONAL INCOME

Personal income rose $360.9 billion (annual rate) in December. Excluding 
the payment of a special dividend by the Microsoft Corporation, personal 
income increased $62.7 billion in December. Wages and salaries rose 
$23.1 billion in December.
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                                                             [Billions of dollars; monthly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
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                                                                      Compensation of employees,         Proprietors'                    Personal income receipts on
                                                                               received                   income \1\                                assets                            Less: Con-
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                                                         Total                               Supple-                         Rental                                       Personal    tributions
                        Period                          personal                            ments to                       income  of                                      current        for
                                                         income                 Wage and      wages                       persons \2\              Personal   Personal    transfer    government
                                                                    Total        salary        and      Farm     Nonfarm                 Total     interest   dividend  receipts \3\    social
                                                                             disbursements    sala-                                                 income     income                  insurance
                                                                                              ries
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1995 ................................................    6,152.3    4,177.0      3,419.3       757.7      22.7     469.5       122.1     1,016.4      763.2      253.2        877.4        532.8
1996 ................................................    6,520.6    4,386.9      3,619.6       767.3      37.3     505.9       131.5     1,089.2      793.0      296.2        925.0        555.2
1997 ................................................    6,915.1    4,664.6      3,877.6       787.0      34.2     541.8       128.8     1,181.7      848.7      333.0        951.2        587.2
1998 ................................................    7,423.0    5,020.1      4,183.4       836.7      29.4     598.4       137.5     1,283.2      933.2      349.9        978.6        624.2
1999 ................................................    7,802.4    5,352.0      4,466.3       885.7      28.6     649.7       147.3     1,264.2      928.6      335.6      1,022.1        661.4
2000 ................................................    8,429.7    5,782.7      4,829.2       953.4      22.7     705.7       150.3     1,387.0    1,011.0      376.1      1,084.0        702.7
2001 ................................................    8,724.1    5,942.1      4,942.8       999.3      19.7     752.2       167.4     1,380.0    1,011.0      369.0      1,193.9        731.1
2002 ................................................    8,878.9    6,069.5      4,976.3     1,093.2       9.7     759.9       170.9     1,334.6      946.7      387.9      1,282.7        748.3
2003 ................................................    9,161.8    6,289.0      5,103.6     1,185.5      21.8     812.3       153.8     1,322.7      929.9      392.8      1,335.4        773.2
2004 p...............................................    9,659.1    6,616.6      5,342.6     1,274.1      18.0     884.4       165.6     1,386.6      945.6      441.1      1,406.3        818.3
 
2003:Dec ............................................    9,375.3    6,421.2      5,197.3     1,223.9      24.5     845.7       175.7     1,334.4      939.0      395.3      1,360.2        786.3
 
2004:Jan ............................................    9,404.1    6,461.1      5,221.4     1,239.8      18.5     844.3       174.1     1,335.5      937.6      397.9      1,371.7        801.1
      Feb ...........................................    9,445.9    6,490.3      5,241.3     1,249.0      17.8     852.2       172.6     1,337.0      936.2      400.8      1,380.5        804.4
      Mar ...........................................    9,484.9    6,512.4      5,254.8     1,257.6      17.5     866.0       171.8     1,338.8      934.8      404.0      1,384.7        806.3
      Apr ...........................................    9,550.0    6,553.0      5,290.8     1,262.2      18.3     875.3       172.0     1,345.4      938.2      407.1      1,396.6        810.5
      May ...........................................    9,603.8    6,593.0      5,325.0     1,268.0      19.0     882.2       172.8     1,352.2      941.7      410.6      1,400.6        815.9
      June ..........................................    9,624.2    6,594.1      5,322.7     1,271.4      19.5     889.9       172.9     1,359.4      945.1      414.3      1,404.1        815.7
      July ..........................................    9,642.6    6,630.4      5,353.6     1,276.9      15.0     890.6       170.5     1,363.6      945.8      417.8      1,392.4        819.9
      Aug ...........................................    9,679.7    6,657.5      5,375.1     1,282.4      13.6     891.3       156.8     1,367.8      946.5      421.3      1,415.7        823.1
      Sept ..........................................    9,700.7    6,684.2      5,396.5     1,287.8      12.3     885.8       134.2     1,372.1      947.2      424.9      1,438.1        826.0
      Oct r..........................................    9,776.7    6,721.1      5,427.8     1,293.3      18.3     902.5       164.0     1,381.1      952.6      428.5      1,419.9        830.3
      Nov r..........................................    9,818.1    6,737.2      5,439.4     1,297.8      22.1     910.3       162.6     1,389.9      957.9      431.9      1,428.0        831.9
      Dec p*.........................................   10,179.0    6,765.1      5,462.5     1,302.7      24.3     921.9       162.6     1,696.9      963.3      733.6      1,442.8        834.6
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    \1\ With inventory valuation and 
capital consumption adjustments.
    \2\ With capital consumption 
adjustment.
    \3\ Consists mainly of social 
insurance benefits to persons.

    \*\ Personal income data for 
December 2004 reflect the payment of 
a special dividend by the Microsoft 
Corporation.
    Source: Department of Commerce, 
   Bureau of Economic Analysis.