[Economic Indicators January, 2006]
[Page Number 6]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL INCOME

According to advance estimates, per capita disposable personal income in 
chained (2000) dollars rose at an annual rate of 5.9 percent in the 
fourth quarter of 2005.
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                                                                                                        Dispos-      Per capita     Per capita personal
                                                                                                         able        disposable          consumption       Percent
                                                                                                       personal   personal  income      expenditures     change  in   Saving as
                                                          Less:     Equals:      Less:      Equals:    income in ---------------------------------------  real  per  percent of    Population,
                   Period                     Personal  Personal  Disposable    Personal    Personal   billions                                            capita                including Armed
                                               income    current    personal  outlays \1\   saving        of               Chained             Chained   disposable  disposable  Forces overseas
                                                          taxes     income                              chained   Current   (2000)   Current    (2000)     personal    personal  (thousands) \2\
                                                                                                        (2000)    dollars            dollars   dollars     income      income
                                                                                                        dollars            dollars
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                                                                Billions of dollars                                              Dollars
                                                    Percent
 
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1996 .......................................   6,520.6     832.1    5,688.5      5,460.0      228.4     6,080.9    21,091   22,546    19,490    20,835          1.8        4.0        269,714
1997 .......................................   6,915.1     926.3    5,988.8      5,770.5      218.3     6,295.8    21,940   23,065    20,323    21,365          2.3        3.6        272,958
1998 .......................................   7,423.0   1,027.0    6,395.9      6,119.1      276.8     6,663.9    23,161   24,131    21,291    22,183          4.6        4.3        276,154
1999 .......................................   7,802.4   1,107.5    6,695.0      6,536.4      158.6     6,861.3    23,968   24,564    22,491    23,050          1.8        2.4        279,328
2000 .......................................   8,429.7   1,235.7    7,194.0      7,025.6      168.5     7,194.0    25,472   25,472    23,862    23,862          3.7        2.3        282,429
2001 .......................................   8,724.1   1,237.3    7,486.8      7,354.5      132.3     7,333.3    26,236   25,698    24,723    24,216           .9        1.8        285,366
2002 .......................................   8,881.9   1,051.8    7,830.1      7,645.3      184.7     7,562.2    27,165   26,236    25,502    24,630          2.1        2.4        288,240
2003 .......................................   9,169.1     999.9    8,169.2      7,996.3      172.8     7,741.8    28,065   26,596    26,487    25,101          1.4        2.1        291,085
2004 .......................................   9,713.3   1,049.1    8,664.2      8,512.5      151.8     8,004.3    29,475   27,230    27,944    25,816          2.4        1.8        293,951
2005 p......................................  10,238.2   1,206.9    9,031.3      9,072.8      -41.6     8,114.5    30,429   27,340    29,468    26,476           .4        -.5        296,798
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                                                                                         Seasonally adjusted annual rates
 
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2002:I .....................................   8,814.7   1,063.2    7,751.5      7,526.1      225.4     7,549.9    26,994   26,292    25,179    24,524         10.6        2.9        287,154
      II ...................................   8,892.0   1,050.3    7,841.7      7,620.5      221.2     7,585.2    27,246   26,355    25,444    24,612          1.0        2.8        287,812
      III ..................................   8,895.4   1,050.0    7,845.4      7,692.4      153.0     7,555.5    27,187   26,182    25,631    24,684         -2.6        2.0        288,575
      IV ...................................   8,925.5   1,043.8    7,881.7      7,742.4      139.3     7,559.3    27,241   26,127    25,760    24,706          -.8        1.8        289,328
 
2003:I .....................................   9,013.7   1,024.3    7,989.4      7,835.4      154.0     7,605.5    27,552   26,228    26,054    24,803          1.6        1.9        289,977
      II ...................................   9,118.6   1,026.9    8,091.7      7,922.1      169.6     7,690.5    27,839   26,459    26,269    24,967          3.6        2.1        290,656
      III ..................................   9,215.4     940.8    8,274.6      8,069.5      205.1     7,826.2    28,392   26,853    26,703    25,256          6.1        2.5        291,442
      IV ...................................   9,328.7   1,007.6    8,321.0      8,158.4      162.6     7,844.8    28,475   26,846    26,921    25,380          -.1        2.0        292,217
 
2004:I .....................................   9,484.8   1,009.6    8,475.3      8,319.4      155.8     7,915.1    28,939   27,026    27,426    25,613          2.7        1.8        292,872
      II ...................................   9,614.3   1,034.0    8,580.3      8,439.1      141.2     7,938.8    29,231   27,045    27,750    25,675           .3        1.6        293,540
      III ..................................   9,729.2   1,058.4    8,670.9      8,566.3      104.6     7,993.3    29,461   27,159    28,076    25,882          1.7        1.2        294,315
      IV ...................................  10,024.8   1,094.3    8,930.4      8,725.0      205.4     8,169.2    30,265   27,685    28,522    26,091          8.0        2.3        295,077
 
2005:I .....................................  10,073.4   1,171.4    8,902.0      8,854.6       47.4     8,098.1    30,103   27,384    28,864    26,258         -4.3         .5        295,720
      II ...................................  10,185.7   1,206.0    8,979.7      9,001.2      -21.5     8,102.6    30,298   27,338    29,276    26,417          -.7        -.2        296,383
      III ..................................  10,231.0   1,215.9    9,015.1      9,173.9     -158.9     8,060.8    30,338   27,127    29,762    26,612         -3.1       -1.8        297,155
      IV p..................................  10,462.6   1,234.3    9,228.3      9,261.6      -33.3     8,198.0    30,975   27,516    29,963    26,617          5.9        -.4        297,933
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    \1\ Includes personal 
consumption expenditures, personal 
interest payments (nonmortgage), and 
personal current transfer payments.
    \2\ Annual data are averages of 
quarterly data, which are averages 
for the period.
    Source: Department of Commerce 
(Bureau of Economic Analysis and 
Bureau of the Census).