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



 
DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL INCOME

According to revised estimates, per capita disposable personal income in 
chained (2000) dollars rose at an annual rate of 6.1 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 r......................................   8,724.1   1,237.3    7,486.8      7,354.5      132.3     7,333.3    26,235   25,697    24,722    24,215           .9        1.8        285,371
2002 r......................................   8,881.9   1,051.8    7,830.1      7,645.3      184.7     7,562.2    27,164   26,235    25,501    24,629          2.1        2.4        288,253
2003 r......................................   9,169.1     999.9    8,169.2      7,996.3      172.8     7,741.8    28,062   26,594    26,484    25,099          1.4        2.1        291,114
2004 r......................................   9,713.3   1,049.1    8,664.2      8,512.5      151.8     8,004.3    29,477   27,232    27,946    25,817          2.4        1.8        293,933
2005 r......................................  10,249.3   1,209.8    9,039.5      9,073.4      -33.9     8,121.8    30,469   27,376    29,480    26,488           .5        -.4        296,677
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                                                                                         Seasonally adjusted annual rates
 
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2002:I r....................................   8,814.7   1,063.2    7,751.5      7,526.1      225.4     7,549.9    26,993   26,291    25,178    24,523         10.5        2.9        287,171
      II r..................................   8,892.0   1,050.3    7,841.7      7,620.5      221.2     7,585.2    27,243   26,352    25,441    24,609           .9        2.8        287,846
      III r.................................   8,895.4   1,050.0    7,845.4      7,692.4      153.0     7,555.5    27,183   26,178    25,627    24,680         -2.6        2.0        288,619
      IV r..................................   8,925.5   1,043.8    7,881.7      7,742.4      139.3     7,559.3    27,237   26,123    25,756    24,702          -.8        1.8        289,375
 
2003:I r....................................   9,013.7   1,024.3    7,989.4      7,835.4      154.0     7,605.5    27,547   26,224    26,050    24,799          1.6        1.9        290,025
      II r..................................   9,118.6   1,026.9    8,091.7      7,922.1      169.6     7,690.5    27,834   26,454    26,264    24,962          3.6        2.1        290,717
      III r.................................   9,215.4     940.8    8,274.6      8,069.5      205.1     7,826.2    28,388   26,849    26,699    25,252          6.1        2.5        291,485
      IV r..................................   9,328.7   1,007.6    8,321.0      8,158.4      162.6     7,844.8    28,475   26,845    26,920    25,379          -.1        2.0        292,226
 
2004:I r....................................   9,484.8   1,009.6    8,475.3      8,319.4      155.8     7,915.1    28,940   27,028    27,428    25,615          2.8        1.8        292,853
      II r..................................   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        293,539
      III r.................................   9,729.2   1,058.4    8,670.9      8,566.3      104.6     7,993.3    29,463   27,160    28,077    25,883          1.7        1.2        294,301
      IV r..................................  10,024.8   1,094.3    8,930.4      8,725.0      205.4     8,169.2    30,269   27,689    28,526    26,094          8.0        2.3        295,037
 
2005:I r....................................  10,073.4   1,171.4    8,902.0      8,854.6       47.4     8,098.1    30,111   27,391    28,872    26,264         -4.2         .5        295,643
      II r..................................  10,185.7   1,206.0    8,979.7      9,001.2      -21.5     8,102.6    30,307   27,347    29,286    26,425          -.6        -.2        296,289
      III r.................................  10,250.4   1,220.4    9,030.0      9,173.9     -143.9     8,074.2    30,401   27,183    29,775    26,623         -2.4       -1.6        297,027
      IV r..................................  10,487.7   1,241.3    9,246.4      9,263.8      -17.4     8,213.6    31,054   27,586    29,985    26,635          6.1        -.2        297,748
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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.
    Note.--Per capita series reflect 
revised population data beginning 
2001.
    See Note, p. 5.

    Source: Department of Commerce 
(Bureau of Economic Analysis and 
Bureau of the Census).