[Economic Indicators March, 2008]
[Page Number 5]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
SOURCES OF PERSONAL INCOME

Personal income rose $56.0 billion (annual rate) in February following 
an increase of $30.4 billion in January. Wages and salaries rose $20.6 
billion in February following an increase of $32.6 billion in January.
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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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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 ................................................    8,881.9    6,091.2      4,980.9     1,110.3      10.6     757.8       152.9     1,333.2      936.1      397.2      1,286.2        750.0
2003 ................................................    9,163.6    6,310.4      5,112.7     1,197.7      29.2     782.1       133.0     1,336.6      914.1      422.6      1,351.0        778.6
2004 ................................................    9,727.2    6,671.4      5,394.5     1,276.9      37.3     874.3       118.4     1,432.1      895.1      537.0      1,422.5        828.8
2005 ................................................   10,301.1    7,024.6      5,667.9     1,356.8      30.8     939.1        42.9     1,617.8    1,018.9      598.9      1,520.7        874.8
2006 ................................................   10,983.4    7,440.8      6,018.2     1,422.6      19.4     987.4        54.5     1,796.5    1,100.2      696.3      1,612.5        927.6
2007 r...............................................   11,659.5    7,851.7      6,359.6     1,492.1      36.2   1,006.4        65.4     1,947.2    1,154.7      792.5      1,731.7        979.0
 
2007:Feb.............................................   11,467.5    7,761.5      6,291.2     1,470.3      29.5   1,000.1        53.0     1,882.5    1,126.1      756.4      1,710.4        969.5
      Mar............................................   11,564.7    7,821.1      6,343.6     1,477.5      30.5   1,002.3        55.4     1,906.6    1,141.5      765.0      1,725.3        976.6
      Apr ...........................................   11,529.8    7,776.5      6,298.3     1,478.3      31.9   1,003.1        58.3     1,918.4    1,145.0      773.4      1,711.4        969.9
      May ...........................................   11,575.7    7,796.8      6,314.1     1,482.6      33.1   1,006.1        61.6     1,930.1    1,148.4      781.7      1,719.7        971.6
      June ..........................................   11,626.5    7,832.3      6,344.2     1,488.1      34.4   1,006.7        66.5     1,941.5    1,151.8      789.7      1,720.4        975.2
      July ..........................................   11,683.7    7,853.7      6,358.6     1,495.1      36.2   1,015.1        66.9     1,959.0    1,161.5      797.5      1,733.2        980.4
      Aug ...........................................   11,735.9    7,876.4      6,376.8     1,499.6      38.7   1,012.0        68.3     1,976.3    1,171.1      805.1      1,746.6        982.3
      Sept ..........................................   11,785.5    7,918.1      6,412.9     1,505.2      41.0   1,002.9        70.1     1,993.2    1,180.8      812.4      1,747.1        986.9
      Oct r..........................................   11,814.7    7,927.1      6,417.3     1,509.8      42.1   1,008.5        74.0     1,996.5    1,177.0      819.5      1,754.0        987.4
      Nov r..........................................   11,851.3    7,958.7      6,443.8     1,514.9      43.7   1,016.1        77.8     1,999.9    1,173.2      826.6      1,746.0        990.8
      Dec r..........................................   11,903.8    7,985.7      6,466.1     1,519.6      45.7   1,011.7        81.6     2,003.1    1,169.4      833.7      1,769.5        993.6
 
2008:Jan r...........................................   11,934.2    8,030.3      6,498.7     1,531.5      42.3   1,020.7        77.7     2,006.1    1,168.0      838.1      1,764.8      1,007.7
      Feb p..........................................   11,990.2    8,056.7      6,519.3     1,537.4      39.1   1,018.0        73.7     2,010.1    1,166.6      843.4      1,803.0      1,010.3
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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.

    Source: Department of Commerce, 
   Bureau of Economic Analysis.