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



 
SOURCES OF PERSONAL INCOME

Personal income rose $20.1 billion (annual rate) in April following an 
increase of $44.7 billion in March. Wages and salaries fell $14.4 
billion in April following an increase of $30.3 billion in March.
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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...............................................   11,665.6    7,858.6      6,366.1     1,492.5      36.2   1,006.4        65.4     1,947.2    1,154.7      792.5      1,731.7        979.9
 
2007: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..........................................   11,831.4    7,946.3      6,435.2     1,511.1      42.1   1,008.5        74.0     1,996.5    1,177.0      819.5      1,754.0        989.9
      Nov r..........................................   11,875.8    7,986.8      6,470.0     1,516.8      43.7   1,016.1        77.8     1,999.9    1,173.2      826.6      1,746.0        994.4
      Dec r..........................................   11,935.6    8,022.1      6,500.0     1,522.1      45.7   1,011.7        81.6     2,003.1    1,169.4      833.7      1,769.5        998.2
 
2008:Jan r...........................................   11,963.9    8,068.9      6,534.3     1,534.6      41.4   1,020.9        80.3     2,007.4    1,169.4      838.1      1,757.5      1,012.5
      Feb r..........................................   12,023.2    8,098.6      6,558.1     1,540.5      37.9   1,017.2        78.8     2,012.7    1,169.3      843.4      1,793.6      1,015.7
      Mar r..........................................   12,067.9    8,134.7      6,588.4     1,546.4      33.0   1,017.2        77.6     2,017.6    1,169.2      848.4      1,807.3      1,019.6
      Apr p..........................................   12,088.0    8,124.1      6,574.0     1,550.1      33.0   1,016.2        87.6     2,023.0    1,170.3      852.8      1,821.6      1,017.6
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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.

    Note.--Revisions include changes 
to series affected by revised wage 
and salary estimates for 2007: IV.
    Source: Department of Commerce, 
   Bureau of Economic Analysis.