Personal income increased $19.4 billion, or 0.3 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $15.3 billion, or 0.3 percent, in May, according to the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $15.9 billion, or 0.3 percent. In April, personal income increased $14.9 billion, or 0.2 percent, DPI increased $11.3 billion, or 0.2 percent, and PCE increased $6.4 billion, or 0.1 percent, based on revised estimates.

					   percent change 
				         from previous month 
					Mar 97	Apr 97	May 97
Personal income, current dollars	0.6	0.2	0.3
Disposable personal income
   Current dollars			0.5	0.2	0.3
   Chained (1992) dollars		0.4	0.1	0.3
Personal consumption expenditures
   Current dollars			0.2	0.1	0.3
   Chained (1992) dollars		0.1	0.0	0.4

June 30, 1997            U.S. Department of Commerce

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