Personal income increased $39.5 billion, or 0.6 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $31.9 billion, or 0.5 percent, in August, according to the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $16.4 billion, or 0.3 percent. In July, personal income increased $16.4 billion, or 0.2 percent, DPI increased $13.5 billion, or 0.2 percent, and PCE increased $52.4 billion, or 1.0 percent, based on revised estimates.

					   percent change 
					 from previous month 
					Jun 97	Jul 97	Aug 97
Personal income, current dollars	0.6	0.2	0.6
Disposable personal income
  Current dollars			0.5	0.2	0.5
  Chained (1992) dollars		0.4	0.1	0.4
Personal consumption expenditures
  Current dollars			0.5	1.0	0.3
  Chained (1992) dollars		0.4	0.8	0.2

September 29, 1997U.S. Department of Commerce

Statistics
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS INVENTORIES AND ORDERS
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE | DELIVERABLE GRAIN STOCKS
EXPORT INSPECTIONS | AUGUST 1997 NEW HOUSING SALES | U.S. GRAIN STOCKS 09/01
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE EDGES UP
NAPM REPORT ON BUSINESS | REDBOOK RETAIL AVERAGES
LEADING, COINCIDENT, AND LAGGING
PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS | AUGUST 1997 CONSTRUCTION
Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index

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