Personal Income and Personal Spending in United States

Oficina de Analisis Economico (BEA) · Monthly · Importance 86

0.43% (Jul-26) MOM · % · Mensual · CSV

Recessions COVID recession

Period	%
Jul 2026	0.43%
Jun 2026	0.18%
May 2026	0.69%
Apr 2026	0.10%
Mar 2026	0.53%
Feb 2026	-0.05%
Jan 2026	0.48%
Dec 2025	0.22%
Nov 2025	0.23%
Oct 2025	-0.06%
Sep 2025	0.39%
Aug 2025	0.49%
Jul 2025	0.67%
Jun 2025	0.19%
May 2025	-0.52%
Apr 2025	0.71%
Mar 2025	0.67%
Feb 2025	0.53%
Jan 2025	0.60%
Dec 2024	0.38%
Nov 2024	0.38%
Oct 2024	0.50%
Sep 2024	0.35%
Aug 2024	0.25%
Jul 2024	0.19%
Jun 2024	0.39%
May 2024	0.47%
Apr 2024	0.38%
Mar 2024	0.50%
Feb 2024	0.46%
Jan 2024	0.90%
Dec 2023	0.45%
Nov 2023	0.50%
Oct 2023	0.36%
Sep 2023	0.40%
Aug 2023	0.43%
Jul 2023	0.34%
Jun 2023	0.37%
May 2023	0.46%
Apr 2023	0.48%
Mar 2023	0.58%
Feb 2023	0.64%
Jan 2023	0.72%
Dec 2022	0.42%
Nov 2022	0.31%
Oct 2022	0.66%
Sep 2022	0.58%
Aug 2022	0.62%
Jul 2022	0.94%
Jun 2022	0.47%
May 2022	0.39%
Apr 2022	0.34%
Mar 2022	0.45%
Feb 2022	0.68%
Jan 2022	-0.02%
Dec 2021	0.32%
Nov 2021	0.51%
Oct 2021	0.79%
Sep 2021	-0.57%
Aug 2021	0.24%

Period	%
Jul 2026	0.16%
Jun 2026	0.35%
May 2026	0.85%
Apr 2026	0.62%
Mar 2026	0.94%
Feb 2026	0.62%
Jan 2026	0.15%
Dec 2025	0.42%
Nov 2025	0.32%
Oct 2025	0.40%
Sep 2025	0.37%
Aug 2025	0.55%
Jul 2025	0.67%
Jun 2025	0.55%
May 2025	0.04%
Apr 2025	0.31%
Mar 2025	0.80%
Feb 2025	0.28%
Jan 2025	-0.25%
Dec 2024	0.99%
Nov 2024	0.43%
Oct 2024	0.39%
Sep 2024	0.73%
Aug 2024	0.26%
Jul 2024	0.53%
Jun 2024	0.44%
May 2024	0.47%
Apr 2024	0.43%
Mar 2024	0.70%
Feb 2024	0.74%
Jan 2024	0.10%
Dec 2023	0.55%
Nov 2023	0.36%
Oct 2023	0.32%
Sep 2023	0.50%
Aug 2023	0.37%
Jul 2023	0.59%
Jun 2023	0.58%
May 2023	0.12%
Apr 2023	0.66%
Mar 2023	0.16%
Feb 2023	0.23%
Jan 2023	1.84%
Dec 2022	0.05%
Nov 2022	-0.01%
Oct 2022	0.65%
Sep 2022	0.43%
Aug 2022	0.82%
Jul 2022	0.08%
Jun 2022	1.03%
May 2022	0.48%
Apr 2022	0.82%
Mar 2022	1.41%
Feb 2022	0.66%
Jan 2022	0.61%
Dec 2021	0.24%
Nov 2021	0.87%
Oct 2021	1.30%
Sep 2021	0.47%
Aug 2021	1.07%

About this indicator

Source	Bureau of Economic Analysis
Frequency	Monthly
Release	.
What it is	It is an indicator of the level of life of consumers, as measured by their income and expenses. The official source provides information on Personal Income, Personal Income Available, and in turn Private consumption, in a single report and day. Similarly, it included Price Index of Personal Spending (PCE index for short), which measures the average price development of private spending on consumer goods.
How it's calculated	Data were obtained through administrative records of unemployment benefits programs, programs of social security, fiscal action programs among others. Other sources of information are censuses of agriculture carried out by the Department of Agriculture or the population and household census conducted by the Department of Commerce.
Market implications	It is a good indicator of the evolution of the economy as a whole, also allows governments to make decisions on social and fiscal policy. Employers use this information to conduct market assessments where they wish to locate, expand or contract their activities.
Limitations	Data can be changed after revised so caution should be exercised when interpreting them.