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US Personal Income and Outlays: February 2015
Personal income increased $58.6 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $54.2 billion, or 0.4 percent, in February, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $11.8 billion, or 0.1 percent. In January, personal income increased $61.8 billion, or 0.4 percent, DPI increased $61.5 billion, or 0.5 percent, and PCE decreased $28.5 billion, or 0.2 percent, based on revised estimates. Real DPI increased 0.2 percent in February, compared with an increase of 0.9 percent in January. Real PCE decreased 0.1 percent, in contrast to an increase of ... (full story)