Personal Income Up 0.4% in April, Disposable Personal Income Up 0.5%

Washington, DC, May 31, 2016-- Personal income increased $69.8 billion, or 0.4%, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $63.5 billion, or 0.5%, in April, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $119.2 billion, or 1.0%. 

In March, personal income increased $56.7 billion, or 0.4%, DPI increased $49.6 billion, or 0.4%, and PCE increased $3.7 billion, or less than 0.1%, based on revised estimates.

Real DPI increased 0.2% in April, compared with an increase of 0.3% in March.

Real PCE increased 0.6%, in contrast to a decrease of less than 0.1%.