Personal Income Rose 0.2% in September, Spending Up 0.5%

Washington, DC, October 29, 2026—Personal income increased $54.5 billion (0.2% at a monthly rate) in September, according to estimates released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). 

Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $52.7 billion (0.2%), and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $113.1 billion (0.5%). 

Personal outlays—the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $113.0 billion in September. Personal saving was $911.1 billion, and the personal saving rate—personal saving as a percentage of DPI—was 3.8%.