Personal Income Up 0.2% in March, Spending Nearly Flat

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Personal Income Up 0.2% in March, Spending Nearly Flat

Washington, DC, May 1, 2017-Personal income increased $40.0 billion (0.2%) in March, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $35.0 billion (0.2%) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $5.7 billion (less than 0.1%).

Real DPI increased 0.5% in March and Real PCE increased 0.3%.

The PCE price index decreased 0.2%.

Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index decreased 0.1%.