Friday, December 21, 2007

Consumers Are Making and Spending

SANTA SAYS NO RECESSION, YET, VIRGINIA

These numbers don't look like everyone will be revising their growth outlook, do they?

DPI is stalled in real terms as prices tick up, indicating stress; but still growing year-to-year.

It's not 'high-quality' growth, as savings is slipping a bit, but hardly over the cliff.

PERSONAL INCOME AND ITS DISPOSITION

2007:Sep\r\2007:Oct\r\2007:Nov\p\
PCE


Real, %yoy3.22.73
Deflator-All2.533.6
Deflator-Core1.922.2
Real, %m0.20.10.5
Deflator-All0.30.30.6
Deflator-Core0.30.20.2




DPI


Real, %yoy3.62.72.1
Real, %m0.2-0.2-0.3




Personal Income, %m0.50.20.4
Wages/Salary, %m0.600.6




Savings/DPI0.50.3-0.5
Personal Income BEA
*PCE=personal consumption expenditures; DPI=disposable income, Deflator=price index, Core=prices ex Food,Energy

REVISIONS TO PRIOR MONTHS
CHANGES2007:Aug\r\2007:Sep\r\2007:Oct\p\
PCE


Real, %yoy00.20.3
Deflator-All00.10.1
Deflator-Core0.100.1
Real, %m00.10.1
Deflator-All000
Deflator-Core0.10.10

000
DPI000
Real, %yoy00.10
ReaL, %m00-0.1

000
Personal Income, %m0.10.10
Wages/Salary, %m00-0.1

000
Savings/DPI0-0.2-0.2

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