Global| Sep 28 2018Chicago Purchasing Managers Index and Prices Paid Component Ease
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
Summary
Personal consumption expenditures rose 0.4% (5.2% y/y) in July............ The 0.3% increase in personal income......... The personal income & consumption figures are available in Haver's USECON database with detail in the USNA [...]
Personal consumption expenditures rose 0.4% (5.2% y/y) in July............
The 0.3% increase in personal income.........
The personal income & consumption figures are available in Haver's USECON database with detail in the USNA database. The Action Economics figure is in the AS1REPNA database.
| Personal Income & Outlays (%) | Aug | Jul | Jun | Aug Y/Y | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Income | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 4.9 |
| Wages & Salaries | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 5.1 |
| Disposable Personal Income | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
| Personal Consumption Expenditures | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Personal Saving Rate | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 (Aug'17) |
6.7 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| PCE Chain Price Index | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Less Food & Energy | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Real Disposable Income | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4.1 |
| Real Personal Consumption Expenditures | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
Sandy Batten
AuthorMore in Author Profile »Sandy Batten has more than 30 years of experience analyzing industrial economies and financial markets and a wide range of experience across the financial services sector, government, and academia. Before joining Haver Analytics, Sandy was a Vice President and Senior Economist at Citibank; Senior Credit Market Analyst at CDC Investment Management, Managing Director at Bear Stearns, and Executive Director at JPMorgan. In 2008, Sandy was named the most accurate US forecaster by the National Association for Business Economics. He is a member of the New York Forecasters Club, NABE, and the American Economic Association. Prior to his time in the financial services sector, Sandy was a Research Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Senior Staff Economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the US Treasury, and Economist at the International Monetary Fund. Sandy has taught economics at St. Louis University, Denison University, and Muskingun College. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in a wide range of academic publications. He has a B.A. in economics from the University of Richmond and a M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from The Ohio State University.
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