U.S. Personal Income Unexpectedly Inches Higher In June
July 30 2021 - 5:16AM
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Personal income in the U.S. expectedly saw a slight increase in
the month of June, according to a report released by the Commerce
Department on Friday.
The report showed personal income inched up by 0.1 percent in
June after tumbling by a revised 2.2 percent in May.
The uptick surprised economists, who had expected personal
income to dip by 0.3 percent compared to the 2.0 percent slump
originally reported for the previous month.
The modest increase in personal income primarily reflected
higher private wages and salaries, which were partly offset by
decreases in economic impact payments and unemployment
insurance.
Disposable personal income, or personal income less personal
current taxes, was virtually unchanged in June after plunging by
2.7 percent in May.
Meanwhile, the Commerce Department said personal spending jumped
by 1.0 percent in June after edging down by a revised 0.1 percent
in May.
Economists had expected personal spending to increase by 0.7
percent compared to the unchanged reading originally reported for
the previous month.
Excluding price changes, personal spending rose by a more modest
0.5 percent in June after falling by 0.6 percent in May.
Reflecting the rebound in personal spending, personal saving as
a percentage of disposable personal income slid to 9.4 percent in
June from 10.3 percent in May.
"That lower saving rate leaves less scope for households to fund
further consumption growth in the second half of the year," said
Paul Ashworth, Chief U.S. Economist at Capital Economics.
He added, "Overall, we now expect third-quarter real consumption
growth to be around 3% annualized, with GDP growth at 4%."
A reading on inflation said to be preferred by the Federal
Reserve showed the annual rate of core consumer price growth crept
up to 3.5 percent in June from 3.4 percent in May.
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