Economic EventDisposable Personal Income/ DPI
UnitsPercentage Change from Previous Period
Current PeriodMay 2009
Release DateJun. 26. 09
Reported1.6
Consensus for Current Period 
Number of Forecasts 
Economic Surprise 
Prior PeriodApr 2009
Reported Value for Prior Period1.3
Revised From1.1
Next Release DateAug. 04. 09
Next Release Time8:30 AM Eastern Time
Source http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/pinewsrelease.htm
Note 
DescriptionDisposable personal income is the portion of personal income that is left after personal taxes are subtracted, and thus is the amount of personal income available to people for consumption spending and saving. Changes in per-capita disposable personal income over time indicates trend in a country's material standard of living. DPI will usually rise when economic growth rates exceed population growth rates. DPI tends to follow the business cycle, rising in the peaks and falling in the troughs.
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