BEA News: Personal Income and Outlays, December 2022

BEA News: Personal Income and Outlays, December 2022

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the following news release today:

Personal income increased $49.5 billion, or 0.2 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending decreased $41.6 billion, or 0.2 percent, in December. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation and proprietors’ income. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 3.4 percent in December, compared with 2.9 percent in November.

The full text of the release can be found at: www.bea.gov/news/2023/personal-income-and-outlays-december-2022