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Personal Income and Consumption

Importance: High.
Source: The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce.
Release Time: 8:30 ET the fourth week of each month (data for the month prior).
Volatility: Medium.
Web: http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/rels.htm

The Commerce Department releases the Personal Income and Consumption figures the fourth week of each month, the day after GDP figures are published, using data from the previous month. Personal income is used to guage future consumer demand. The largest component of Personal income is wages and salaries. Other categories include rental income, government subsidy payments, interest income, and dividend income. A component of this figure covers personal consumption expenditures or PCE. PCE is comprised of three categories: durables, nondurables, and services.

Market Reaction:

Event	Fixed Income	Equities	Dollar
Personal Income Up	Bond Market Down	Stock Market Up	Dollar Up
Consumption Up	Bond Market Down	Stock Market Up	Dollar Up
Personal Income Down	Bond Market Up	Stock Market Down	Dollar Down
Consumption Down	Bond Market Up	Stock Market Down	Dollar Down

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