US Data: Personal Spending - 6-mo Pct Change>

Release for:  September 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Percent change from six months prior

                           Aug-18  Sep-18

Current dollar, billions:

Pers consump expenditures     3.1     2.9

 Goods                        3.1     3.1

  Durable goods               4.0     3.4

  Nondurable goods            2.7     3.0

 Services                     3.1     2.8

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Chained (2012) dollars:

Pers consump expenditures     2.2     1.9

 Goods                        3.2     2.9

  Durable goods               4.5     4.2

  Nondurable goods            2.6     2.2

 Services                     1.8     1.5

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Price deflators (2012=100):

Pers consump expenditures     0.9     0.9

 Goods                       -0.1     0.2

  Durable goods              -0.5    -0.8

  Nondurable goods            0.1     0.8

 Services                     1.3     1.2

 PCE Price ex-food,energy     0.9     0.9

 Food                         0.5     0.3

 Energy Goods, Services       0.8     3.3

 Market-based PCE Price       0.8     0.8

 Market-based PCE Price

  excl food and energy        0.8     0.7

     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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