US Data: Personal Spending - Percent and Level Changes>

Release for:  January 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Change from previous month

                           Sep-17  Oct-17  Nov-17  Dec-17  Jan-18

Current dollar (% chg):

Pers consump expenditures     1.0     0.3     0.7     0.4     0.2

 Goods                        2.1     0.1     1.1    -0.1     0.1

  Durable goods               3.3     0.4     0.7     0.5    -1.5

  Nondurable goods            1.5    -0.1     1.4    -0.4     1.0

 Services                     0.5     0.4     0.5     0.6     0.3

Chained ('09) dollar (% chg):

Pers consump expenditures     0.6     0.2     0.5     0.2    -0.1

 Goods                        1.4     0.3     0.9     0.0    -0.6

  Durable goods               3.5     0.4     1.1     0.6    -1.6

  Nondurable goods            0.3     0.3     0.9    -0.4     0.0

 Services                     0.2     0.1     0.2     0.4     0.1

Price deflators (% chg):

Pers consump expenditures     0.4     0.2     0.2     0.1     0.4

 Goods                        0.7    -0.2     0.2     0.0     0.7

  Durable goods              -0.3     0.0    -0.3    -0.1     0.1

  Nondurable goods            1.2    -0.4     0.5     0.0     1.0

 Services                     0.3     0.3     0.2     0.2     0.2

 PCE Price ex-food,energy     0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2     0.3

 Food                         0.0     0.1    -0.1     0.1     0.1

 Energy Goods, Services       6.9    -1.5     3.6    -0.2     3.0

 Market-based PCE Price       0.4     0.1     0.2     0.1     0.4

 Market-based PCE Price

  excl food and energy        0.1     0.2     0.0     0.1     0.3

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Level change from previous month, billions:

Current $ (level chg):

Pers consump expenditures   132.7    41.4    92.0    53.0    31.2

 Goods                       90.4     3.3    49.8    -2.4     4.9

  Durable goods              47.5     6.0    11.2     7.9   -23.2

  Nondurable goods           43.0    -2.7    38.7   -10.4    28.1

 Services                    42.2    38.1    42.1    55.5    26.4

Chained ('09) $ (level chg):

Pers consump expenditures    70.3    18.4    56.4    29.3   -17.0

 Goods                       59.3    13.5    40.3    -0.5   -24.6

  Durable goods              59.5     7.3    19.0    11.4   -29.3

  Nondurable goods            8.1     6.7    22.4    -9.4     0.1

 Services                    16.1     6.0    19.2    28.2     4.8

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

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