US Data: Personal Spending - Percent and Level Changes>

Release for:  November 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Change from previous month

                           Jul-18  Aug-18  Sep-18  Oct-18  Nov-18

Current dollar (% chg):

Pers consump expenditures     0.5     0.4     0.1     0.8     0.4

 Goods                        0.5     0.3    -0.2     0.9     0.4

  Durable goods               0.5     0.3    -0.2     0.8     0.9

  Nondurable goods            0.6     0.2    -0.2     0.9     0.2

 Services                     0.5     0.4     0.3     0.7     0.4

Chained ('12) dollar (% chg):

Pers consump expenditures     0.3     0.3     0.0     0.6     0.3

 Goods                        0.5     0.3    -0.1     0.7     0.7

  Durable goods               0.1     0.6     0.2     0.7     0.9

  Nondurable goods            0.8     0.2    -0.3     0.7     0.6

 Services                     0.2     0.3     0.0     0.5     0.2

Price deflators (% chg):

Pers consump expenditures     0.1     0.1     0.1     0.2     0.1

 Goods                        0.0    -0.1    -0.1     0.2    -0.3

  Durable goods               0.4    -0.3    -0.4     0.1     0.1

  Nondurable goods           -0.2     0.1     0.1     0.3    -0.5

 Services                     0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2

 PCE Price ex-food,energy     0.2     0.0     0.2     0.1     0.1

 Food                         0.1     0.0     0.0    -0.2     0.2

 Energy Goods, Services      -0.5     1.9    -0.4     2.4    -2.1

 Market-based PCE Price       0.1     0.0     0.1     0.2     0.1

 Market-based PCE Price

  excl food and energy        0.2     0.0     0.1     0.1     0.2

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Level change from previous month, billions:

Current $ (level chg):

Pers consump expenditures    67.4    54.2    17.8   108.7    54.4

 Goods                       23.8    11.4    -8.3    39.3    18.1

  Durable goods               7.5     4.7    -3.1    12.2    13.6

  Nondurable goods           16.3     6.7    -5.3    27.2     4.5

 Services                    43.5    42.8    26.1    69.5    36.2

Chained ('12) $ (level chg):

Pers consump expenditures    43.4    39.0    -0.6    74.9    42.5

 Goods                       25.0    14.8    -4.8    30.9    32.6

  Durable goods               2.3    10.3     3.4    11.9    14.6

  Nondurable goods           21.9     5.1    -7.5    19.2    18.3

 Services                    20.0    24.4     3.5    44.9    13.2

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

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