Tracking Consumers' Income And Outgo
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MONTHLY The U.S. Commerce Dept.'s tally of everything Americans earn and purchase. Personal income includes wages and salaries, government checks, rental and farm income, interest, and dividends. Personal-consumption expenditures include all new goods and services bought in the month. The data are adjusted for price changes and constitute two-thirds of real gross domestic product.
MONTHLY The U.S. Census survey of 4,100 retail establishments.