TABLE C-17.—Disposition of personal income, 1929-73Year orquarterPersonalincomeLess:PersonaltaxandnontaxpaymentsEquals:DisposablepersonalincomeLess: Personal outlaysTotalPersonalconsumptionexpendituresInterestpaid byconsumersPersonaltransferpaymentsto foreignersEquals:PersonalsavingPercent of disposablepersonal incomePersonaloutlaysTotalConsumptionexpend*ituresPersonalsavingBillions of dollarsPercent1929.....1933....1939....1940.....1941.....1942.....1943.....1944.....1945.....1946.....1947.....1948....1949....1950....1951....1952....1953....1954....1955....1956....1957....1958....1959....I960....1961—.1962....1963....1964....1965....1966....1967....1968196919701971....1972....1973 P1971: L...II...III —IV...1972: I....II..III..IV...1973: I....II...ML.IV P.85.947.072.878.396.0122.9151.3165.3171.1178.7191.3210.2207.2227.6255.6272.5288.2290.1310.9333.0351.1361.2383.5401.0416.8442.6465.5497.5538.9587.2629.3688.9750.9808.3863.5939.2.,035.52.61.52.42.63.36.017.818.920.918.721.421.118.620.729.034.135.632.735.539.842.642.346.250.952.457.460.959.465.775.483.097.9116.5116.6117.5142.2152.983.345.570.375.792.7116.9133.5146.3150.2160.0169.8189.1188.6206.9226.6238.3252.6257.4275.3293.2308.5318.8337.3350.0364.4385.3404.6438.1473.2511.9546.3591.0634.4691.7746.0797.0882.679.146.567.771.881.789.3100.1109.1120.7144.8162.5175.8179.2193.9209.3220.2234.3241.0259.5272.6287.8296.6318.3333.0343.3363.7384.7411.9444.8479.3506.0551.2596.2635.5685.8747.2828.777.245.866.870.880.688.599.3108.3119.7143.4160.7173.6176.8191.0206.3216.7230.0236.5254.4266.7281.4290.1311.2325.2335.2355.1375.0401.2432.8466.3492.1536.2579.5617.6667.2726.5805.01.5.5.7.8.9.7.5.5.5.81.11.51.92.42.73.03.84.04.75.45.85.96.57.37.68.19.110.111.312.413.214.315.816.817.719.722.50.3.2.2.2.2.1.2.4.5.7.7.7.5.5.4.4.5.5.5.6.6.6.6.5.5.5.6.6.7.6.7.8.91.01.01.01.24.2-.92.63.811.027.633.437.329.615.27.313.49.413.117.318.118.316.415.820.620.722.319.117.021.221.619.926.228.432.540.439.838.256.260.249.753.895.0102.096.394.988.276.475.074.580.390.595.792.995.093.792.492.492.893.694.393.093.393.094.495.194.294.495.194.094.093.692.693.394.091.991.993.893.992.7100.695.093.686.975.774.474.079.789.694.691.893.892.391.090.991.191.992.491.091.291.092.392.992.092.292.791.691.591.190.190.791.389.389.491.291.25.0-2.03.75.111.823.625.025.519.79.54.37.15.06.37.67.67.26.45.77.06.77.05.64.95.85.64.96.06.06.47.46.76.08.18.16.26.1Seasonally adjusted annual ratesSeasonally adjusted840.0859.5870.2884.4910.8926.1943.7976.1996.61,019.01, 047.11,079.2112.6115.5118.1124.0138.0140.7142.8147.4145.1149.3156.0161.2121A744.0752.0760.4772.8785.4800.9828.7851.5869.7891.1918.0668.3680.6691.8702.6720.0739.5755.1774.3801.5818.7840.1854.6650.0662.2673.0683.4700.2719.2734.1752.6779.4795.6816.0829.017.317.417.718.218.819.420.020.721.222.023.023.81.0.91.11.11.0.91.01.1.91.01.11.859.263.560.257.852.945.945.854.450.051.051.163.391.991.592.092.493.294.294.393.494.194.194.393.189.489.089.589.990.691.691.790.891.591.591.690.38.18.58.07.66.85.85.76.65.95.95.76.9Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.268
TABLE C-18.— Total and per capita disposable personal income and personal consumptionexpenditures in current and 1958 dollars, 1929-73Disposable personal incomePersonal consumption expendituresYear or quarterTotal (billionsof dollars)Per capita(dollars)Total (billionsof dollars)Per capita(dollars)Population(thousands)iCurrentdollars1958dollarsCurrentdollars1958dollarsCurrentdollars1958dollarsCurrentdollars1958dollars192983.3150.66831,23677.2139.66341,145121,875193345.5112.236289345.8112.8364897125,690193970.3155.95371,19066.8148.25101,131131,02819401941 .1942194319441945194619471948194975.792.7116.9133.5146.3150.2160.0169.8189.1188.6166.3190.3213.4222.8231.6229.7227.0218.0229.8230.85736958679761,0571,0741 1321,1781,2901,2641,2591,4271,5821,6291 6731,6421 6061,5131,5671,54770.880.688.599.3108.3119.7143.4160.7173.6176.8155.7165.4161.4165.8171.4183.0203.5206.3210.8216.55366046567267828551,0141,1151,1841,1851,1781,2401 1971,2131 2381,3081 4391,4311,4381,451132,122133,402134 860136,739138 397139 928141 389144 126146,631149,1881950195119521953195419551956 . .1957 ._..19581959206.9226.6238.3252.6257.4275.3293.2308.5318.8337.3249.6255.7263.3275.4278.3296.7309.3315.8318.8333.01 3641,4691,5181,5831,5851 6661,7431,8011,8311,9051 6461,6571,6781,7261,7141,7951,8391,8441,8311,881191.0206.3216.7230.0236.5254.4266.7281.4290.1311.2230.5232.8239.4250.8255.7274.2281.4288.2290.1307.31,2591,3371,3811,4411,4561,5391,5851,6431,6661,7581 5201,5091,5251,5721,5751,6591,6731,6831,6661,735151 684154, 287156,954159,565162,391165 275168, 221171,274174,141177,0731960 . .196119621963196419651966196719681969350.0364.4385.3404.6438.1473.2511.9546.3591.0634.4340.2350.7367.3381.3407.9435.0458.9477.5499.0513.61,9371 9842,0652,1382,2832,4362 6042,7492,9453,1301,8831 9091,9692,0152,1262,2392 3352,4032,4862,534325.2335.2355.1375.0401.2432.8466.3492.1536.2579.5316.1322.5338.4353.3373.7397.7418.1430.1452.7469.11,8001,8251,9031,9812,0912,2282,3722,4762,6712,8591,7491 7561,8141,8671,9482,0472 1272,1642,2562,315180,671183 691186| 538189,242191,889194,303196 560198,712200, 706202,67719701971 . .19721973*691.7746.0797.0882.6534.8554.9577.9608.13,3763 6033,8164,1952,6102,6802,7672,890617.6667.2726.5805.0477.5496.3526.8554.73,0153,2223,4793,8262,3312,3972,5232,636204,879207,045208,842210,404Seasonally adjusted annual rates1971:1||IIIIV727.4744.0752.0760.4547.8554.6556.4560.93,5263,5983,6283,6582,6552 6822,6842,698650.0662.2673.0683.4489.5493 6498.0504.13,1513,2023,2463,2882,3732 3872,4022,425206,306206,795207,313207,8621972-1IIIllIV772.8785.4800.9828.7565.7571.6579.3595.13,7113,7653 8313,9552 7162,7402 7712,841700.2719.2734.1752.6512.5523.4531.0540.53,3623,4473,5113,5922,4612,5092 5402,580208, 259208,634209 058209,5141973:1IIIllIV v851.5869.7891.1918.0603.9604.8603.5613.94,0574,1374,2314,3502,8782,8772,8942,909779.4795.6816.0829.0552.7553.3558.1554.53,7143,7853,8743,9282,6342,6322,6502,627209,871210,221210,618211,0361 Population of the United States including Armed Forces overseas; includes Alaska and Hawaii beginning 1960. Annualdata are for July 1; quarterly data are for middle of period, interpolated from monthly data.Source: Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau of the Census).269527-867 O - 74 - 18
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