{
  "id": 3507810,
  "title": "Personal Income and Outlays, July 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/personal-income-and-outlays-july-2026",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bureau of Economic Analysis",
    "slug": "bureau-of-economic-analysis",
    "url": "https://www.bea.gov/news/2026/personal-income-and-outlays-july-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Personal income in the United States rose $115.1 billion in July, according to estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income climbed $125.9 billion, while personal consumption expenditures increased $36.3 billion. Personal outlays, encompassing PCE, personal interest payments, and personal transfer payments, grew $36.6 billion. Personal saving totaled $712.0 billion, with a saving rate of 3.0 percent of disposable income. The primary drivers of the income increase were higher compensation, government social benefits, and asset income receipts. The rise in personal consumption expenditures was driven by a $86.2 billion surge in service spending, partially offset by a $49.9 billion decline in goods spending. Real PCE grew $1.3 billion, though less than 0.1 percent monthly. Both PCE and food/energy prices increased 0.2 percent, while excluding these categories, PCE rose 3.3 percent from the same period a year prior. Starting September 30, 2026, updated national, industry, and regional data will be released simultaneously.",
  "summary": "Personal income increased $115.1 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in July, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $125.9 billion (0.5 percent), and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $36.3 billion (0.2 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}