New data show much faster growth in wages and incomes.
Wages and salary figures have been going up faster than previously estimated, with the year-over-year increase revised from 3.6% to 5.5%. Even after adjusting for inflation, that is 4.1%.
Overall personal income is up, transfer receipts (welfare) are down, and savings is up. Americans are relying less on the government and saving more of what they earn. Personal savings is 8.1%, not the 6.1% that had been estimated. Consumer spending is up despite the increase in savings. The fact that spending isn't accompanied by a household debt increase makes the economic expansion more durable.
The numbers for the first quarter of 2019 look particularly good for reducing income inequality. Corporate profits declined while wages grew at an annualized rate of 10.1%.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday August 02 2019, @06:41PM (1 child)
Remember when Obama was President and all these economy numbers were FAKE NEWS?
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday August 02 2019, @06:57PM
Unemployment numbers still are. Wage numbers a less so.
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