Personal Spending Rose 0.4% In June, Income Fell 1.3%

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With personal spending increasing by slightly more than expected and personal income falling by more than expected, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing a notable decline in the personal savings rate in June.

The report showed that personal spending rose 0.4 percent in June following a revised 0.1 percent increase in May. Economists had been expecting spending to increase by 0.3 percent compared to the 0.3 percent increase originally reported for the previous month.

At the same time, the Commerce Department said that personal income fell by 1.3 percent in June after increasing by a revised 1.3 percent in the previous month. The decrease compares to economist estimates of a 1.0 percent decline.

Subsequently, the report said that personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income was 4.6 percent in June compared with 6.2 percent in May.

With personal spending increasing by slightly more than expected and personal income falling by more than expected, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing a notable decline in the personal savings rate in June. (Market News Provided by RTTNews)