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Economic Statistics Briefing Room
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CHART: Disposable Personal Income
CHART: Disposable Personal Income

Disposable Personal Income

In July 2004, real disposable personal income increased 0.1 percent at a seasonally adjusted monthly rate.

Previous
0.0

June 2004
(% change)


Current
+0.1

July 2004
(% change)
Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of August 30, 2004.
CHART: Per Capita Income
CHART: Per Capita Income

Per Capita Income

In July 2004, per capita real disposable personal income (at a seasonally adjusted annual rate) increased $14.

Previous
$27,052

June 2004
(chained [2000] dollars)


Current
$27,066

July 2004
(chained [2000] dollars)
Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of August 30, 2004.
CHART: Farm Income
CHART: Farm Income

Farm Sector Income

The 2004 forecast net value added of $93 billion is down almost $6 billion from 2003's record level, but still $3.8 billion higher than the 1994-2003 average. After payments to stakeholders, the residual income is net farm income, which is forecast to be $47.6 billion, down 13% from 2003 but only slightly below its 10-year average of $48.2 billion.

Previous
$54.9

2003
(billions of dollars)


Current
$47.6

2004 (forecast)
(billions of dollars)
Provided by Economic Research Service, USDA as of November 4, 2003.
CHART: Income by Definition
CHART: Income by Definition

Household Income

Compared with 1967, the first year for which household income statistics are available, 2003 real (inflation adjusted) median household income is up 30 percent. Over this period, median income tended to rise and fall along with the business cycle. Real median income peaked in 1999, was unchanged in 2000, declined over the next 2 years (by a cumulative 3.3 percent), and was unchanged in 2003.

Previous
$43,381

2002
in 2002 dollars


Current
$43,318

2003
in 2002 dollars
Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of August 26, 2004.
CHART: Poverty Rates
CHART: Poverty Rates

Poverty

For the third consecutive year the poverty rate rose, from 12.1 percent in 2002 to 12.5 percent in 2003. The number of people in poverty increased also, by 1.3 million, to 35.9 million in 2003.

Previous
12.1

2002
percent


Current
12.5

2003
percent
Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of August 26, 2004.
CHART: Household Wealth
CHART: Household Wealth

Household Wealth

Median household net worth in 1995 was $40,200, a figure not significantly different from the 1993 median household net worth of $39,590 (in 1995 dollars).

Previous
$39,590

1993
(in 1995 dollars)


Current
$40,200

1995
Provided by U.S. Bureau of the Census / Survey of Income and Program Participation as of September 4, 2001.

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