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Personal income
As of Aug 2026, the personal income had risen 4.3% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 4.5% in Jul 2026. The latest value was $27.63T.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Aug 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Aug 2026)
$27.63T
Change from Jul 2026
+0.2%
A year earlier
$26.50T
12-month change
+4.3%
$27.63T Aug 2026 · Billions of dollars
Billions of dollars. Data from Jan 1959 to Aug 2026 (812 observations).
What it measures
Personal income is the income households receive from wages, businesses, investments, rent and government benefits, before taxes, in current dollars at an annual rate.
- Official title
- Personal Income
- Units
- Billions of dollars
- Frequency and adjustment
- Monthly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $27.63T | +0.2% | +4.3% |
| Jul 2026 | $27.56T | +0.3% | +4.5% |
| Jun 2026 | $27.48T | +0.2% | +4.7% |
| May 2026 | $27.42T | +0.7% | +4.8% |
| Apr 2026 | $27.22T | +0.1% | +3.7% |
| Mar 2026 | $27.19T | +0.7% | +4.4% |
| Feb 2026 | $27.01T | +0.1% | +4.5% |
| Jan 2026 | $26.97T | +0.6% | +4.8% |
| Dec 2025 | $26.81T | +0.3% | +4.8% |
| Nov 2025 | $26.73T | +0.4% | +4.8% |
| Oct 2025 | $26.63T | +0.1% | +4.9% |
| Sep 2025 | $26.60T | +0.4% | +5.4% |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Personal Income [PI], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PI, Oct 27, 2026.
- View PI on FRED® · U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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