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August 30, 2018US PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAY, JULY 2018 
The US Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that US personal income increased $54.8 billion, or 0.3 per cent in July 2018 (seasonally adjusted levels at annualized rates).
The increase in personal income in July primarily reflected increases in wages and salaries, personal dividend income, and rental income.
US personal disposable increased $52.5 billion, or 0.3 per cent in July 2018.
In real per capita terms, US disposable personal income increased $65.0 billion of Chained (2012) dollars or 0.2 per cent in July 2018.
US personal consumption expenditures increased $49.3 billion, or 0.4 per cent in July 2018
Personal savings (disposable personal income minus personal consumer expenditures, interest paid, and transfers to government and the rest of the world) was $1,048.1 billion, in July 2018.
The personal savings rate was 6.7 per cent of disposable income.
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
Press Release and Table 2.6. Personal Income and Its Disposition, Monthly NIPA
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