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US Personal Income m/m: next release date and history

What it measures

Change in income households receive from all sources.

Why traders watch it

The fuel for future spending; read with the savings rate.

Usual market effect. Actual above forecast is typically good for the dollar.

Release details

Published by
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Frequency
Monthly, with PCE
Time zone
All release times shown in US Eastern (ET)
History held
22 releases, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026

Last 22 releases — actual vs forecast

22 releases · oldest → newest-0.4 … 0.9
ReleaseActualForecastPreviousRead
Sep 2026 2026-09-30 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% Bullish
Sep 2026 2026-09-29 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% Bullish
Aug 2026 2026-08-26 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% Bearish
Jul 2026 2026-07-30 0.2% 0.3% 0.7% Bullish
Jul 2026 2026-07-29 0.2% 0.3% 0.7% Bullish
Jun 2026 2026-06-25 0.7% 0.4% 0.0% Bearish
May 2026 2026-05-28 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% Bullish
Apr 2026 2026-04-30 0.6% 0.3% 0.0% Bearish
Apr 2026 2026-04-09 -0.1% 0.3% 0.4% Bullish
Feb 2026 2026-02-20 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% In line
Jan 2026 2026-01-22 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Bullish
Sep 2025 2025-09-26 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% Bearish
Aug 2025 2025-08-29 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% In line
Jul 2025 2025-07-31 0.3% 0.2% -0.4% Bearish
Jun 2025 2025-06-27 -0.4% 0.3% 0.7% Bullish
Apr 2025 2025-04-30 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% Bearish
Mar 2025 2025-03-28 0.8% 0.4% 0.7% Bearish
Feb 2025 2025-02-28 0.9% 0.4% 0.4% Bearish
Jan 2025 2025-01-31 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% In line
Dec 2024 2024-12-20 0.3% 0.4% 0.7% Bullish
Nov 2024 2024-11-27 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% Bearish
Oct 2024 2024-10-31 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% In line

“Read” is Tape Desk's own bullish/bearish call on how the surprise usually lands for US stock indexes. It is a rule of thumb, not advice.

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