Personal income increased $86.2 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in December, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $75.7 billion (0.3 percent), and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $91.0 billion (0.4 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $90.2 billion in December. Personal saving was $830.8 billion in December, and the personal saving rate-personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income-was 3.6 percent. Full Text

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 (October, November, and December), according to the advance estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 4.4 percent. The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter were increases in consumer spending and investment. These movements were partly offset by decreases in government spending and exports. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, decreased. Full Text

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in December 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $53.0 billion in November (revised) to $70.3 billion in December, as imports increased and exports decreased. The goods deficit increased $15.7 billion in December to $99.3 billion. The services surplus decreased $1.6 billion in December to $29.0 billion. Full Text

Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) by state increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.3 percent in Massachusetts to -0.2 percent in Montana. Real PCE for the nation increased 2.9 percent in 2024. Real personal income increased in 46 states and the District of Columbia in 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.5 percent in California to -2.2 percent in North Dakota. Real personal income for the nation increased 2.9 percent in 2024. Full Text