Real Disposable Personal Income

Real Disposable Personal Income is income received by people before or after stated adjustments, reported as Billions of Chained 2017 Dollars.

18410.50

Billions of Chained 2017 Dollars

Updated 2026-08-01 · monthly→ Stable

Real Disposable Personal Income — latest reading: 18410.50 billions of chained 2017 dollars. As of August 2026, it is up 1.3% over the past 12 months, well above its 10-year average. Source: DSPIC96, US Bureau of Economic Analysis, published monthly. Reported as published, without transformation; the publisher may revise it. Higher than all but 2 of 812 readings since 1959-01-01. Last at or above this level on 2026-07-01.

Min

2318.40

Max

20510.30

Average

8675.07

10Y Percentile

98%

3M Change

+0.6%

Aug 2026 · 18,410.5 Billions of Chained 2017 Dollars
NBER recession periods

Real Disposable Personal Income (DSPIC96) — 812 observations from 1959-01-01 to 2026-08-01. Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Red shading indicates NBER recession periods.

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How these numbers changed

Every figure above is the current one. These are the same periods as first published — what Real Disposable Personal Income said on the day, before it was restated. Measured in Billions of Chained 2017 Dollars.

PeriodFirst printNowChangeRepublished
Jul 202618122.518415.4+292.91×
Jun 202618056.118358.4+302.32×
May 202617983.818292.8+3093×
Apr 202617932.618231.9+299.34×
Mar 202618108.718301.6+192.93×
Feb 202618100.818284.8+1844×
Jan 202618203.218322.5+119.35×
Dec 202518032.218208.6+176.44×
Nov 202518031.218201.5+170.35×
Oct 202518018.718168.4+149.75×
Sep 202518116.118192.7+76.64×

Real Disposable Personal Income for July 2026 first printed at 18122.5 on August 26, 2026, was revised once, and now reads up to 18415.4. Recompute any row from FRED's own vintage archive.

Macro Regime Context

The growth regime is currently late cycle (72% confidence).

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3-Month

+0.6%

6-Month

+0.7%

12-Month

+1.3%

What this means

Real Disposable Personal Income is currently at 18410.50 billions of chained 2017 dollars, which is well above its 10-year historical average. The trend is stable (+0.6% over the past 3 months).

Over the past 6 months the change is +0.7%, and over 12 months it is +1.3%. The short-term pace is consistent with the longer trend.

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MacroRadar, "Real Disposable Personal Income," https://www.macroradar.io/real-disposable-personal-income (as of August 2026).