A–Z of economic indicators

1000 entries. Search for an economic indicator or choose a letter to browse the glossary — abbreviations such as “NFP” or “CPI” find the same pages.

8 results for “Personal income”

U.S. Personal Income MoM

A monthly Bureau of Economic Analysis measure of the change in income received by U.S. households and nonprofit institutions serving households.

Personal IncomeUS Personal IncomeUnited States Personal IncomeModerate volatility

Core PCE Price Index

A U.S. measure of underlying consumer inflation based on personal consumption expenditures, excluding food and energy.

Core PCECore PCE PricesCore Personal Consumption Expenditures Price IndexHigh volatility

Core PCE Price Index MoM

A monthly U.S. measure of underlying consumer-price inflation based on personal consumption expenditures, excluding food and energy.

Core PCECore PCE inflationPCE price index excluding food and energyHigh volatility

U.S. Personal Spending MoM

A monthly measure of changes in U.S. consumer spending, based on personal consumption expenditures (PCE).

Personal SpendingConsumer SpendingPersonal Consumption ExpendituresHigh volatility

Dallas Fed Trimmed Mean PCE Inflation Rate

An alternative U.S. core-inflation measure that trims unusually large price changes from PCE price data.

Dallas Fed Trimmed Mean PCETrimmed Mean PCEDallas Fed PCE inflationModerate volatility

PCE Price Index

A monthly U.S. inflation measure based on the prices paid for personal consumption expenditures.

PCE PricesPersonal Consumption Expenditures Price Indexheadline PCE inflationHigh volatility

Core PCE Price Index YoY

A U.S. measure of underlying consumer inflation that excludes food and energy prices.

core PCE inflationPCE price index excluding food and energycore personal consumption expenditures deflatorHigh volatility

What Is Fiscal Drag and How Does It Affect the Economy?

Fiscal drag is the quiet rise in tax receipts that happens when tax thresholds stay frozen while wages and prices rise — no increase in headline tax rates required.

bracket creepstealth taxthreshold freeze