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Data Set NameReal Personal Consumption Expenditures
Data Graph(s):
U.S. Real Consumer Spending
U.S. Real Consumer Spending - Recent History 

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Data Set Name Real Personal Consumption Expenditures
Units of Measure Billions of Chained 2000 Dollars 
Last Updated 5/21/2013
Source St.Louis Federal Reserve 
Source URL http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/data/PCECC96.txt   
Source Document  
Editor (no editor) 
Data Set Legend Real Personal Consumption Expenditures  
Notes  
1947 Q1 $1,131.5  0%
1947 Q2 $1,149.7  0.21%
1947 Q3 $1,153.4  0.25%
1947 Q4 $1,153.8  0.26%
1948 Q1 $1,159.6  0.33%
1948 Q2 $1,173.0  0.48%
1948 Q3 $1,174.8  0.5%
1948 Q4 $1,184.1  0.61%
1949 Q1 $1,186.0  0.63%
1949 Q2 $1,204.1  0.84%
1949 Q3 $1,206.9  0.88%
1949 Q4 $1,224.5  1.08%
1950 Q1 $1,244.9  1.32%
1950 Q2 $1,265.4  1.56%
1950 Q3 $1,330.3  2.31%
1950 Q4 $1,290.2  1.84%
1951 Q1 $1,321.4  2.21%
1951 Q2 $1,284.1  1.77%
1951 Q3 $1,299.1  1.95%
1951 Q4 $1,306.7  2.04%
1952 Q1 $1,309.6  2.07%
1952 Q2 $1,335.3  2.37%
1952 Q3 $1,341.8  2.44%
1952 Q4 $1,389.2  2.99%
1953 Q1 $1,405.7  3.19%
1953 Q2 $1,414.2  3.28%
1953 Q3 $1,411.0  3.25%
1953 Q4 $1,401.6  3.14%
1954 Q1 $1,406.7  3.2%
1954 Q2 $1,425.0  3.41%
1954 Q3 $1,444.4  3.63%
1954 Q4 $1,474.7  3.99%
1955 Q1 $1,507.8  4.37%
1955 Q2 $1,536.6  4.71%
1955 Q3 $1,555.6  4.93%
1955 Q4 $1,575.2  5.15%
1956 Q1 $1,577.8  5.18%
1956 Q2 $1,583.0  5.24%
1956 Q3 $1,586.6  5.29%
1956 Q4 $1,608.4  5.54%
1957 Q1 $1,619.5  5.67%
1957 Q2 $1,622.4  5.7%
1957 Q3 $1,635.3  5.85%
1957 Q4 $1,636.1  5.86%
1958 Q1 $1,613.9  5.6%
1958 Q2 $1,627.1  5.76%
1958 Q3 $1,653.8  6.07%
1958 Q4 $1,675.6  6.32%
1959 Q1 $1,706.7  6.68%
1959 Q2 $1,732.9  6.99%
1959 Q3 $1,751.0  7.2%
1959 Q4 $1,752.9  7.22%
1960 Q1 $1,769.7  7.41%
1960 Q2 $1,792.1  7.67%
1960 Q3 $1,785.0  7.59%
1960 Q4 $1,787.4  7.62%
1961 Q1 $1,786.9  7.61%
1961 Q2 $1,813.4  7.92%
1961 Q3 $1,822.2  8.02%
1961 Q4 $1,858.7  8.45%
1962 Q1 $1,878.5  8.68%
1962 Q2 $1,901.6  8.95%
1962 Q3 $1,917.0  9.12%
1962 Q4 $1,944.2  9.44%
1963 Q1 $1,957.3  9.59%
1963 Q2 $1,976.0  9.81%
1963 Q3 $2,002.9  10.12%
1963 Q4 $2,019.6  10.32%
1964 Q1 $2,059.5  10.78%
1964 Q2 $2,095.8  11.2%
1964 Q3 $2,134.3  11.65%
1964 Q4 $2,140.2  11.72%
1965 Q1 $2,187.8  12.27%
1965 Q2 $2,212.0  12.55%
1965 Q3 $2,250.0  12.99%
1965 Q4 $2,313.2  13.73%
1966 Q1 $2,347.4  14.12%
1966 Q2 $2,353.5  14.2%
1966 Q3 $2,380.4  14.51%
1966 Q4 $2,390.3  14.62%
1967 Q1 $2,404.2  14.78%
1967 Q2 $2,437.0  15.17%
1967 Q3 $2,449.5  15.31%
1967 Q4 $2,464.6  15.49%
1968 Q1 $2,523.4  16.17%
1968 Q2 $2,562.1  16.62%
1968 Q3 $2,610.3  17.18%
1968 Q4 $2,622.3  17.32%
1969 Q1 $2,651.7  17.66%
1969 Q2 $2,668.6  17.86%
1969 Q3 $2,681.5  18.01%
1969 Q4 $2,702.9  18.25%
1970 Q1 $2,719.5  18.45%
1970 Q2 $2,731.9  18.59%
1970 Q3 $2,755.9  18.87%
1970 Q4 $2,748.4  18.78%
1971 Q1 $2,800.9  19.39%
1971 Q2 $2,826.6  19.69%
1971 Q3 $2,849.1  19.95%
1971 Q4 $2,896.5  20.5%
1972 Q1 $2,935.2  20.95%
1972 Q2 $2,991.2  21.6%
1972 Q3 $3,037.4  22.14%
1972 Q4 $3,108.6  22.97%
1973 Q1 $3,165.5  23.63%
1973 Q2 $3,163.9  23.61%
1973 Q3 $3,175.3  23.74%
1973 Q4 $3,166.0  23.63%
1974 Q1 $3,138.3  23.31%
1974 Q2 $3,149.2  23.44%
1974 Q3 $3,162.2  23.59%
1974 Q4 $3,115.8  23.05%
1975 Q1 $3,142.0  23.35%
1975 Q2 $3,194.4  23.96%
1975 Q3 $3,239.9  24.49%
1975 Q4 $3,274.2  24.89%
1976 Q1 $3,339.6  25.65%
1976 Q2 $3,370.3  26.01%
1976 Q3 $3,405.9  26.42%
1976 Q4 $3,450.3  26.94%
1977 Q1 $3,489.7  27.39%
1977 Q2 $3,509.0  27.62%
1977 Q3 $3,542.5  28.01%
1977 Q4 $3,595.9  28.63%
1978 Q1 $3,616.9  28.87%
1978 Q2 $3,694.2  29.77%
1978 Q3 $3,709.7  29.95%
1978 Q4 $3,739.6  30.3%
1979 Q1 $3,758.5  30.52%
1979 Q2 $3,756.3  30.49%
1979 Q3 $3,793.2  30.92%
1979 Q4 $3,803.3  31.04%
1980 Q1 $3,796.7  30.96%
1980 Q2 $3,710.5  29.96%
1980 Q3 $3,750.3  30.42%
1980 Q4 $3,800.3  31%
1981 Q1 $3,821.1  31.24%
1981 Q2 $3,821.1  31.24%
1981 Q3 $3,836.6  31.42%
1981 Q4 $3,807.6  31.09%
1982 Q1 $3,832.2  31.37%
1982 Q2 $3,845.9  31.53%
1982 Q3 $3,875.4  31.87%
1982 Q4 $3,946.1  32.7%
1983 Q1 $3,984.8  33.15%
1983 Q2 $4,063.9  34.06%
1983 Q3 $4,135.7  34.9%
1983 Q4 $4,201.3  35.66%
1984 Q1 $4,237.3  36.08%
1984 Q2 $4,297.9  36.78%
1984 Q3 $4,331.1  37.17%
1984 Q4 $4,388.1  37.83%
1985 Q1 $4,462.5  38.69%
1985 Q2 $4,503.2  39.17%
1985 Q3 $4,588.7  40.16%
1985 Q4 $4,598.8  40.28%
1986 Q1 $4,637.2  40.72%
1986 Q2 $4,686.6  41.3%
1986 Q3 $4,768.5  42.25%
1986 Q4 $4,797.2  42.58%
1987 Q1 $4,789.9  42.5%
1987 Q2 $4,854.0  43.24%
1987 Q3 $4,908.2  43.87%
1987 Q4 $4,920.0  44.01%
1988 Q1 $5,002.2  44.96%
1988 Q2 $5,038.5  45.39%
1988 Q3 $5,078.3  45.85%
1988 Q4 $5,138.1  46.54%
1989 Q1 $5,156.9  46.76%
1989 Q2 $5,180.0  47.03%
1989 Q3 $5,233.7  47.65%
1989 Q4 $5,259.3  47.95%
1990 Q1 $5,300.9  48.43%
1990 Q2 $5,318.4  48.64%
1990 Q3 $5,338.6  48.87%
1990 Q4 $5,297.0  48.39%
1991 Q1 $5,282.0  48.21%
1991 Q2 $5,322.2  48.68%
1991 Q3 $5,342.6  48.92%
1991 Q4 $5,340.2  48.89%
1992 Q1 $5,432.0  49.96%
1992 Q2 $5,464.2  50.33%
1992 Q3 $5,524.6  51.03%
1992 Q4 $5,592.0  51.82%
1993 Q1 $5,614.7  52.08%
1993 Q2 $5,668.6  52.7%
1993 Q3 $5,730.1  53.42%
1993 Q4 $5,781.1  54.01%
1994 Q1 $5,845.5  54.76%
1994 Q2 $5,888.8  55.26%
1994 Q3 $5,936.0  55.81%
1994 Q4 $5,994.6  56.49%
1995 Q1 $6,001.6  56.57%
1995 Q2 $6,050.8  57.14%
1995 Q3 $6,104.9  57.77%
1995 Q4 $6,147.8  58.27%
1996 Q1 $6,204.0  58.92%
1996 Q2 $6,274.2  59.74%
1996 Q3 $6,311.8  60.18%
1996 Q4 $6,363.2  60.77%
1997 Q1 $6,427.3  61.52%
1997 Q2 $6,453.3  61.82%
1997 Q3 $6,563.0  63.09%
1997 Q4 $6,638.1  63.97%
1998 Q1 $6,704.1  64.73%
1998 Q2 $6,819.5  66.07%
1998 Q3 $6,909.9  67.12%
1998 Q4 $7,015.9  68.36%
1999 Q1 $7,085.1  69.16%
1999 Q2 $7,196.6  70.45%
1999 Q3 $7,283.1  71.46%
1999 Q4 $7,385.8  72.65%
2000 Q1 $7,497.8  73.95%
2000 Q2 $7,568.3  74.77%
2000 Q3 $7,642.4  75.63%
2000 Q4 $7,710.0  76.42%
2001 Q1 $7,740.8  76.78%
2001 Q2 $7,770.0  77.12%
2001 Q3 $7,804.2  77.51%
2001 Q4 $7,926.4  78.93%
2002 Q1 $7,953.7  79.25%
2002 Q2 $7,994.1  79.72%
2002 Q3 $8,048.3  80.35%
2002 Q4 $8,076.9  80.68%
2003 Q1 $8,117.7  81.15%
2003 Q2 $8,198.1  82.09%
2003 Q3 $8,308.5  83.37%
2003 Q4 $8,353.7  83.9%
2004 Q1 $8,427.6  84.75%
2004 Q2 $8,465.1  85.19%
2004 Q3 $8,539.1  86.05%
2004 Q4 $8,631.3  87.12%
2005 Q1 $8,700.1  87.92%
2005 Q2 $8,786.2  88.92%
2005 Q3 $8,852.9  89.7%
2005 Q4 $8,874.9  89.95%
2006 Q1 $8,965.8  91.01%
2006 Q2 $9,019.8  91.63%
2006 Q3 $9,073.9  92.26%
2006 Q4 $9,158.3  93.24%
2007 Q1 $9,209.2  93.83%
2007 Q2 $9,244.5  94.24%
2007 Q3 $9,285.2  94.72%
2007 Q4 $9,312.6  95.04%
2008 Q1 $9,289.1  94.76%
2008 Q2 $9,285.8  94.72%
2008 Q3 $9,196.0  93.68%
2008 Q4 $9,076.0  92.29%
2009 Q1 $9,039.5  91.86%
2009 Q2 $8,999.3  91.4%
2009 Q3 $9,046.2  91.94%
2009 Q4 $9,045.4  91.93%
2010 Q1 $9,100.8  92.57%
2010 Q2 $9,159.4  93.26%
2010 Q3 $9,216.0  93.91%
2010 Q4 $9,308.5  94.99%
2011 Q1 $9,380.9  95.83%
2011 Q2 $9,403.2  96.09%
2011 Q3 $9,441.9  96.54%
2011 Q4 $9,489.3  97.09%
2012 Q1 $9,546.8  97.76%
2012 Q2 $9,582.5  98.17%
2012 Q3 $9,620.1  98.61%
2012 Q4 $9,663.9  99.12%
2013 Q1 $9,740.0  100%