Real Disposable Income
US Real Disposable Personal Income — Historical Chart
$18,056B
▲ 0.52% YoYJun 2026
All-Time High
$20,520B
All-Time Low
$2,318.4B
Data Since
1959
Source: FRED / BEAShaded = NBER recessions
Inflation-adjusted personal income after taxes, in billions of chained 2017 dollars. The true measure of consumer purchasing power. The COVID-era transfer payments caused the largest single-year spike in history (+12% in 2020), followed by real declines as inflation eroded purchasing power in 2021–2022.