Real Consumer Spending Flat.
Personal Income/Outlays (September 2012)
Personal Income – Month/Month 0.4%
Consumer Spending – Month/Month 0.8%
PCE Price Index — Month/Month 0.4%
Core PCE price index – Month/Month 0.1%
PCE Price Index — Year/Year 1.7%
Core PCE price index – Year/Year 1.7%
The gains in spending were largely due to inflation.
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey (October 2012)
Bus Activity Index +1.8. Previous was -0.9
Production Index +7.9. Previous was 10.0.