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8:30 AM ET, Jun 29, 2007 - 1 minute ago
U.S. May real consumer spending up 0.1%
U.S. May real disposable incomes fall 0.1%
U.S. May pesonal savings rate falls to -1.4%
U.S. May consumer spending up 0.5% vs. 0.7% expected
U.S. May incomes up 0.4% vs. 0.6% expected
U.S. core inflation within Fed comfort zone
U.S. core consumer inflation up 1.9% vs. year ago
U.S. May core consumer prices up 0.1% as expected

ECONOMIC REPORT: Core inflation stays within Fed's comfort zone; Real disposable incomes, consumer spending tepid again in May
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch Last Update: 8:30 AM ET Jun 29, 2007

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Core consumer prices increased just 0.1% as expected in May, the Commerce Department reported Friday, leaving core inflation within the Federal Reserve's comfort zone for a second straight month.
Core prices - which exclude food and energy costs - are up just 1.9% in the past 12 months, just inside the central bank's unofficial 1% to 2% target range. It's the smallest year-over-year gain in the core personal consumption price index since March 2004. Core inflation had risen 2% in the year ending in April.
However, higher energy prices pushed up overall inflation to a 0.5% gain in May, eating into consumers' disposable incomes and spending. It's the highest headline inflation in 13 months.
Real consumer spending (adjusted for inflation) increased 0.1% in May, the third straight month of tepid spending.
Real disposable incomes (after taxes and inflation) fell 0.1%, the second straight decline, likely a seasonal effect of the large bonuses paid earlier in the year. Real disposable incomes are up 3.4% in the past year.
In nominal terms (not adjusted for inflation), incomes rose 0.4%, while spending increased 0.5%, weaker than expected. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch were looking for incomes to rise 0.6% and spending to increase 0.7%.
On Thursday, the Federal Reserve said it wasn't convinced that the moderation in core inflation would be sustained. The Fed kept interest rates steady, while warning that higher inflation, not recession, remains the greatest risk to a healthy economy.

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With real disposable incomes falling and spending up, the personal savings rate fell to negative 1.4% from negative 1.2% in April. It's the 26th consecutive month in which households spent more than their take-home pay.
A negative savings rate is possible if consumers buy on credit or sell assets to fund purchases.
Real spending on durable goods increased 0.6%, spending on nondurable goods increased 0.2% and spending on services fell 0.1%.
Income from wages and salaries increased 0.4%. Proprietors' income increased 0.1%. Income on assets rose 0.4%, while rental income increased 1%.