PERSONAL INCOME: The total income received by the members of the domestic household sector, which may or may not be earned from productive activities during a given period of time, usually one year. The primary use of personal income is to measure the income actually paid out to the household sector. After adjusting for income taxes, personal income forms the basis for consumption expenditures on gross domestic product.

     See also | income | household sector | national income | disposable income | gross domestic product | net domestic product | National Income and Product Accounts | Bureau of Economic Analysis | personal income tax | income earned but not received | income received but not earned | personal income and disposable income | national income and personal income |

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