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CHART: Disposable Personal Income, '98-'00
 		Disposable Personal Income
In May 2000, real disposable personal income increased 0.4 percent at a seasonally adjusted monthly rate.

Previous
 +0.4
April 2000
 (% change)

Current
 +0.4
May 2000
 (% change)
Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of June 30, 2000.

CHART: Per Capita Income, '98-'00
 		Per Capita Income
In May 2000, per capita real disposable personal income increased $70 at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.

Previous
 +$86
April 2000
 (chained [1996] dollars)

Current
 +$70
May 2000
 (chained [1996] dollars)
Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of June 30, 2000.

CHART: Farm Income
 		Farm Sector Income
Net farm income in 2000 is forecast at $39.7 billion.

Previous
 $44.2
1999 (preliminary)
 (billions of dollars)

Current
 $39.7
2000 (forecast)
 (billions of dollars)
Provided by Economic Research Service, USDA as of April 19, 2000.

CHART: Median Household Income by Race and Hispanic Origin: 1972 to 1998
 		Household Income
Between 1997 and 1998, real median household income increased 3.5 percent to $38,885, the highest median household income level ever recorded. Among the racial groups, non-Hispanic Whites were the only group to have a significant increase in their real median household income between 1997 and 1998--3.0 percent. Hispanic households (who may be of any race) had a 4.8 percent increase in real median income between 1997 and 1998 (not statistically different from the percent increase for non-Hispanic Whites).

Previous
 $37,581
1997
 (in 1998 dollars)

Current
 $38,885
1998
 (in 1998 dollars)
Provided by U.S. Bureau of the Census / Current Population Survey as of September 30, 1999.

CHART: Poverty Rates
 		Poverty
The poverty rate for the United States dropped to 12.7 percent in 1998, down from 13.3 percent in 1997. The number of poor dropped significantly also, to 34.5 million people, down from 35.6 million in 1997. *The percentage point change from 1997 to 1998 was -0.5. As a result of rounding, this difference appears to be slightly lower than the difference in the reported rates.

Previous
 13.3
1997
 percent

Current
 12.7*
1998
 percent
Provided by U.S. Bureau of the Census / Current Population Survey as of September 30, 1999.

CHART: Household Wealth
 		Household Wealth
Median net worth was $37,587 in 1993. Differences by age group and race were significant.

Previous
 $38,500
1991
 in 1993 dollars

Current
 $37,587
1993
Provided by U.S. Bureau of the Census / Survey of Income and Program Participation as of September 25, 1995.

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