Income in the United States falls 4.2% in May 2020, while spending grows 8.2%.
Those funds boosted incomes in April by 10.8%, but the effect wore off in May and income fell 4.2%, the latest Commerce Department data showed, although that was a less severe drop than expected.
The personal savings rate remained high at 23.2%, which Oxford Economics noted was the second highest ever after the 32.3% in April and predicted savings would remain elevated given the widespread joblessness and uncertainty.
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