The 2017-18 Budget: Update on Per Capita Personal Income

Mar 30, 2017 - To determine per capita personal income, the state relies upon income da ta from the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis and state population estimates from the Department of Finance. Regarding the income data, the state compares growth in per capita personal income from the fourth quarter (last three months) of two years ago with last year ’s fourth quarter.
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