Article by Peter S. Yoo, "The Tax Man Cometh: Consumer Spending and Tax Payments," Pages 37-44, January/February 1996. DATA SOURCE: Bureau of Economic Analysis Variable Descriptions YPXM Personal Tax and Nontax Payments (Bil.$) YPM Personal Income (Bil.$) YPDM Disposable Personal Income (Bil.$) CM Personal Consumption Expenditures (Bil.$) YPSVM Personal Saving (Bil.$) Figure 1 and Table 2 Date YPXM 59 42.3 5902 42.8 5903 43.4 5904 43.7 5905 44.2 5906 44.4 5907 44.9 5908 44.8 5909 45.1 5910 45.5 5911 46 5912 46.7 60 47.2 6002 47.7 6003 48.1 6004 48.5 6005 48.7 6006 48.8 6007 48.8 6008 49.2 6009 49.3 6010 49.5 6011 49.5 6012 49.3 61 49.5 6102 49.5 6103 49.7 6104 49.6 6105 49.9 6106 50 6107 50.2 6108 50.5 6109 50.8 6110 51 6111 51.3 6112 51.4 62 52 6202 52.3 6203 52.8 6204 53.7 6205 54.2 6206 54.8 6207 55.1 6208 55.5 6209 55.9 6210 56.4 6211 57 6212 57.3 63 57.3 6302 57.4 6303 57.7 6304 57.3 6305 57.9 6306 58.1 6307 58.1 6308 58.2 6309 58.2 6310 58.3 6311 58.5 6312 58.9 64 59.5 6402 60.3 6403 52.2 6404 53 6405 53.8 6406 54.2 6407 54.9 6408 55.8 6409 56.2 6410 56.7 6411 57.3 6412 58 65 60.6 6502 60.8 6503 61.9 6504 63.6 6505 61.2 6506 62.3 6507 61 6508 61 6509 61.6 6510 61.8 6511 62.6 6512 63.8 66 65 6602 66 6603 67.3 6604 69.1 6605 70.4 6606 71.2 6607 71.9 6608 72.4 6609 73.1 6610 74 6611 75.5 6612 76 67 76.3 6702 76.1 6703 75.7 6704 75.4 6705 75.5 6706 76.3 6707 77.8 6708 79.1 6709 79.9 6710 79.9 6711 80.8 6712 81.6 68 82.4 6802 83.5 6803 83.9 6804 85.4 6805 87 6806 87.8 6807 93.8 6808 96.8 6809 100.6 6810 100 6811 101.4 6812 102.4 69 104.4 6902 108.2 6903 111 6904 114.5 6905 110.3 6906 108.7 6907 108.5 6908 109.5 6909 110.4 6910 110.7 6911 110.7 6912 111.7 70 110 7002 110.2 7003 111 7004 112 7005 110.4 7006 111.9 7007 106.2 7008 106.3 7009 107 7010 107.1 7011 107.8 7012 107.8 71 103.5 7102 104.5 7103 105.1 7104 106.2 7105 107 7106 107.5 7107 107.9 7108 108.8 7109 110.1 7110 111.6 7111 115.2 7112 116.6 72 126.1 7202 129.1 7203 131.6 7204 132.4 7205 130.2 7206 130.3 7207 130.8 7208 132.5 7209 133.6 7210 135.1 7211 136 7212 136.3 73 137.5 7302 134.9 7303 133.3 7304 134.3 7305 137.7 7306 138.6 7307 140.2 7308 141.7 7309 144 7310 145.9 7311 148.5 7312 150.4 74 149.1 7402 151.5 7403 152.8 7404 153.8 7405 157.4 7406 159.9 7407 161.8 7408 162.7 7409 164.1 7410 165.6 7411 165.1 7412 165.5 75 166.1 7502 165.8 7503 166.4 7504 147.5 7505 87.4 7506 154.5 7507 159.7 7508 162.6 7509 163.6 7510 165.9 7511 167.8 7512 169.6 76 171 7602 171.7 7603 172 7604 176.5 7605 179 7606 180.8 7607 183.3 7608 185.9 7609 188.2 7610 190.5 7611 193.5 7612 195.6 77 196.6 7702 216.3 7703 204.1 7704 205.2 7705 208.5 7706 205.5 7707 207.1 7708 208.6 7709 211.7 7710 216.4 7711 219 7712 221.3 78 223 7802 222.7 7803 221.1 7804 227.6 7805 232.3 7806 240.4 7807 243.8 7808 246.7 7809 250 7810 254.5 7811 257.8 7812 261.6 79 261.9 7902 264.2 7903 267.6 7904 268.4 7905 272.3 7906 278.1 7907 282.8 7908 285.7 7909 289.7 7910 293.3 7911 297 7912 301 80 293.3 8002 296.5 8003 300.6 8004 301.9 8005 304.7 8006 308.1 8007 310.6 8008 316.1 8009 320.5 8010 327.2 8011 332.7 8012 336.9 81 340.6 8102 344 8103 348.5 8104 352.1 8105 357.4 8106 361.1 8107 367 8108 372.8 8109 375.4 8110 364.1 8111 368.3 8112 371.4 82 366.1 8202 372.5 8203 371.9 8204 366.6 8205 378.3 8206 384.6 8207 365.1 8208 367.6 8209 367.8 8210 369.9 8211 371.7 8212 374.7 83 364.9 8302 366.2 8303 368.3 8304 366.9 8305 377.9 8306 381.5 8307 359.3 8308 361.7 8309 364.4 8310 369.4 8311 371 8312 374.3 84 374.6 8402 379 8403 381.1 8404 383.5 8405 386.6 8406 392.5 8407 397.3 8408 400.4 8409 405.8 8410 407.5 8411 413.3 8412 419.5 85 418.4 8502 450.9 8503 481 8504 425 8505 358.4 8506 437.9 8507 437.7 8508 441.1 8509 444.6 8510 446.2 8511 447.9 8512 452.2 86 444.7 8602 446 8603 446.9 8604 446.6 8605 448.9 8606 455.1 8607 457 8608 461.8 8609 465.3 8610 470.5 8611 477.1 8612 488 87 473.4 8702 470.6 8703 477.8 8704 607 8705 498.3 8706 501.2 8707 505.3 8708 512.9 8709 517.2 8710 521 8711 526 8712 538.8 88 514.4 8802 504.8 8803 513.2 8804 546.7 8805 524.9 8806 519.5 8807 524.8 8808 526.7 8809 531.5 8810 539 8811 540.7 8812 546.4 89 577.8 8902 568.4 8903 579.5 8904 616.4 8905 594.3 8906 586.6 8907 591.8 8908 592.8 8909 596.9 8910 602.6 8911 604.3 8912 608.2 90 606.7 9002 612.5 9003 616.4 9004 622.5 9005 627.9 9006 631.7 9007 630.6 9008 627.1 9009 627.8 9010 624.8 9011 624.2 9012 626.7 91 623.1 9102 619.8 9103 618.7 9104 619.4 9105 618.8 9106 622.4 9107 619.8 9108 622 9109 626.6 9110 628.9 9111 629.7 9112 635 92 629.4 9202 636.6 9203 627.7 9204 636.8 9205 638.9 9206 640.3 9207 643.7 9208 649.6 9209 651.1 9210 656.9 9211 662.2 9212 709.4 93 654.6 9302 658.1 9303 659.3 9304 681 9305 688.8 9306 687.9 9307 691.8 9308 696.9 9309 697.5 9310 703.6 9311 706.6 9312 710.8 94 720.3 9402 722.5 9403 726.3 9404 763.3 9405 737.3 9406 738.7 9407 742 9408 743.2 9409 747.2 9410 752.6 9411 754.2 9412 757.5 95 771.9 9502 777.9 9503 783 9504 838.4 9505 787.3 9506 795.2 9507 803.5 Figure 2 and Table 2 Date CM YPM YPDM YPSVM 6309 387.8 481.6 423.4 25.9 6310 388.3 485.3 427 28.8 6311 391.7 487.1 428.6 27 6312 396.9 492 433.1 26 64 399 494.7 435.3 26.2 6402 402.3 497 436.7 24.3 6403 403.9 499.4 447.2 33.1 6404 404.8 502.8 449.7 34.6 6405 410.3 505.9 452.1 31.3 6406 413.2 508.5 454.3 30.5 6407 416.7 511.6 456.7 29.2 6408 419.4 515.7 460 29.6 Figure 3 and Table 2 Date CM YPM YPDM YPSVM 68 533.7 674.9 592.6 45 6802 536.3 682.2 598.7 48.4 6803 547 690.1 606.1 44.9 6804 546.7 695.9 610.5 49.3 6805 552.4 702.3 615.3 48.4 6806 558.7 707.9 620.1 46.7 6807 565.5 713.9 620.1 39.6 6808 569.2 719.8 623 38.7 6809 570.2 725.2 624.6 39.1 6810 573.5 730.4 630.4 41.6 6811 578.3 735.9 634.5 40.7 6812 578 739.9 637.5 43.9 Figure 4 and Table 2 Date CM YPM YPDM YPSVM 7411 951.2 1245.7 1080.6 103.6 7412 956.4 1250.6 1085.1 103.1 75 969.3 1252 1085.9 91 7502 983 1255.1 1089.3 80.6 7503 984.4 1258.2 1091.8 81.8 7504 989.5 1265.1 1117.6 102.8 7505 1013.7 1278.1 1190.7 151.8 7506 1021.7 1310.8 1156.3 109.3 7507 1034.8 1307.8 1148.2 87.7 7508 1041.8 1326.6 1164.1 96.5 7509 1049.6 1339.9 1176.2 100.7 7510 1055.1 1355.4 1189.5 108.4 Figure 5 and Table 2 Date CM YPM YPDM YPSVM 8410 2498.7 3216 2808.6 230.3 8411 2537.8 3239.9 2826.5 208.7 8412 2542.6 3271.6 2852.1 228.7 85 2571.9 3288.2 2869.8 215.9 8502 2594.7 3314.7 2863.8 186 8503 2600.9 3336.2 2855.1 169.8 8504 2613.9 3357 2931.9 233 8505 2649.1 3347.7 2989.2 254.3 8506 2646.3 3369.3 2931.5 198.9 8507 2666.2 3381.2 2943.6 190.5 8508 2700.9 3389.9 2948.8 160.8 8509 2745.4 3402.7 2958.1 124.4