"The increase in current-dollar personal income in September primarily reflected increases in compensation and personal income receipts on assets,†noted the BEA in the release. Personal income increased by $94.5 billion, or 0.4% at a monthly rate, in September, according to estimates released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That's largely in line with August, when income also increased by 0.4%. Disposable personal income, which is personal income minus taxes without taxes, increased $75.9 bi ...