Connecticut residents’ personal income continued to accelerate in the third quarter, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal income was $225.85 billion in the third quarter, up from $219.05 billion a year ago.
Over the quarter, personal income was up 1 percent, from $224.65 billion. That sequential growth was the 18th highest in the country.
Personal income generally includes wages, property income and benefits and assistance payments from government.
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Connecticut’s personal income has grown sequentially for three straight quarters after being flat in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to BEA data.
