The Bay State saw 5-percent growth in personal income in 2011, just below the national average of 5.1 percent, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported.
Personal income in Massachusetts was $353.2 billion compared with $336.6 billion in 2010.
Meanwhile, disposable personal income – the portion of income available for spending and savings – rose 3.2 percent. And per-capita personal income – which is personal income divided by population – grew 4.5 percent, slightly above the national average of 4.3 percent.
Across the country, income growth outpaced inflation, increased to 2.5 percent in 2011 from 1.8 percent in 2010.
