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By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Laurent Belsie

April 20, 1983

The personal income of Americans went up a moderate 0.6 percent in March, the Commerce Department said. Personal spending also increased 0.4 percent. The gains, though small, suggested that income growth in January and March was the underlying trend - and not February's interruption.