81.   On Thursday, the Commerce Department issues figures on personal income and spending in July, and a separate report on factory orders during the month.

82.   One is in personal income, which has continued to rise even while employment has declined.

83.   One measure of philanthropy is the percentage of personal income given to charity.

84.   On Monday, the Commerce Department reports on personal income and spending during December and January.

85.   Other factors have taken their place, some economists say, particularly rising employment, increasing personal income and growing investment by business in new machinery.

86.   On the plus side, personal income rose solidly and so did help-wanted advertising, suggesting people have jobs and money to spend.

87.   On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims whole the Commerce Department issues figures on personal income, consumer spending and factory orders in April.

88.   On Wednesday, durable goods orders for July will be announced, and personal income figures for July will be released on Friday.

89.   Other signs of economic weakness were seen in government reports that showed sharp decreases in personal income and reduced spending on new construction.

90.   Over all, the market was quiet and only mildly influenced by reports on construction spending and personal income and the National Association of Purchasing Management index.